Winter Academy – January to March 2025

2025 winter pre-season Academy (max 12)

Preparing young cricketers for the new season.

The BT Cricket Academy is delighted to invite you to join its 2025 winter pre-season U10 – U14’s Colts Academy, running from January to March 2025.

With the same 12 kids and the same 2 qualified coaches every week, these sessions will offer ‘person centred training and coaching’, which ‘larger group sessions’ are simply unable to provide. 

The programme will consist of 12 weekly sessions running from the beginning of January until the end of March. These sessions will be tailored to each individuals needs and will focus on maximising their skills of all 3 aspects of the game. 

Head coach Ben Twohig, spent 6 winters as a professional cricketer for Worcestershire and knows exactly ‘how’ to improve players during the off season. Players need to ‘hit the ground running’ and be ready for the 2024 Summer season! 

Cost – £360 to cover all 12 weeks of sessions. (equivalent to £30 per 2 hour session) 

*Please note: Booking individual sessions is not permitted as the training programme will run on a week to week schedule to enhance performance.

Winter Academy will take place on:

Monday 6 January – Monday 31 March (12 Sessions)

Evening Session
17.30 – 19.30
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Wednesday 8 January – Wednesday 2 April (12 sessions)

Evening Session
17.30 – 19.30
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Your Winter Academy coaches

Head coach – Ben Twohig

Head Coach Ben Twohig

Level 2 Coach and ex-professional cricketer, specialising in Batting and Spin Bowling. 

Ben spent 6 winters as a professional cricketer for Worcestershire and knows exactly ‘how’ to improve players during the off season. Players need to ‘hit the ground running’ and be ready for the 2024 Summer season! 

Bowling coach – Matt Pike

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Level 2 Coach, and 1XI player for Bishop Stortford Cricket Club  

Matt Pike is the current opening bowler for BSCC and an excellent Level 2 bowling coach. He is also studying for a Sports Coaching degree as well as teaching physical education.