Regional Cricket Academy

24/08/2026

Only a few spots remain for our 2026/2027 junior cricket Pre-Season program designed to sharpen skills, build confidence and get junior cricketers ready before the season begins.

✅ Small groups, maximum 6 players per coach
✅ Batting, bowling & fielding
✅ Confidence & mindset
✅ Ages 8–14

📍 Summit Sports & Recreation Park, Mount Barker
📅 Starts 29 August

For the kids already counting down to cricket season!

Places are limited. Book now:

4 Saturdays of small-group cricket coaching in Mount Barker. Ages 8–14.

19/08/2026

Spots are filling for RCA's Pre-Season Development Program.

4 Saturdays of small-group coaching, batting, bowling, fielding to prep and build confidence for the season ahead. Ages 8–14.

📅 29 Aug, 5 Sept, 12 Sept, 19 Sept
🕝 2:30pm–4:30pm
📍 Summit Sports & Recreation Park, Mount Barker

Payment plans available, just ask.

Register now so you don't miss out: https://regionalcricketacademy.com.au/b/3cwbW

10/08/2026

Regional Cricket Academy is back for 2026/27.

From Pre-Season training to Holiday Clinics, Masterclasses and Private Coaching, we've built a full season offering to help young cricketers develop real skills and complement our year round training resources.

Masterclasses are running across the Adelaide Hills, Barossa and Fleurieu regions this spring and summer, covering Batting, Bowling and Wicket Keeping.

We're kicking off on 29 August with the Pre-Season Program. 4 weeks of structured batting, bowling and fielding work to get players sharp and game-ready before the season starts.

Ages 8-14. Places are limited to ensure a small group ratio.

The skills you learn today will serve you every season you play.

Register now at regionalcricketacademy.com.au

23/07/2026

Many junior cricketers don't lift their bat before they play a shot. Most don't know it's costing them timing, power and options.

It's not about how high the lift is. It's about when it starts.

Get that right and everything else flows.

What aspect of your child's batting would you most like to improve? Drop it below — we might cover it next 🏏

21/07/2026

"Bowl a good length."

It's one of the most common instructions in cricket. But often one of the least explained to juniors.

Here's the secret.

A good length isn't a spot on the pitch. It's the length that makes the batter hesitate.

Forward or back? Attack or defend?

Once young bowlers understand that, they know where to aim. They start asking better questions of batters. They start bowling more consistently.

💬 What's a bowling concept your child finds hardest to understand?

Drop it below—we might cover it next. 🏏

20/07/2026

Winter has a funny way of making cricket feel a long way off.

Then suddenly the pre-season arrives.

The kids who don't start from scratch aren't always the ones who trained the hardest over winter.

They're usually the ones who simply kept their ticking over.

A little batting.

A little bowling.

A little fielding.

Small habits now make returning to cricket so much easier.

💬 Comment DRILL and we'll send you Week 1 of our RCA Off-Season Toolkit for FREE.

17/07/2026

"Play yourself in."

It sounds like cautious cricket. It's actually smart cricket.

👀 Your eyes and brain need time to adjust to pace, bounce and movement.

That's not weakness. That's biology.

The world's best batters don't always attack their first ball...They gather information first.

💬 What's the biggest mental challenge your child faces when batting?

Drop it below—we might cover it next.

16/07/2026

Kids who love never really stop thinking about it.

One more backyard game.
One extra bowl.
One more challenge.

That's how confidence grows.

The RCA Off-Season Skills Passport gives cricket-loving kids a fun journey through world cricket while helping them build skills they'll take into next season.

💬 Comment PASSPORT and we'll send you Destination 1 to try for free.

15/07/2026

Comparison is one of the quickest ways to steal a child's confidence.

Your child is sub-consciously watching the teammate who...

🏏 Bats higher
🥎 Bowls faster
🧤 Seems to do everything effortlessly

Before long, they're trying to become someone else instead of becoming the best version of themselves.

The truth?

Every cricketer develops differently.

The player who dominates at ages 10 & 11 isn't always the one leading the team at 15.

The child who keeps showing up, keeps learning and keeps believing often catches up and often goes straight past.

Help your child compare themselves to one person...yesterday's version of themselves.

That's the comparison that really matters.

🤝 In partnership with The Resilience League – follow them for more on building resilient kids on and off the field.

💬 Has your child ever compared themselves to a teammate?

14/07/2026

"Keep your elbow up."

It's one of the most common instructions junior cricketers hear...but very few are explained why.

Here's a simplified version:

🏏 Your elbow helps control the bat face.

🏏 Your bat face controls where the ball goes.

Once kids understand that connection, "keep your elbow up" suddenly makes a lot more sense.

👇 What's the cricket instruction your child hears all the time but still finds confusing?

Let us know in the comments—we might explain it in our next post!