CFA High Performance Academies are designed to create a more challenging and professional environment, providing players with the resources and facilities required to excel in Premier Cricket and School competitions from where they can push for selection in representative and state squads.

Our smaller selected squads will train together to compete and challenge each other as well as share ideas and opinions in an intimate environment which we believe allows a balanced group of players (batters, bowlers etc.) of similar abilities to produce a more rounded skill set. This will provide the skills to perform at a high standard and overcome different challenges and obstacles as they rise through the grades.

The High Performance Academies are run by South Australian elite pathway coaches alongside CFA coaches who will work closely with players to develop their skills in a variety of competitive and challenging environments whilst enforcing professional training habits.

Players who have previously been involved in CFA pathway programs or have been identified as cricketers of promise, are invited to participate in these academies. We also encourage players who believe they will benefit from an accelerated program or would like to be a part of one of our High Performance Academies to register their interest. In the past we have had many of our High Performance Academy players be selected to represent South Australia across various different age groups and tournaments.

Players involved in the High Performance academies in 2024 will have the opportunity to represent CFA in touring squads that will play in tournaments on the Sunshine Coast and in Darwin during July. These squads will compete against other academies and representative teams from around the country in limited overs tournaments.