Cricket coaching, fitness and tips | PitchVision Academy

Laws of cricket: Was a dead ball live and a strange non-LBW

This edition of Laws of Cricket, in association with the International Institute of Cricket Umpiring and Scoring, covers some more tricky questions of the Laws.

Cricket Show 50: Confidence

AttachmentSize
miCricketCoach - PitchVision miCricketCoach Show 050.mp3
20.77 MB

The miCricketCoach show reaches its half century this week with a majestic pull through midwicket before raising its bat in quiet celebration. The focus of the show this week is on confidence on the cricket pitch. Kevin celebrates in the rain and Ian Pont is back with another fast bowling tip.

Plans vs. hunches: What works best?

As the old saying goes, "Fail to plan and you plan to fail". What happens when plans don't pan out the way you want, and where does that leave the instinctive captain who works on hunches?

Take South Africa as an example. The one day side were criticised during the 2009 Champions Trophy for being too rigid in their plans. Critics pointed out that when Plan A failed, Plan B was... to keep trying plan A.

Cricket Basic Number 53 (Batting): From Little Things Big Things Grow

53. Build scores and pressure with singles. Singles are the key to making big scores when batting in limited over matches with fielding restrictions. While it can be profitable to hit the ball over the infield in the early overs (when the field must be close), it is more import to then ‘milk’ the field for singles and twos (running hard) as soon as the fielders are placed back on the ropes.

Win advanced preview free video analysis on PitchVision Academy

Filed in:

At PitchVision Academy we know you have been looking for ways to improve your game. Now you can.

For nothing.

Move your fast bowling forward with reverse training

Its well know that when you bowl fast you put your body under enormous strain: The front leg can take up to ten times your body weight on impact. It stands to reason that you need to be strong to prevent injury.

How to make room for other sports and still be a cricketing success

Filed in:

Playing and practicing cricket gets you better at cricket. But what if you play more than one sport? The answer is not to give up on other sports, but to learn the 4 simple training tricks of success.

Cricket Basic Number 52 (Batting): Get Tough - Duck and Sway

52. Learn to duck and sway when batting against short pitched bowling. This will give you courage and confidence when battling a very quick bowler or a dodgy pitch.

Cricket show 49: Field settings

AttachmentSize
miCricketCoach - PitchVision miCricketCoach Show 049.mp3
24.1 MB

Field placings for club and school cricket is the theme of the show this week. David is back from a short break while Kevin tells us about his mixed start to the season. Don't worry Kevin, there is a long way to go yet. To help Kevin out, Ian Pont has another fast bowling tip and we answer your questions on:

Duraband cricket: The reply

Filed in:

We recently took a quick look at a new cricket-specific fitness product called Duraband Cricket. Since that review was published, one of the men involved in the development of Duraband, Dr. Brian Hagen,  got in touch to give his views.