Month: August 2017

  • Coaching: a fabulous crisis.

    Here is another reblog, this time from Rick Walton’s cricketmanwales blog, on the challenges facing batting coaches in an era when describing a batsman’s technique as “textbook” can almost be seen as a criticism.

    Includes links to a couple of fascinating batting masterclasses.

    For those of you who already know Rick’s writing, you will know what to expect. For anyone who has not yet experienced the passion, the honesty of CricketManWales, you are in for a treat.

    @cricketmanwales is asking the important question – what now for batting coaches? Have a read & have your say! 🏏❓❓❓

  • All Stars Summer – the good, the bad and the ugly

    We finished our first All Stars Cricket programme at the Club last week.  A lot of fun, and a lot of learning, for All Stars, Activator and Centre Manager.

    https://twitter.com/oakfieldparkscc/status/890145143478784000

    Did we get everything right, first time?

    No…but there was more than enough that went well to make us want to run All Stars Cricket again in 2018.

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