2027 intake open

A professional environment for you, aged 19 to 23.

A 10-month high-performance programme for players serious about the professional game. Registrations for 2027 close on 31 December 2026.

 
25
Contact hours / week
Mon to Fri, 08:00 to 13:00
 
40
Players
 
±20
Fixtures / season
 
10
Month programme
In three blocks
01 / Your week

Monday to Friday.08:00 to 13:00.

Most days
Batting
Bowling
Fielding
Fitness
Strength & conditioning
On occasion
Match days
Tactical lectures
Mental skills
02 / What high performance means here

Well planned.Great coaching.Every aspect of the game covered.

Technical

Batting, bowling and fielding, coached most days of the week.

Tactical

Tactical lectures on plans, match situations and decision-making.

Physical & S&C

Fitness and strength and conditioning built into the training week.

Mental

Mental skills sessions: resilience, routine and competitive thinking.

Video analysis

Your technique on screen, reviewed with a coach.

Nutrition

What to eat to train, recover and perform.

Life skills

Independence, responsibility and habits that outlast a playing career.

Club & overseas placement

Help finding the next club, at home or abroad, when you are ready.

SSE coach in a sun hat talking with players on the training field
03 / Your year

Three blocks. Three reviews.

Block 1
Review
Block 2
Review
Block 3
Review
10 months

The programme runs in three training blocks across the year.

Three reviews

You sit down with the coaches three times a year to see where you are and what comes next.

Around 20 fixtures

Real matches across the season. Development needs pressure.

04 / Programme fees

Two ways to pay

Two payments
R60 000

R30 000 before 15 January. R30 000 before 30 April.

Best value. Save R5 000.

Deposit and monthly
R6 625per month

R12 000 deposit before 15 January, then monthly from January to August.

Deposit R12 000. 8 months x R6 625 = R53 000. Total R65 000.

Returning and part-time players
Returning players, 2nd or 3rd year
R40 000

A flat fee for the year, in two payments. R20 000 before 15 January. R20 000 before 30 April.

Thank you for staying with us.

Part-time
From R25 000 a year

Can't make every morning? Let's have a chat and work out how we can fit the programme around you.

Registrations close 31 December 2026.

Training clothing and gym access included
Top-up clothing available
Accommodation not included. Options available
05 / Top-up sessions

Extra one-on-one time

Extra one-on-one sessions with a coach, in the afternoons after training. Sessions are a total for the year. Use them whenever suits you, and top up any time.

15 sessions
R7 500for the year

R500 a session.

25 sessions
R11 250for the year

R450 a session.

35 sessions
Best value
R14 000paid up front

R400 a session.

About one private session a week.

06 / How to get in

Apply, and we'll take it from there

01
Apply online

Tell us about your cricket and your ambition.

02
Review

Our coaching staff review every application.

03
Trial session

In some cases we will ask you to a trial session.

Some players join by invitation from our coaching staff.

07 / For parents

We will never promisea professional contract.

What we will do is take your child's ambition seriously: qualified coaching five mornings a week, around 20 matches a season, and three reviews a year so you always know where they stand.

Smiling SSE players standing behind two seated coaches, all in SSE kit
08 / Apply

2027 registrations close31 December 2026.