JOBS: Events Manager - Cricket Ireland
Closing date: 22nd January 2014
Cricket Ireland is the governing body for the game at both performance and participation levels throughout Ireland, representing the interests of both the mens and womens game. The future of Irish Cricket is incredibly bright following the performance of our senior squads with significant wins against Test countries and qualification for all the major World Cups over the last 7 years.
JOBS: Director of Cricket - Stratford CC (UK)
Closing date: undisclosed
JOBS: Elite Cricket Performance Coaches - Derbyshire CCC
Closing date: ASAP
Elite Cricket Performance Coaches @ Derbyshire County Cricket Club
Fixing Fast Bowlers: More Back Foot Contact Drills
The first in this series used a piece of string as a guide for foot placement in the approach. This is one of the major causes of the back foot sweeping under the body and causing misalignment at the crease.
However, if the feet are landing nicely in the approach and you still note that BFC (Back Foot Contact) is misaligned then the following drills, placed on top of the string based run up drill, will close the deal.
JOBS - National Selector - ECB
Closing date: 31st January 2014
A vacancy has arisen for the position of England Selector. For details of the position please click on the above below.
JOBS: U12 Manager - Cumbria CB
Closing date: 3rd February 2014
Cumbria Schools Cricket Association and Cumbria Cricket Ltd U12 County Team Manager Vacancy.
Bowl Faster by Pushing and Pulling
As young cricketer I remember facing up against a number of talented young quicks trying to break into to the professional game. I distinctly recall listening to coaches talk about getting their front arm high; "reach up to the sky" they would say, and then once they had done that, "...now pull the chain!"
Best of 2013: Coaching and Training
Thanks to you, 2013 has been an incredible cricket year on PitchVision Academy. Yesterday we looked at batting and bowling, today we review the coaching and practice advice, lead by Mark Garaway.
As the man in charge of coach education on PitchVision Academy. Garas weekly column became essential reading for anyone who coaches. He took the most cutting-edge ideas and helped you to develop your skills with drills, ideas and hard science.
Best of 2013: Becoming a Cricketer, Bowling and Batting
With 2013 drawing to a close, it's time to give you the best content on PitchVision Academy from the last 12 months. It's been another stellar year.
Of course, the year wouldn't be complete without thousands hitting the site to learn how to become a cricketer, so we published our complete guide in May, then added even more advice with a rant about all the things that people do wrong.
10 Best Cricket Coaching Books for eReaders
More people than ever woke up on Christmas morning to a Kindle eBook reader. Who knows how many millions got their hands on an iPad or other tablet with a Kindle app ready to go.
Great gifts, but you need something to put on them.