Families of young cricketers often have to choose between coaching and school. At a residential CBSE school in Lucknow with its own cricket ground, a child does not have to.
Many families with a child who loves cricket face the same problem. The coaching is in one part of the city, the school is in another, and the hours in between go into travel. Sooner or later, either the training or the studies start to slip. A residential CBSE school in Lucknow with its own cricket academy solves this, because the ground, the classroom, the dining hall and the hostel are all on one campus.
At Siddhartha Global School, Malihabad, the Cricket Academy of Pathans (CAP) runs on the school's own full-size ground. This post explains how that works for a boarder, what a family should look for, and how to check whether a sports programme is real or only a line in a brochure.
A child serious about cricket needs practice almost every day. A child in a CBSE school also needs steady study every day. When the two happen in different places, something has to give. Usually it is sleep, homework or the training itself.
On a residential campus the picture changes. Training happens before or after the school day, a few hundred metres from the classroom. The same staff who watch a child at the nets also know how the child is doing in class. There is no daily commute, so the hours that would go into travel go into practice or rest instead.
For families from other districts of Uttar Pradesh, this is often the main reason to look at a residential CBSE school in Uttar Pradesh rather than a day school. The child gets proper coaching without giving up a regular CBSE education.
Every school runs its own timetable, so the office will share the exact schedule for the current term. The pattern at a residential school with a cricket academy is usually like this:
- Classes in the day, following the same CBSE syllabus as every other student.
- Training sessions either side of the school day, on the school ground.
- Evening sport for every boarder. At our hostel, every boarder is on a ground or in an activity room at four o'clock, not sitting in a dormitory.
- Two hours of supervised evening study, with a subject teacher present, so homework and revision are never skipped after a long training day.
- Meals in the common dining hall, from a weekly menu set with the school doctor.
The evening study matters most for young athletes. Training tires a child out. Without a fixed, supervised study time, revision is the first thing to go.
The cricket academy at Siddhartha Global School is open to students of the school and to trainees from outside. Outstation trainees can board on campus. That puts the ground, the dining hall and the evening study hour within walking distance of each other.
A boarding school in Lucknow with a cricket ground is also a good fit for a child who simply enjoys the game and wants regular play, not only those aiming for district or state teams. Sport builds fitness, teamwork and routine, and those habits carry into the classroom.
Before you choose a residential CBSE school in Lucknow for a sporting child, ask these questions on your visit:
1. Is the ground on the campus, or do children travel to it?
A ground on campus means more training time and less travel. Walk the ground yourself.
2. When does training happen, and does it clash with classes?
Ask to see the weekly timetable. Training should sit around the school day, not replace it.
3. Who supervises study on training days?
Ask whether a teacher is present during evening study, and how missed work is caught up after matches.
4. What happens if the child is injured?
A residential school should have an infirmary and a doctor on call. Our campus has an infirmary with a resident nurse, a doctor on call and a vehicle available at any hour.
5. How does the school keep parents informed?
Ask how often you will hear about both training and academic progress.
A cricket academy is a reason to look at a school. It should never be the only reason. Check the CBSE affiliation on the CBSE SARAS portal. Siddhartha Global School is affiliated to CBSE at senior secondary level, affiliation number 2133939. Look at the board results the school publishes, the labs and the classrooms. A strong sports programme inside a strong CBSE school in Lucknow is what you want, not one in place of the other.
Yes. Siddhartha Global School in Malihabad, Lucknow is a CBSE-affiliated residential school with a cricket academy on its own full-size ground on the 14-acre campus.
Yes. Outstation trainees can board in the school hostel, with meals, supervision and evening study on the same campus as the ground.
Yes. Students in the cricket academy attend the same CBSE classes as every other student. Training is planned around the school day.
No. It is open to school students and to trainees from outside the school. Contact the office for trials and joining details.
The best way to judge a sports programme is to watch a session. Visit Siddhartha Global School, Mohan–Malihabad Road, Jugyana, Malihabad, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 226102. Call 076071 60659, Monday to Saturday, 8 am to 5 pm, or send an enquiry from the Admission page.
Nursery to Class XI, day scholars and boarders. The office is open Monday to Saturday, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm.
