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USYCA Opens National Headquarters In Maryland

 

From usyca.org:
USYCA is pleased to announce the opening of its first national headquarters, located just minutes from Baltimore-Washington International Airport in Glen Burnie, Maryland, along with a new dedicated phone number. The building is located in the Madison Park professional development, which features fashionable buildings in a park-like setting.

“On behalf of the Northern Anne Arundel County Chamber of Commerce, I am delighted to welcome the United States Youth Cricket Association to Glen Burnie,” said NAACCC CEO Fran Schmidt. “We are looking forward to working with the USYCA to help promote good health and an active lifestyle for children in our community.”

“We are very proud to put down roots here in Anne Arundel County, and we look forward to the headquarters building becoming a focal point for youth cricket development in the United States,” said USYCA President Jamie Harrison. “Now that we have a physical location from which to base our activities, we anticipate an even greater impact on cricket in America.”

USYCA contact information:

United States Youth Cricket Association, Inc.
1405 Madison Park Drive
Glen Burnie, MD 21061
Phone: 240-487-9224 (240 – 4 USYCA 4)
info@usyca.org

Below are photographs of the headquarters building, both inside and out:

The USYCA National Headquarters building in Glen Burnie, Maryland

The USYCA logo appears next to the front door of the headquarters

Upon entering, there are stairs decorated with photographs of American children playing cricket

Looking upward from the stairs at the large USYCA logo

The stairs have a landing that lead to another set of stairs

At the top of the stairs are more photos of kids playing cricket

Looking back down the stairs toward the landing

Inside the office itself you'll find hot beverage service and wireless internet access

There's plenty of space for documents, people and cricket sets at the USYCA National Headquarters

Two More Maryland Counties Add Cricket

Baltimore County PE Teachers

This week, Physical Education teachers in Baltimore and Wicomico (Maryland) counties attended cricket training sessions in preparation for the start of the new school year. During the sessions they learned the history and rules of the game, and then got a chance to play an informal game against each other. At the conclusion of the session, teachers were given USYCA cricket sets and printed material supplied by the International Cricket Council.

“As the new supervisor for physical education and originating from Newcastle, England, I wanted to bring a new, engaging activity from my homeland to my teachers that they could easily integrate into their strike and field unit for the upcoming school year,” said Michael Charlton of Wicomico County Public Schools.

“The session was highly interactive, energetic and the feedback I received from my teachers was extremely positive. I would like to personally thank the (United States) Youth Cricket Association for a fantastic in-service that delivered relevant and rigorous instructional techniques that can be utilized throughout the elementary and middle level, ” Charlton said.

The Baltimore and Wicomico school systems join Howard, Carroll, Prince George’s, Queen Anne’s and Kent counties, along with some schools in Baltimore City, in offering cricket to Maryland physical education students.

Wicomico County PE Teachers

Kent County Schools Get Cricket!

On November 5, Kent County PE instructors received cricket instruction and equipment, which was donated by DreamCricket. The teachers split into two teams, and played an exciting match which came down to the final wicket, and was won by one run. The Kent County event was held at Kent County Middle School in Chestertown, and was hosted by Kent Middle School’s Lisa Orem (4th from left). Thanks, Lisa!

USYCA Brings Cricket to Prince George’s County Public Schools

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UPPER MARLBORO, MD – Prince George’s County Public Schools will become the first American school system to offer the centuries-old game of cricket to its physical education classes this fall.

The new program, sponsored by the United States Youth Cricket Association and delivered by the Maryland Youth Cricket Association, will give free equipment and instruction in the original American team sport to PGCPS elementary and middle schools. This fall, MYCA will begin training physical education teachers in the sport and provide schools with cricket equipment.

“Prince George’s County Public Schools is excited about this partnership that will bring the international sport of cricket to our teachers and students,” said Dr. William R. Hite, Jr. Superintendent of Schools.

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