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ACE Academy

What To Expect From ACE...

ACE Cricket Academy aims to help all individuals interested in cricket regardless of age or ability to develop their game and assist those who aspire to become professional cricketers.

We will help you achieve this by providing you with professional, established players and coaches who have played cricket at the highest level. You can expect to receive training and guidance from coaches and players such as:

Usman Afzaal (England, Nottinghamshire, Northamptonshire)
Kepler Wessels (Head Coach Northamptonshire)
Vikram Solanki (England, Captain Worcestershire)
David Capel (2nd Team Coach Northamptonshire)
Mark Ramprakash (Captain Surrey, England)
Kevin Pietersen (England, Nottinghamshire, Hampshire)*
Azhar Mahmood (Pakistan, Surrey)
Saqlain Mushtaq (Pakistan, Surrey)
Mushtaq Ahmed (Pakistan, Sussex)
Chris Lewis (England, Nottinghamshire, Surrey, Leicestershire)
Devon Malcolm (England, Northamptonshire, Leicestershire, Derbyshire)
Kabir Ali (England and Worcestershire)
Nadeem Malik (Worcestershire)
Bilal Shafayat (Northamptonshire)
Darren Gough (England, Essex, Yorkshire)
Alex Tudor (England, Surrey)

AND OTHER OUTSTANDING PROFESSIONAL PLAYERS/COACHES

* Present at last ACE events in 2002, but may not be present for ACE 2006 due to other commitments.

ACE Objectives
For those seeking to learn about cricket, improve their game, meet professionals and learn new skills, ACE intends:


To introduce individuals to the game of cricket and our team of professionals
To help anyone interested in cricket, regardless of ability, develop their cricketing skills by providing them with coaching from professionals
To introduce players to ACE training techniques
To offer email/telephone support for players seeking advice on ways to improve their game.

For those seeking to progress to a professional level, ACE intends:

To provide players with expert training and guidance from professionals
To give players the opportunity to play against professionals
To examine the development of players and allow 1st and 2nd team scouts to observe players
To interact with first class County Coaches about ACE players
To reward players who are performing particularly well by setting up trials with major County Clubs
To provide players with recognised advanced training and conditioning techniques
To introduce players to ACE training techniques
To improve players mental ability so they are better prepared to handle the pressures of the game
To offer email/telephone support for players seeking advice on ways to improve their game. 

Ace will provide you with the chance to take home a video of your batting/bowling with an analysis from our test coaches.” .

There will be ongoing support available for players where they are welcome to seek advice and assistance from us whenever it is required.

Extensive outdoor training on sundays 11am to 6pm and outdoor matches. Free meal provided during the outdoor Ace Academy Programmes and matches.