The Cricket NSW Big Bash clubs are proud to introduce a major step forward in youth development with both the Sydney Sixers and Sydney Thunder launching T20\u2011focused Youth Academies, powered by a new partnership with Century Cricket.<\/p>\n
These initiatives provide aspiring cricketers across Sydney with an elite, accessible pathway to learn, grow, and compete.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Expanding on popular community holiday programs, the Academy consists of three distinct streams:\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
T20 Youth Camps \u2013 Multi-day holiday clinics that immerse players in the club\u2019s coaching and build core T20 skills.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
T20 Development Academy \u2013 A term-based program focused on further developing technical and tactical T20 skills. Entry is via application only.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
T20 Matchplay \u2013 A chance for Academy participants to showcase their skills in competitive matchplay, culminating in an end-of-year clash between the Sixers and Thunder T20 Development Youth Academies.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Participants will train at first\u2011class venues across Greater Sydney – with Sixers\u2019 hubs reaching from the Eastern Suburbs to the Northern Beaches, and Thunder\u2019s rooted in Western Sydney and Campbelltown.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Every enrolment receives an exclusive training kit from partner brand New Balance (shirt, shorts, cap), underlining the professional feel and pride of being part of an Academy squad.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Academy is designed to support and complement existing club, representative and association structures, while providing specific opportunities for aspirational players to gain access to top T20 coaching and development.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Registrations for the upcoming December and January T20 Youth Camps are now open, with Term\u202f1 Academy programs kicking off from February 2026.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
For more information:\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sydney Sixers T20 Youth Academy<\/a> \u00a0
Sydney Thunder T20 Youth Academy<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Cricket NSW Big Bash clubs are proud to introduce a major step forward in youth development with…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":321722,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[564],"tags":[64,63,740,85,83],"class_list":{"0":"post-321721","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cricket","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-cricket","11":"tag-sports","12":"tag-text"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/321721","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=321721"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/321721\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/321722"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=321721"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=321721"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=321721"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}