BHCC's Winter Academy is a high performance cricket academy for young female cricketers that aspire to play Premier Cricket. It is designed to enhance players' cricket skills, game awareness and love of the game. 

The 2026 Academy structure will be divided into two phases:

Both phases are invitation-only for VMCU participants or players nominated by their junior clubs to attend. 

Phase 1 - invitation to trial in March (3 sessions)

Phase 2 - reduced squad to attend sessions in June/July