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Cricket Show 343: Competition Winner

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

The winning question was,

"​- While fast bowling my hand come too much over head. I just want be high arm action bowler what should I do?"

Listen to the panels answer to his question here.

Should You Become a Specialist Cricket Coach?

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Sam Lavery, Cricket Professional at Portsmouth Grammar School, has been wondering about specialising as a coach.

In a world where cricket is dominated by big money T20 tournaments and the draw of international cricket, many coaches see specialising at the best way to the top.

Video Drill: More Realistic Cricket Nets with Two Point Batting Game

Cricket nets can easily become "just a hit" without any focus or improvement. Using this game from PitchVision, you can make them fun, competitive and useful when you play in a match.

Cricket Show Series 7 Episode 1: The Extra Half Inch Counts

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It's the return of the finest cricket coaching podcast ever made! Mark Garaway, Sam Lavery and David Hinchliffe put their heads together for another half hour of audio coaching.

Train Hard, Play Easy Like Hashim Amla

We often talk about "training hard and playing easy" on the Pitchvision Cricket Show. It’s a principle that you hear banded around all over the place within high performance sport.

Are you all "hot air" or do you actually "walk the walk"?

Quick Tip: Hit the Thigh Pad

This is a brilliant, simple trick for bowlers to get a big hitting batsman away from the strike if you are struggling to get them out.

Hit the thigh pad.

This trick works best for seamers who naturally angle the ball into the batsman, but it can work for anyone. Your aim is to bowl a ball that, after pitching, will hit the batter on their thigh pad.

Why?

CRICKET JOBS: Director of Cricket / Head Coach - Cricket Namibia (Nam)

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Closing date: 3rd February 2016

Cricket Namibia is seeking to recruit a Director of Cricket/ National Coach who will be charged with helping achieve Cricket Namibia’s objective of moving the game forward and ensuring that all National Team’s compete at the highest level.

Does Being Muscle Bound Really Kill Your Cricket Technique?

I used to play cricket with a bodybuilder. He was a huge guy with muscles like Volkswagen Beatles trying to park. He was a good club batsman and accurate medium pace bowler too. Could he have been better if he spent less time in the gym and more time in the nets?

Case Study: Fixing A Mixed Bowling Action

"Mixed" bowling actions are a common cause for concern in fast bowlers. Using this case study subject as an example, you can learn about dealing with a mixed bowling action.

Video: Speed Up Cricket Video Analysis with Filters

With video everywhere, it's easy to get footage of you playing and training, but takes a long time to go over the footage. Here's how to solve this problem and quickly get the the balls you want to see again.

Using PitchVision filters, you can break down your session within a few seconds and review the footage. Here are the details: