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CRICKET JOBS: Physical Disability Head Coach (P/T consultancy role) - ECB

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Closing date: 27th April 2014

The mission of the ECB is to develop the game from Playground to Test Arena. One of the key objectives of the organisation is to develop and maintain successful England Cricket Teams. Head Coaches of The England Disabilities teams are responsible for the preparation and development of players within the England Disability programmes.

In order to achieve this key objective, the ECB are seeking to appoint a Head Coach who will play a vital role in developing the most talented physically disabled cricketers in England and Wales, through world class coaching and support services, in world class facilities.

CRICKET JOBS: England Performance Programme Administrator (Part- time) - ECB

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Closing date: 23rd April 2014

25 hours per week (flexible) 

Based at the National Cricket Performance Centre, Loughborough 
Salary £16,750 pa plus 15% Pension Contribution
 
The ECB is the governing body for Cricket in England and Wales and is responsible for the game from ‘Playground to Test Arena’. A vacancy has arisen for an administrator to work at the National Cricket Performance Centre in Loughborough. 

Get a Grip: Forearm Training Leads to More Runs

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Stronger forearms give more power in your shots and the ability to go on and on.

But a few wrist curls at the end of the workout like a bodybuilder doesn't cut it. For batsmen who want to score runs, isometric grip training – rather than growing your forearms - holds more importance. This is because flexing and extending your wrist with added resistance will do precious little for increasing cricket-specific grip strength.

So, why do you need a stronger grip to bat?

It starts a virtuous circle.

What's the Perfect Number of Spinners for Twenty20?

Can you use more spinners in your Twenty20 games?

The statistics are on your side. Recently Nasser Hussain observed, that 9 of the top 10 bowlers in international T20 are spinners. He then asked that if spinners are the best bowlers in this format of the game, then why don't we always pick at least two of them as a matter of course, or maybe even three?

Before I decide that for my teams, there are a couple of questions I want to ask.

PV/VIDEO Weekly Highlights 35: The Worst Way to Go?

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Welcome to the PV/VIDEO Digest, your highlights summary of the weeks best videos from PitchVision Interactive

You can share these videos by email or onto facebook, and post your comments right here: From serious analysis to Friday fun. Here are the top 5 videos uploaded from PitchVision systems around the world this week.

Cricket Show S5 Episode 11: Carving Out a Niche

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Finding your niche in the side is hard when you bowl leg spin. That's why the team look into the subject in more detail and discuss it on the show.

Plus, we decide if the smart watch is a thing for cricket, talk about playing low bouncing short balls and Burner's shows off to Mark Garaway, David Hinchliffe and Sam Lavery.

Listen in to find out more!

Ignorance isn't Bliss: Easily Avoid Ireland's Simple Mistake

Can "context" win you matches?

Let's look at an example. I was as amazed as anyone when watching the striking power of the Netherlands in the World T20 match against Ireland.

Streetwise Bowling: The False Sense of Security

This article is part of the "Streetwise Bowling" series from PitchVision Academy. To view the full list of tactics click here.

This tactic takes a lot of guts and even more self-confidence as a bowler.

Will you risk it?

It's based around the old joke that after bowling a half volley and being hit for a boundary, some wag will comment that you have "lulled the batsman into a false sense of security". It's funny, but in reality you can do just that.

If you pick your moment perfectly.

Can These Simple Tricks Boost Your Ability to Learn?

What if you could speed up your learning ability?

You could finally reach your potential. Imagine how good that would feel.

The ability to learn and make changes is one of the three most important elements of success in cricket. So how exactly to you teach yourself to learn better?

Cricket Show 253 Competition Winner

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This week’s winner of the Cricket Show podcast question competition is Sayed. He wins a free coaching course from PitchVision Academy.

The winning question was:

“I am 15 years old wicketkeepr batsman. I play for my school team. Most of my team mates are older than me. We don’t have a coach. I was appointed captain at the start of the season by our headmaster. We played 6 matches so far and lost all of them horribly. I played well in first 3 matches. But after losing 3 matches in a row I lost my confidence and started playing badly. Instead of working hard my team mates started criticizing me. It seems like they doesn’t want to play under me. Now if i give up captaincy i am sure i will be dropped by new captain and my entire season will be ruined. I don’t have a clue what to do now. Can you please give me some suggestions? ”

Listen to the panels answer to his question here.

To enter your own question for the chance to win your choice of online coaching course send your questions in here.