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Beginners Skipping Exercises (Part 1)

 

 

Very good basics!

Cardiovascular Training - Jumping Rope Cardio Workout

 

Good instructional video. Get the basics right and then build the pace and intensity....then add the tricks!

Jump Rope Training - Advanced

 

 

This is agility! Amazing what you can achieve with practice! This guy MUST have started just hopping over the rope....and now....

 

 

The PitchVision Guide to Inspirational Quotes #2

We cant take any credit for compiling this one either, but some great thoughts and quotes.....

 

 

Dynamic Warm-Up #2

 

More of the same but with a few different movements and better music!

Dynamic Warm-Up #1

 

All my athletes should be doing this prior to training! LEARN IT!!

How to be a good parent to young cricketers

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Taxi driver, bank manager and hotel owner.

Three jobs every parent of young cricketers feel like they have. Is good sporting parenting is about more than this? Whether you are a kid, parent or coach the answer is probably yes.

This doesn't mean parents need to be heavily involved with the cricket club their kids play in. Most teenagers might even cringe at that thought. There are certain things a good mum or dad can do that won't go that far.

Underlying all these tips is the idea that parents exist in a young players world to offer support.

The secret of a long, successful club cricket career


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How long can you play club cricket at a decent level and still enjoy it?

You don't find many professional cricketers playing beyond 40 these days. Club players can go on longer as the demands are less. However for most of us the glory days are in our 20's. What follows is a gradual drop in standard as we hit 40, 50 and beyond.