~ As part of the Royals' vision of providing high-quality coaching to the Academy's bright young talents, a three-day training was conducted at Guwahati's Barsapara Cricket Stadium ~
Guwahati, 10th March 2021: With a focus on
inspiring, engaging, and nurturing the best cricketers of the future, Rajasthan
Royals successfully conducted a three-day camp at State Cricket Academy,
Assam powered by Rajasthan Royals at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in the
capital city from 7th to 9th March 2021.
As part of the camp, a total of seven specially-curated
sessions were conducted by Royals' Head Physio John Gloster, newly recruited
Strength and Conditioning Coach A. T. Rajamani Prabhu, and former Royals' star
cricketer Stuart Binny, who was also in the thick of proceedings as he provided
fruitful insights about batting and power-hitting to the exciting young
cricketers.
Meanwhile, the interactions conducted by John
Gloster were designed to introduce the holistic approach for the
management of the elite and developing cricketers in Assam. This
included topics ranging from nutrition and fitness to mental training,
addressing key issues including food intake, protein requirement, Indian food
habits which aid in recovery and healing, dehydration, strength and balance
training, concentration, speed and endurance, team cohesiveness, emotional
stability, and dealing with anger and failure. Specially curated strength and
conditioning sessions for each category of batters and bowlers were led by
Rajamani Prabhu.
A total of 32 Elite and High-Performance
Players belonging to the Senior category took part in the sessions conducted by
Gloster and Prabhu, meanwhile, 22 Junior level players benefitted from Binny's
specially-designed masterclass session.
Speaking post the conclusion of the camp, former India
and Royals cricketer Stuart Binny said, "I am really delighted
that we were able to educate and impart more knowledge about the complexities
of our game to these young, up and coming cricketers. The determination and the
focus they've shown during my time with them was satisfying to see, and I am
sure that through the Royals' continuous support and guidance, along with the
brilliant facilities here at the academy, these players will keep learning and
improving as they progress in their respective careers."
Rajasthan Royals' Chairman, Ranjit Barthakur, also
spoke on the conclusion of the camp: " Our vision with this academy is to
accelerate growth in the cricketing circuit here in the north-east, to provide
the structure and the environment for cricketers to learn and flourish. We are
looking to move in the right direction, taking one step at a time, with this
camp being an important first step."
The Rajasthan Royals, through this camp has reiterated
its stance of encouraging, developing and guiding young talent across the
region and state of Assam.
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