Rajasthan Royals venture into US with academy in New Jersey. With a progressive vision of inspiring and nurturing the best cricket talent. The inaugural IPL champions have established the Rajasthan Royals Academy New Jersey.
Cranbury (New Jersey), 5 March 2024: The Royals Sports Group-owned Rajasthan Royals announced today. The opening of their first academy in the United States, which will be located in Cranbury, NJ. The announcement was made in the presence of Siddhartha Lahiri. The Royals’ Head of Academy Coaching, who led an in-service training session with the academy’s highly qualified coaches, as well as specialised masterclasses with over 50 aspiring cricket players.
The RR Academy in New Jersey is the Royals’ first academy in the North American region. The newest addition to the Royals’ Academy ecosystem is one of the few cricket centres in the United States that has both an outdoor and indoor facility, with the latter allowing for year-round use. While the indoor facility spans 10,000 square feet and houses six batting lanes. Bowling machines, and other high-quality cricket equipment. The outdoor facility is a full-size ground locate 500 metres from the academy.
With a palpable increase in interest in the sport in the United States. As well as the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup later this year, the Academy hopes to accelerate the development of the country’s young talent. The franchise’s successful academy coaching template. Which recently helped England discover a young spinner in Shoaib Bashir. Aims to first develop local internal coaches and then equip them with all of the necessary knowledge and skills to pass on the renowned Royals philosophy and coaching techniques to the kids.
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The RR coaching programmes will further aim to educate youngsters on all core skills
A special focus will also be place on T20 developments with a focus on inspiring. Engaging and nurturing cricketers of the future that could potentially play in the IPL.
As with all other Academies under the Royals’ umbrella. Children enroll in the RR Academy New Jersey will have the opportunity to compete in RRA-organize tournaments around the world, receive feedback from the Royals’ expert coaches. Visit the franchise’s High Performance Center in Nagpur (India), and earn a tryout for the Royals if their performance is exceptional.
The Royals’ Head of Academy Coaching, Siddhartha Lahiri, stated on the occasion. “This is a significant step in our pursuit of discovering and nurturing new talent from around the world. ” Over the last few years, the United States has emerged as one of cricket’s most talented countries. We are thrilled to be launching our first Academy in the country. Which will allow us to identify this talent at a young age and provide them with expert coaching. We are confident that this one-of-a-kind setup in the region will help to advance US cricket by accelerating the development of coaches and athletes. ” Said Lahiri, who also serves as the Royals’ Batting Coach across franchises.
Hiren Patel and Bhavin Savaliya, co-founders of the CricLanes facility that is now RR Academy New Jersey, also had a joint reaction. “We are very proud and excited to team up with the Rajasthan Royals, also known as the team of firsts. What stands out is their long history of identifying and developing talent. We’re excited to see how they can help children in the United States reach their full potential.
Enrolling in the RR Academy New Jersey provides our children with unparalleled access to their High Performance Centre in India. As well as other academies, where they will learn to play the “Royals Way” from their coaches. For our coaches, it’s an opportunity to network with the world’s best coaches and stay current on coaching trends.”
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