No sooner had we finished our last games of the summer season than we started into the indoor cricket season. Two senior teams and 6 Colts’ teams have been entered into various competitions over the winter.
With so much indoor cricket in prospect, it seems sensible for the coaches to run a few sessions around the specifics of the indoor game, at least until we start to work on pre-season drills for the new summer season. (more…)
We have belatedly started outdoor practice for the Colts, after the wettest start to a season many of us can remember, and we are now racing to make up time.
Inspired by the 2012 edition of the ECB CA’s “Wings to Fly” DVD, we are very keen to introduce more games-based learning to our practice sessions. We are lucky to have the Colts together for two hours a week, and access to a large playing field – no restrictions on time or space, just our imagination!
We have adopted the street20 format for our games (see the inspirational cricket4change site for more information on the inspiration for this game), with “tactical” modifications to bring in extra skills and learning opportunities. (more…)
No, I don’t mean it’s just too easy. I mean that a little blind-fold practice can go a long way to improving performance.
It is always helpful for a coach to watch other coaches working, so the other week I took the opportunity to watch a session at the Essex Autogroup Graham Gooch Cricket Centre, at the Ford County Ground, Chelmsford. And while I was there, I got into a conversation with the father of one of the young players being coached.
He explained how his son had problems with his batting until he improved his footwork.
How did he manage that, I asked.
By closing his eyes, replied the father. (more…)
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