Received from the Indiana Youth Cricket Association:
usyca.org/06_04_2013_cricket_expanding_in_indiana_schools.cfm
Rochester School Corporation hosted a day-long in school and after school cricket camp on May 13. More than 60 students where introduced to cricket during PE classes.
Leading the camp were Charlee Schwenk of Riddle Elementary School and middle school teacher Michelle Howard, both with Rochester School Corporation (“Zebrasâ€) and Alysha Wachtmann from nearby Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation, Akron. Trained and certified teachers are in process to expand cricket within their school system. With more softball players in the area, “Zebras†are also in process to start cricket during in school as well as after school program in Fulton county Indiana.
Introduction to cricket skill demonstrations and instructional information provided by Jatin Patel on behalf of USYCA and Indiana Youth Cricket. All teachers were certified during the afterschool camp to teach “basics of cricket,' which will help the teachers to start in-school cricket programs during PE classes.
Elsewhere, on May 16, Gambold High School's cricket team scrimmaged so that it could experience a real match environment.
The football/soccer field was modified to make it a cricket field with cones at every 5 yards to mark boundaries and also to mark the batting creases. The outfield was already low cut, with grass of about 1†in height. A 20-yard pitch was set in the middle and further trimmed down to lowest possible height and then rolled. Boundaries were placed at 45 yards wide for the on and off sides and 60 yards for long sides behind the wickets.
