da betano casino： A National Cricket Centre, a facility at the Garfield Sobers SportsComplex, which is to include a cricket ground, pavilion, indoor nets,office, cricket library and museum, is a major part of the BarbadosCricket Association’s (BCA) four-year
da bet7k： Haydn Gill26-Sep-2001A National Cricket Centre, a facility at the Garfield Sobers SportsComplex, which is to include a cricket ground, pavilion, indoor nets,office, cricket library and museum, is a major part of the BarbadosCricket Association’s (BCA) four-year Development Plan.The object of the centre, according to a 58-page document in which theplan is presented, is to provide Barbados’ cricket with a home and theBCA will employ a phased approach in establishing the centre.Barbados needs a cricket development centre and a home for Barbadoscricket, the document said.The BCA already experiences difficulty in scheduling age-groupcoaching clinics and training for venues outside the jurisdiction ofthe BCA.Estimated costs for the centre over the four-year period amount to$4.4 million.The costs are split over preparation and construction costs,maintenance, wages and salaries.Phase 1 of the BCA’s strategy includes the acquisition of sponsorshipto assist in the financial support of the centre’s operations, theclearance of the area at the Garfield Sobers Sports Complex for theestablishment of practice facilities and the installation of a watersupply for pitch preparation and electrical machines from whichbowling machines can be operated.The second phase comprises the construction of a pavilion and thepreparation of a cricket ground to accommodate at least three pitches.Phase 3 is the construction of a building to house the centre whichwill include office space, a cricket library, museum, special projectsroom, two changing rooms, assembly hall, lunch room, viewing area,three rooms for workshops and indoor nets with four bays.The centre, which is to be staffed by a full-time manager, cricketdevelopment officer, manager’s assistant, coach, curator, will seek toassist players and teams in the development of physical, technical,mental and life skills, the plan said.The BCA will also seek to address values, work ethics, image,confidence and discipline as well as teach the fundamentals of sportsmedicine, physiology, training, fitness, nutrition, sports psychologyand biomechanics.The curriculum will also include the history of West Indies cricket,personal finance, AIDS awareness, communications and media skillstraining.It is also proposed that the centre serve as a home ground for theCombined Schools first team, as a preparation and practice venue fornational, West Indies and other international teams and as thelocation where training for umpires, coaches, scorers and groundsmentakes place.
