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The BCB is pleased to announce that Precious Smith has been selected by the ICC Americas to take part in the ICC Americas Academy, August 3 - 14, in Trinidad and Tobago.

The mission of the Academy is to develop high caliber players with technical, physical, mental and healthy lifestyle skills who are committed, responsible and have a strong work ethic to succeed at club, first class and international levels.

Whist at the Academy the players will focus on improving the following skills: 

-        Technical skills – net sessions, game sense training, video analysis and the rules of the game

-        Physical fitness - assessments, endurance, flexibility, speed, strength and agility training

-        Lifestyle - nutrition

-        Lifeskills - public speaking, media skills, team building, leadership and etiquette training

-        Games - inter-academy games and local teams

The Academy will take place at the Sir Frank Worrell Development Centre in Trinidad and Tobago. The programme will be run by Ann Browne-John, ICC Women’s Committee Representative, former West Indies Captain and Level 2 WICB Coach.