What a night of coaching, cricket, interactive games and meeting PitchVision Academy members!

As you know, the world’s first hi-tech coaching event happened at the Brit Oval last week and it was a blast.

The event saw 28 cricketers and PitchVision Academy fans attending a live and interactive demonstration of the PitchVision system at the Ken Barrington Centre within the grounds of the Oval.

Earlier this week I ran an article from spin bowling guru Menno Gazendam. It got one reader so fired up that he sent me a huge email reply packed with tips.

It was so good I just had to share it with you.

So thanks to Shiva, an NCA qualified coach in India for the following:

Every now and again on PitchVision Academy we like to give the podcast a little rest. Now is one of those times.

The show will be back later, but for a few weeks it's taking a well deserved break.

Don’t worry though, there is still tons of content you can get on PitchVision Academy including:

This is part of the specialist fielding series of articles, for the full list of fielding positions covered click here.

Fielding at gully is like being a goalkeeper saving a penalty.   

106. Only leave your crease to a spinner if you are certain you can hit the ball on the full – make sure you always try and avoid hitting the ball on the half-volley; miss-hitting a full-toss off the toe of your bat along the ground is less risky than trying to time a half volley. If you don’t get to the ball on the full, immediately think defence, get back in your crease and/or get something in the way of the ball to stop it getting to the keeper before you can get back in your crease.

Everyone knows you need to be fit to play cricket at your best.

Where the disagreements start is on the best way to do it.

Because fitness is cricket new (and still not fully accepted in many quarters) players who are keen to train have had to take lessons from other sports that have been faster to embrace the benefits of strength training: Rugby, American Football, Track and Field.

And in turn these sports have taken their cue from the original gymnastics and strongman training that dates back as far as the Ancient Greeks.

I hate to be the bearer of bad tidings but most cricket teams fail to reach their expectations. Yours included.

It’s not because you want to fail, or that the side is untalented. It’s certainly not bad luck. These are handy excuses. Ways we use to justify our failure after the event.

We don’t all play in a team where we have great fielders to support us. A great wicket keeper to take a leg side stumping, a short leg that snatches a half-chance and a pair of good hands in the deep that you know will always take it. Unlike fast bowlers who take a lot more wickets by hitting the stumps or LBWs, spin bowlers rely much more on a good fielding team.

 As you know PitvhVision Academy is having the first ever live interactive coaching event at the Oval today (Friday 27^th August).

If you can't make it, don't worry, we will be keeping you right up to day with pictures and tweets of the evening's events.

If you want live updates head over to http://twitter.com/micoach where we will be updating things as they happen.

Look out for some exclusive coaching tips.

What is your role in your cricket team? Leave a comment in the comments section to discuss it.