42 Players inducted into new Zimbabwe Academy Programmes

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Andy31
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Re: 42 Players inducted into new Zimbabwe Academy Programmes

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eugene wrote:
Sat Mar 15, 2025 5:59 pm
Marshmallow wrote:
Fri Mar 14, 2025 3:20 pm
Does the academy have any age rules?
Clearly has some ethnicity rules.
I think most players are under 23.

I am assuming most of the younger white players go to university or gravitate to other academies I.E ACHPC

Googly
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Re: 42 Players inducted into new Zimbabwe Academy Programmes

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Where is this academy?
That's a huge number of people, need an extraordinary number of coaches for that.

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Re: 42 Players inducted into new Zimbabwe Academy Programmes

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eugene wrote:
Sat Mar 15, 2025 5:59 pm
Marshmallow wrote:
Fri Mar 14, 2025 3:20 pm
Does the academy have any age rules?
Clearly has some ethnicity rules.
:lol: :lol:

Pat_Bee
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Re: 42 Players inducted into new Zimbabwe Academy Programmes

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Rhodie propaganda that yo

Googly
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Re: 42 Players inducted into new Zimbabwe Academy Programmes

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Andy31 wrote:
Sat Mar 15, 2025 6:13 pm
eugene wrote:
Sat Mar 15, 2025 5:59 pm
Marshmallow wrote:
Fri Mar 14, 2025 3:20 pm
Does the academy have any age rules?
Clearly has some ethnicity rules.
I think most players are under 23.

I am assuming most of the younger white players go to university or gravitate to other academies I.E ACHPC
I think this word academy is used too loosely.
Even the ACHPC is a facility with no academy as such.
An academy implies organised coaching sessions for a group of individuals.

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Re: 42 Players inducted into new Zimbabwe Academy Programmes

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Daily

aydee
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Re: 42 Players inducted into new Zimbabwe Academy Programmes

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Googly wrote:
Sun Mar 16, 2025 8:47 am
Where is this academy?
That's a huge number of people, need an extraordinary number of coaches for that.
This is just players who have played a match for a team named academy on the app over the last 3 years...

Not exactly an official list.

That said, there is constant reference to the ZC Harare Academy (and occasional reference to the ZC Bulawayo Academy) on a certain twitter account, yet no official information whatsoever as far as I can tell. Which, frankly, isn't good enough. If this is an actual programme, they should be proud of it and shouting about it from the rooftops.

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Re: 42 Players inducted into new Zimbabwe Academy Programmes

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It is an official list.

aydee
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Re: 42 Players inducted into new Zimbabwe Academy Programmes

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secretzimbo wrote:
Sun Mar 16, 2025 10:01 pm
It is an official list.
From where please?

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Re: 42 Players inducted into new Zimbabwe Academy Programmes

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The building of that indoor at HSC has stalled. Anybody know why?
I heard a rumour that the floor was a disaster. It's obviously the most important part. You just cant cut corners with the laying of the concrete and the actual prep/compaction of the ground below. Even the ACHPC has a floor issue and it can be downright dangerous in there in a couple of the lanes with someone throwing fast.

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