Darts Academy

Burton on Trent darts academy approaches its 2nd anniversary

Live in the Staffordshire area? Want to try something new? Are you interested in Darts?
If the answer to any of those questions is yes then this post is appealing directly to you. 

Based at The Dart Inn at Stapenhill in Burton on Trent is a fantastic, free darts academy run by Rocky Hurst. The darts academy is open to all ages from 7 year olds up to 60 year olds and offers the opportunity for players to learn basic skills and then build on these skills by entering competitions. 

Rocky Hurst and his wife will have been running the darts academy for 2 years this May and have now got 60 members signed up. It is free to join the academy and it costs nothing to learn but the only cost is to play in competitions as this is to cover the cost of engraving the trophies. The academy is open every Saturday and everyday during school holidays from 11AM to 3:30PM. 

Mr Hurst says that he “would love to get new members” and that anyone is welcome as long as they want to play and improve their game. He says that his aim is to “promote darts and to get more people interested in the sport”. He hopes this will help to “keep youngsters off the streets” and “put the spirit back into the community’.

Finally, as well as playing for fun, the darts academy is also a great stepping stone for all aspiring darts players. 6 of the current members now play in the derby youth and some of the members even go to Jamie Caven’s darts academy on Wednesdays. 

I understand this won’t be accessible to most of you but if you know of anyone who may be interested then please let them know 

To find out more, please email rhurst163@gmail.com or find him @rhurst164 on Twitter.