Patel Jatin

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JATIN PATEL

- INDUCTEE (2020) with the LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD (2023) 

Actively involved in coaching. mentoring and educating others in cricket & Soccer

From the First International Live PPV cricket event in USA, Cricket Video Tape exchange program in late 80s also Contributor & Supporter for Cricinfo Initial Project, (before WWW Internet Invention) Jatin Patel is no stranger to the sport of cricket, having played since age of nine in his native India and here in the USA. He is actively involved in coaching, mentoring and educating others to promote sport with many first initiatives in India and the USA. known as trailblazer for scholastic and college / university level cricket education.

The former medium pace bowling all-rounder and Multi Sport athlete from Gujarat, India, is multi sports Coach, Mentor and administrator, in Cricket, Soccer, Baseball and Volleyball. He holds more than 225+ Credentials (Certificate of completion/ Participations) in sports (Olympic, ICC, College & High School sports levels in USA), with a passion for cricket as his primary sport.

CHARITY: ACF Cricket coaching Certification & Accreditation Program is the brainchild of Patel. Since 2014 he had trained more than 5k all levels (1,2,3) of coaches (Includes 3000+ school PE teachers and future coaches at 8 Colleges and Universities & 17 Countries outside USA).

INITIATIVES: Renown and respected he gained expertise in coaching, while working with many international cricket legends. Patel is a founder of USA Center for Excellence in Cricket (USACEC – since 2008) with a vision to “Educate America for Cricket”. It provides free coaching and training programs to schools in USA. During 2022 USACEC merged with American Cricket Education Council - ACEC.

Pioneer for the scholastic and education programs with coach education for undergraduate students at universities. Recently he founded Americas Cricket Foundation with vision to “educate Americas for cricket” and joined hands with two leading Indian companies with 5 million plus active memberships with 50 years in business to launch global Webinars and virtual sports Cricket, Soccer coaching and officiating programs

ACTION: The Cricket Show USA, Board Member and one of the Panelist (5+ other panelists are from West Indies Origin) for Weekly talk radio show for West Indies and cricket in Americas, including USA.  Visionary leader & Co-founder “Who Is Who In Cricket” (CricWho) - first & largest in the world.

AWARDS: 2024 Indiana Governor’s Public Service Achievement Award recipient, 2023Cricket Hall of Fame - Lifetime Achievement Award (First and only Indian with dual awards). 2023 USA President’s Lifetime Achievement Award, 2023 Indiana state long terms Public Service Award (over 35 years Lifetime), 2022 extraordinary honor and privilege to accept Legend Shivnarine Chanderpaul's Cricket Hall of Fame award at the Induction Ceremony. (Due to 2022 CPL Final in Guyana), 2021 Cricket Academy Lifetime achievement award - USA.    2020 Global Grassroots Sports Hall of Legends (The Big G Sports, Australia) – Inducted. 2020 Cricket Hall of Fame Inductee. 2020 Cricket Hall of Fame - Presidential Award. 2017 April - The sports authority of India honor award for Cricket Development during SAI-GDCA Cricket Academy Inauguration function (attended as a honorable guest).2017 August Pride of Academy Inauguration function (attended as an honorable guest).2017 August Pride of Gujarat (Lifetime achievement award in sports from Gujarat State Government, India.) 2013 Inaugural Volunteer Award Recipient for American Cricket Federation (ACF), 2010 Indiana Governor’s Public Service Achievement Award recipient.

WORK: IT Professional with 36 years as State Government Administration and Management (IT SAAP), and more than 40 years in the Information Technology sector, An engineering, technology and computer science professional with 9+ years of college education.