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PitchVision: Improve Your Cricket

Do you want to grow your cricket? Then PitchVision is the home of online coaching and self-improvement in the game. Bring your "growth mindset" to better technique, better tactics, more skill and a winning team. All these things are possible if you play the game to improve rather than prove.

Read, watch, listen, work, improve. That's the PitchVision way.

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CRICKET JOBS: Performance Manager - White Ferns (NZ)

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 Closing date: 30th May 2014

New Zealand Cricket has a vacancy for a White Ferns Performance Manager, responsible for the development of a stream of top quality women’s cricketers, and the creation of a team with national profile that can inspire more girls and women to play and support cricket.

CRICKET JOBS: Directors and non-Executive Directors - Leicestershire and Rutland Cricket Board

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Closing date: 30th May 2014

Directors and non-Executive Directors required...

CRICKET JOBS: Coaches - Cricket Argentina

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Closing date: 2th June 2014

Cricket Argentina are looking to employ a number high quality Development Coaches to aid their Development Coaching Team from the 15th October 2014 to 15th April 2015. 

Successful candidates will be responsible for developing grass roots cricket in Argentina. Overseas Coaches will be expected to coach in schools, clubs and aid with National Team age groups.
 
Overseas Coaches must have experience in coaching varying standards of cricket, with emphasis on beginners’ cricket. Involvement in the Chance 2 Shine programme will be an advantage.

The Daddy of High Catching Drills: Monster Machine Gun

Can your team catch regularly and confidently?

Then it's time for the daddy of all high catching drills.

This is grim if the fielder doesn't cling onto the first few high balls. It trains concentration and desperation which all the best fielders have in abundance.

4 Questions to Help you Balance Traditional Batting with Modern Creativity

How do we establish a balance between traditional values, and modern creativity and invention?

As a coach I often hear the old school approach has stood firm and overcome even the best the world.

The clean and "conventional" stroke play of Jayawardene or Ian Bell.

The full face and physical presence of Matthew Hayden, intimidating bowlers with simplicity and power.

Cricket Show 259: Competition Winner

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This week's winner of the Cricket Show podcast question competition is Dan. He wins a free coaching course from PitchVision Academy.

The winning question was:

"I am a 13 year old player. I play for my school team and an academy. My question is about shot selection at the end of a innings. When I am at the crease I play un-orthodox shots. My coach tells me to play orthodox shots at the end. Who should I listen to? Me or my coach?"

Listen to the panels answer to his question here.

To enter your own question for the chance to win your choice of online coaching course send your questions in here.

The Surprising Truth About Your One Chance as a Cricketer

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Do you think cricketing talent is fixed or something that grows?

Your answer will make a difference to your ambitions as a cricketer. You answer will determine how, when and if you get the "once chance" that you deserve.

According to research by Stanford Professor of Psychology, Carol S. Dweck, we all start with the view that ability is either ingrained and set from birth, or it can be nurtured and grown like a delicate flower. Nobody knows for sure which is true, but we all lean one way or the other.

So what has this got to do with your once chance to become a cricketer?

71 Quick Ways to Play Better Cricket

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Want to be a better cricketer?

Chances are, that if you are here you do. So, here is a quick and dirty primer to finding your way to improve. Everyone is different, so pick you method then get out there an get improving:

Cricket Show S5 Episode 16: A Great Collapse and a Great Recovery

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What else is there to discuss on the world's best cricket coaching show than Wirral CC? The side were bowled out for 3 in an English league match, so David Hinchliffe - joined by Sam Lavery - talk about dealing with a horror game and coming back from the "dead".

As Lavers says, there is still hope, as this card shows:

 

 

 

 

High Catching Drill: The Starting Station

I have been chuffed with the development of one committed player that I coach. This poor fellow couldn't catch a cold three weeks ago. He was getting frustrated and embarrassed in fielding practice and was dreading a high catch being hit his way.

Today, he is transformed.