Session plan — off side batting, (mostly) back foot

Working this term with a group of u11s, with the transition to hardball cricket in the summer firmly in mind, so I want the batters to become more confident when facing a short(er) pitched bouncing delivery. They will have done plenty of pull shot games and practice (bread and butter in soft ball cricket) but …

Asking questions…but no-one answers

This post from icoachcricket appeared on Twitter earlier this week. icoachcricket is the Twitter presence of the ECB Coaches Association, the registration body for cricket coaches accredited through the ECB Coach Development pathway. The twitter account has more than 2,700 followers. A few likes and retweets. But not one of the followers has responded. Yet, …