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Can You Exploit this Loophole to Get a World-Class Cricket Education?

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What do you if you are desperate to get into professional cricket but also need an education?

That's the dilemma of millions of young cricketers around the world, especially if you are from India, where the pressure from parents to get a trade as an engineer or business manager are as strong as the passion for the game. It's a regular question sent in here to PitchVision Academy; how do I choose?

What if you didn't have to choose at at all?

Look the Part: How Your Image Makes You a Better Cricketer

Here's an inconvenient truth: Your image is important to your cricket.

Naturally, results always come first. It doesn't matter what you look like if you are scoring hundreds then bowling out the opposition top six before catching the rest at slip. But if want a chance, you absolutely have to "look and act the part".

Cricket Show 337: Competition Winner

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

The winning question was,

4 Reasons You Should be Ashamed of Coaching Without Data

You write brilliant coaching plans. The players you coach are engaged and enjoy your sessions. Parents couldn’t be happier with you.

So what?

The coaching world is shifting towards real evidence. Being a great people-person is no longer enough for the coach who wants to develop players to their highest potential.

How to Set Up a New Venue in PitchVision

This is a quick guide to setting up PitchVision at a new venue. The first time you use PitchVision at a new place, you need to tell it where it is. This vital step is simple and easy.

Cricket Show S6 Episode 45: Goodbye Mitch

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Mark Garaway, Sam Lavery and David Hinchliffe offer up a tribute to Mitchell Johnson, and some lessons from his career that young bowlers can take to heart if they want to bowl faster.

Then, attention turns to questions of keeping fit when you can't be bothered with the gym, and some innovative ideas for wicketkeepers to get an advantage. There is more audio cricket goodness than you can handle!

Download and listen now.

CRICKET JOBS: Field Sales Executive - Stuart Canvas Products (UK)

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Closing date: undisclosed

Stuart Canvas Products is the leading manufacturer of cricket ground equipment in the UK and we pride ourselves on offering exceptionally high standards of sales and after sales service, across all the products that we manufacture and distribute. The Cricket Division is looking to recruit a field sales executive, in the South West region, to support the sales team in promoting and selling cricket ground equipment to all our end user customers. These include County Grounds, cricket clubs, schools, local authorities, contractors, groundsman and other landscape and amenity companies across the UK.

CRICKET JOBS: Event Presentation Manager, Maternity Cover - ECB (UK)

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Closing date: 31st December 2016

Maternity cover has become available in the Events Team, reporting to the Events Director. The successful candidate will lead the planning, design, delivery, supplier management and evaluation of all event presentation at international matches, domestic competitions (including finals) in England and Wales.

How to Bowl with a Slingy Action

Ever since Jeff Thompson showed the power of a ‘slingy’ bowling action, there has been no debate that it is a devastating method for fast bowlers. Yet coaches worldwide persist with the traditional action. This is because coaches are not taught how to put sling into an action.

CRICKET JOBS: Coach - Penicuik CC (UK)

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Closing date: undisclosed

Penicuik CC is a proud and ambitious cricket club in the heart of Midlothian.

We are looking for a self-motivated Player Coach, ideally qualified to a minimum of UKCC2 (or equivalent) to work with the club's senior playing squad and to play 1st XI cricket for the club in the ESCA Championship Division.