CRICKET INFRASTRUCTURE

42 bighas of verdant, manicured grass, set in a picturesque valley, with the mighty Himalayas and the Shivaliks overlooking the practice pitches. Sounds too good? It gets better. There’s a river flowing alongside the sports complex.

Here’s a look at what NSC offers to its students:

  • Five main pitches and four practice pitches, with grassy slopes for the spectators, international standard cricket grounds ( New Zealand and South Africa have similar seating arrangements).

  • Floodlights for day and night coaching and matches

  • Bowling Machines

  • Pavilions

  • In-house power source (380 kW)

  • Underground Water Sprinkler System

  • Provision for Stump-Vision Cameras and Snick-o-meters

  • PitchVision computer modelling for ball-by-ball analysis and simulation

  • Sliding pitch covers

  • International standard sight- screens

  • Automated rollers

  • Automated grass cutters

  • Latest Sports Equipment

Apart from these facilities, the Sports Complex at National School of Cricket offers:

  • Top-of-the-line gymnasium for cardiovascular and weight training

  • Tennis courts

  • An indoor swimming pool

  • Completely air-conditioned bunk houses for the boys

  • Air-conditioned suites and rooms for visiting coaches, guests and parents

  • On-site kitchen and catering with international style cafeteria and dining spaces

  • Health and Medical Care facilities

We believe that infrastructure is the heart and soul of any training facility. In other words, a school / academy can only be as good as its infrastructure. Therefore, understanding the requirements of our students, we have built facilities to their finest detail.

We have provided for a gymnasium at the grounds, besides another one at the school.

Similarly, a library each has been at the grounds and the school. Provisions have also been made for a Table Tennis room to enable the students to hone their eye-hand coordination. An audio-visual center for video analysis of students recordings, screening of motivational films, and presentations by the faculty.

Ground Quality

The ground has been built as per ICC standards and is fit for organising even international matches. Special emphasis has been laid on retaining grass on the pitches, which is rare in India. The soft and lush green outfield helps in development of advanced sliding and diving fielding skills.

Ground facilities

The ground boasts of equipment of international standards, like underground sprinkler systems, automated mowers, rollers, super-sopper, provision for stumpvision camera and snickometer, synthetic turf etc.

Coaching facilities

The floodlights enable us to continue coaching even after sunset, which is very essential as due to thrust on academics, a child gets less time before sunset. We use the latest scientific coaching methods supported by internationally acclaimed software, periodic video analysis of various aspects like batting, bowling and fielding of each student and remedial coaching on such analysis. The use of bowling machines and pitchvision software are also used as effective tools for remedial measures. Due care has also been taken by creating a cemented, synthetic wicket to make use of the facilities optimally even during rainy season. We are also in the process of developing indoor practice facilities.

Players’ facilities

Facilities have been created for the players to make their journey of development pleasurable, enjoyable and interesting. In this endeavour of ours, besides academics, we have created facilities for sports like table tennis, basket ball, swimming, tennis etc., which helps indirectly in honing the cricketing skills and at the same time does not make it a monotonous one-game training.

The library created at the ground, consists of books on cricketing skills, biographies of legendary cricketers, and other successful sportsmen and women from all arenas. By proving such enriching reading material to the students from an area of their interest, it catalyses them to develop and nurture a constructive reading habit. The library also stores videos and recordings of historic matches and performances of renowned players.

Infrastructure Development

  • New Gymnasium is coming up at ACA. It will be ready by the end of July. The Gymnasium has a state of art equipments from Cybex, Standard etc. The Gymnasium's flooring is rubberized and terracotta and black colour which adds lots of grace to the Gymnasium.
     

  • The Gymnasium has two LCD TVs along with a music system by BOSS.
     

  • The T.T. Room is also in progress and the wooden flooring is also being done which will be completed by the end of July.
     

  • A new dormitory has also been created which is having 16 Beds
     

  • A Billiard room and Conference Hall cum Library is also being created and will be completed by the end of August 2008.
     

  • The pitch is also being regrassed by our grounds men