Junior Player Development Programme

The NECA Junior Player Development Programme consists of 10 x 90 minute sessions (60 minute sessions for U7 U8 & U9 children) specifically designed to challenge and improve young players.

The North East Cricket Academy (NECA) is a state of the art indoor training facility that enables NECA to offer winter coaching programmes designed to develop young cricketers in a holistic and player focused manner.  Built within the grounds of South Northumberland Cricket Club in Gosforth, our courses are open to anyone who wishes to better their cricketing skills. 

NECA provides a wide variety of coaching courses, specifically designed to suit people of all ages and abilities. The October to December programme is a block of 10 training sessions, with a break at October half-term, that aims to;

  • Be skill-based and player-centred, with sessions designed to suit the age and stage of each group and to progress the development of cricketing skills over the 10-week programme
  • Be fun and enjoyable, incorporating game-based practice that deepens each players love for the game
  • Includes feedback to individual cricketers, should that be required, that further supports the next steps in their development

Coach to player ratios are maintained at a level that ensures we are able to get to know every Cricketer that trains with us and all our coaching staff are ECB qualified, and DBS checked to comply with our Safe Hands policy.

The success of the programme does depend on individual Cricketers training within a group that is broadly equivalent to the age and stage they are at. For this reason, we do reserve the right to review with you whether your child may benefit from changing groups on or around the 2nd week of the programme.

For individual queries please WhatsApp Paddy Rathbone on 07771 472870

Some clarification regarding which age group your child will be in for these courses is below, with school year being for the 2024/25 academic year:

  • U7   - Year 2 & below
  • U8   - Year 3
  • U9   - Year 4
  • U11 - Year 6
  • U12 - Year 7
  • U13 - Year 8
  • U14 - Year 9
  • U16 - Year 10 & 11

2025 Pre Christmas Coaching:

U7 U8 & U9's: £150 

Mixed U7's Softball - Friday: 16:30 - 17:30 Starting on Friday 10th October for 10 weeks.  The last sessions will be Friday 19th December.  Book Here

Mixed U8's - Friday: 17:30 - 18:30 Starting on Friday 10th October for 10 weeks.  The last sessions will be Friday 19th December. Book Here

Mixed U9's - Friday: 18:30 - 19:30 Starting on Friday 10th October for 10 weeks.  The last sessions will be Friday 19th December. Book Here

Mixed U11's: £230 - There are two sessions;

Monday: 16:30 - 18:00 Starting on the 6th October for 10 weeks.  The last session will be 15th December.  Book Here

Saturday: 09:30 - 11.00 Starting on the 11th October for 10 weeks.  The last session will be 20th December.  Book Here

Boys U12's: £230

Thursday: 16:30 - 18:00 Starting on the 9th October for 10 weeks.  The last session will be 18th December.  Book Here

Boys U13's: £230 

Wednesday: 16:30 - 18:00 Starting on the 8th October for 10 weeks.  The last session will be 17th December.  Book Here

Mixed U13's: £230

Tuesday: 18:00 - 19:30 Starting on 7th October for 10 weeks.  The last session will be 16th December.  Book here

Boys U14's: £230

Thursday 18:00 - 19:30 Starting on 9th October for 10 weeks.  The last session will be 18th December.  Book here

Mixed U16's: £230 - There are two sessions;

Monday 18:00 - 19:30 Starting on 6th October for 10 weeks.  The last session will be 15th December.  Book here

Saturday 11:00 - 12:30 Starting on 11th October for 10 weeks.  The last session will be 20th December.  Book here

Girls 11-15 Years: £230

Wednesday 18:00 - 19:30 Starting on 8th October for 10 weeks.  The last session will be 17th December.  Book here

Adult improvers, Male 16+: £230

Thursday 19:30 - 21:00 Starting on 9th October for 10 weeks.  The last session will be 18th December.  Book here

Womens Hardball: £175

Saturday 12.30 - 14.00 Starting on 11th October for 10 weeks.  The last session will be 20th December.  Book here

Fielding Fitness - Male 15+: £80

Sunday 10:00 - 11:00 Starting on 12th October for 10 weeks.  The last session will be 21st December.  Book here

Fielding Fitness - Female 15+: £80

Sunday 11:00 - 12:00 Starting on 12th October for 10 weeks.  The last session will be 21st December.  Book here