Pathway
For parents
What the programme costs, who is responsible for your child, and what is settled in writing before anyone travels.
Cost
In writing, with every offer.
We are not publishing a price until it is final, because a number that moves is worse than no number at all. The programme cost and exactly what it includes and excludes are still being finalised and will be shared shortly. Selected players receive the full details in writing in their offer email after the try-outs on Wednesday 4 November & Monday 9 November 2026.
Registering for a try-out costs $20. The fee pays for the try-out session, not a place in the squad, and does not guarantee selection. Nothing further is payable until a place is offered and accepted. Confirmed
Questions in the meantime: info@vecl.au
Supervision and duty of care
Settled in writing before travel, not on the way to the airport.
Every arrangement for a player under 18 is made with a parent or guardian from the outset. That is how the previous international visits at our centre worked, and it is not negotiable.
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Supervision
- League staff with the squad at all times: travel, the academy, the hotel, matches and overnight.
- At least one adult for every ten players, and never fewer than two.
- A female staff member whenever girls travel.
- Every adult holds a Working with Children Check.
- KIOC coaches are never alone with a player.
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Accommodation
- A quality 3–4 star hotel in Bengaluru, named in your written offer.
- Rooms shared only by players of the same gender and a similar age.
- Staff on the same floor, with a room check every night.
- Daily transport to KIOC with staff.
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Duty of care
- An in-house physiotherapist at KIOC throughout the camp.
- A medical form, medication plan and treatment authority before departure.
- A first-aid-qualified staff member on tour.
- A daily update to families, and a 24-hour tour-lead number.
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Before you travel
- A passport valid for at least six months after the return date.
- An Indian visa, arranged by each family. We share how our 2023 Chennai and 2025 Delhi tours were arranged.
- Travel insurance bought by each family: overseas medical, evacuation and cricket cover. No certificate, no travel.
- Signed forms: acceptance, consent to travel, medical and treatment authority, medication, photo consent and code of conduct.
- Parents are welcome to travel, at their own cost and on their own bookings. Your player stays with the squad for the whole programme, and visits are arranged with the tour lead in advance.
What we can and cannot help with
We can tell you how previous trips were arranged, what the camp week involves, and what your child will be doing on any given day. We are not able to advise on visas, immigration or eligibility to play in another country — those are matters for the relevant authorities, and a cricket academy telling you otherwise would be doing you no favours.
Questions we get asked
Frequently asked
Does trying out commit us to anything?
No. Registering for a try-out costs $20, which pays for the try-out session itself. It does not commit you to the programme and does not guarantee selection. Nothing further is payable until a place is offered and you accept it.
Is my child too young, or too old?
Anyone aged 9 and over can try out. The HPIP camp squad is chosen from players aged 12 and over, and the pathway is open to senior men and women too. If you are unsure whether a given age group is realistic this year, ask us and we will tell you plainly.
Who travels with the players?
League staff travel with the squad and are with the players at all times — at least one adult for every ten players, never fewer than two, and a female staff member whenever girls travel. Every adult holds a Working with Children Check. The full arrangements are in the International Travel Terms, given to every family in writing before anyone accepts a place.
What if my child is selected and then cannot travel?
The refund and withdrawal position is set out in writing with the programme cost, in the offer email after the try-outs, before anyone is asked to pay for the programme.
Do you help with visas?
We can tell you how previous trips were arranged, but we are not able to advise on visas or immigration. Those are matters for the relevant authorities.
What happens if my child is not selected?
Every player and parent receives structured feedback after the trials, selected or not: where they stand and what would need to change. Around twenty players travel; a try-out is not a formality in either direction. The same trials also pick the December junior franchises.
December pathway
Start with the try-out.
Trials are on Wednesday 4 November & Monday 9 November 2026, 7:00pm–9:00pm, in Melbourne, and the squad is named after them.