SICC To Offer ACF Level I And 2 Cricket Coaching Certification
Sarasota International Cricket Club (SICC) will conduct cricket coaching clinics for persons in Florida and the Southeast, wishing to secure Level 1 and 2 cricket coaching certifications, on August 13 -14, 2016 at the Sarasota International Cricket Club, 7401 University Parkway, Lakewood Ranch, FL – 34202. West Indian Legend Shivnarine Chanderpaul will be visiting the camp to interact with participants.
This is an ideal opportunity for those interested in becoming certified cricket coaches; more so at a time when the demand for qualified cricket coaches in the United States is on the rise.
Sarasota International Cricket Club was founded in 1983 by a diverse group of cricketers who brought their knowledge and love of the game to the west coast of Florida with the aim of giving people here the opportunity to learn, play and enjoy the world’s second most popular sport. The club’s activities are geared to achieving its formal mission: To promote the sport of cricket by conducting games and tournaments for amateur cricketers nationally and internationally and to support the development of amateur cricketers, particularly youth cricketers for those competitions, by providing facilities, equipment and training.
The Sarasota International Cricket Club (SICC) is a not for profit, tax exempt organization under section 501(c)(3) of the revenue code. SICC is the only club in the USA organized solely for the purpose of promoting and playing cricket, that owns it facilities. Its Bermuda grass playing field, ICC¬ approved non¬-turf match wicket, practice net and club house are recognized as being among the finest facilities in the country.
SICC Activities include a year round schedule of games in Sarasota with teams from across Florida; occasional games with teams from up and down the east coast; the hosting of touring teams from other countries; the staging of an annual cricket tournament since 1997 that has drawn entries from Canada, the United Kingdom, Mexico, Bermuda, The Cayman Islands, Australia, Israel and Holland, as well from all over the United States; sponsorship of a local youth cricket program; tours that have taken Sarasota cricket to England (twice), Scotland (as ambassadors for Sarasota to its twin city of Dumfermline), South Africa, the Bahamas, Canada (four times), California, Guyana, Trinidad and the Philadelphia International Cricket Festival (six times.) Milestones for the club include the visit of the Lord’s Taverners, England’s primary cricket charity benefiting physically challenged children, in 1995: matches against the cricket team of Her Majesty’s Yacht Britannia in Sarasota and in the UK in 1997; the visit of the Primary Club, Australia’s principal cricket charity in 2003; and two matches with the MCC touring team from London as part of their cricket development tour of the eastern USA organized by the International Cricket Council and the England and Wales Cricket Board, respectively, the world and UK governing bodies for cricket.
For more information about SICC / cricket coaching camp registration please visit https://sarasotacricket.org/
