Anmatjere News

Central Desert Regional Desert (CDRC) had four representatives at Northern Territory Cricket’s Community Coaching Course (Level 1) on Wednesday 17 February.

Stephen Royes, Stephen Evans, James Anderson and Jeff Aubert (Youth Sport and Recreation Team Leaders in Engawala, Laramba, Yuelamu and Ti Tree respectively) completed the online component of the course prior to the practical session, which was held at Mona’s Lounge, Traegar Park in Alice Springs.

The Team Leaders will pass on the skills learnt to the Youth, Sport and Recreation Officers in their communities to continue to upskill players in preparation for inter-community tournaments, Imparja Cup, and Youth, Sport and Recreation evening activities.

Central Desert Regional Council (CDRC) are represented by Anmatjere for the men and by Laramba for the women in the 2021 Imparja Cup Cricket Carnival this week (15-19 February).

Central Desert Regional Council (CDRC) community members will travel to Alice Springs next week to compete in the 2021 Imparja Cup Cricket Carnival, which runs from 15 - 19 February. The men are represented by Anmatjere and women are represented by Laramba.

Women from Yuelamu travelled to Laramba last week to compete in an inter-community cricket game in preparation for the Imparja Cup. All players enjoyed the experience, and the Laramba community attended the game in large numbers. Laramba won the game which led to their selection to represent CDRC.