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  • Having a hit with HiTZ

    Having a hit with HiTZ

    A couple of weeks ago the Guardian ran an article on their website about HiTZ cricket.

    HiTZ is the “performance” implementation of Batfast’s bowling simulation technology, as used in the “Sixes” entertainment venues (now, sadly, in administration).

    In the article, the emphasis was firmly on “getting back into the game” and “building confidence” rather than suggesting it could be a really serious training tool. But it looked interesting.

    I paid a couple of visits to HiTZ @ HPC Chigwell to find out for myself.

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  • REVIEW: Dynamic Coaching — A Playbook for Cricket Coaches

    REVIEW: Dynamic Coaching — A Playbook for Cricket Coaches

    I have very much enjoyed reading Dynamic Coaching — A Playbook for Cricket Coaches by Ian Renshaw assisted by Stephen Rollnick.

    Ian Renshaw’s presentations to the ECB Coaches Association Conference in 2017 were one of my earliest practical introductions to the constraints-led approach, and provided a justification of my own preference for games-based learning. I have been waiting for this book since then!

    And I have not been disappointed.

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  • Watching live football!

    Watching live football!

    At the weekend, I watched London Seaward FC play Hackney Women’s FC in the Adobe Women’s FA Cup.

    A proper cup tie — skill, energy, drama. Hackney came back strongly in the second half, after their keeper was sent off, but the extra player counted in the end as Seaward ran out 3-1 winners.

    Although my football coaching badge lapsed 7 years ago, I couldn’t help watching the patterns of play. And wondering what Seaward’s coaches (and data analyst) might have made of the game.

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