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Carnival of Sports

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Weekly Links 24th December 2006

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Is practice a dirty word at your club?

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The idea of training is not attractive for a lot of club cricketers. The attitude of many players is that winning is important, but you must win without trying too hard.

Perhaps the Corinthian past (and present) has something to do with it.

That means that practice is seen as an amusing distraction, going to the gym elicits looks of mild shock (as happened to me the other day when I mentioned it to a youth team coach) and a post game cool down is nothing more than raising a coolbeer to your lips.

The benefits of core stability for cricket

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From time to time, guest posters will give you a slightly different take on cricket. Today David Virgo of cricketfitness.com gives his views on the idea of core stability.

Cricket is an intermittently explosive game that requires explosive speed strength, rotating, bending and holding of certain positions. The core strength will enhance these qualities. Adequate core stability keeps you safe from injury and able to produce power throughout these movements.

And we’re back

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Weekly Links 17th December 2006

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The complete guide to winning the league

Most clubs play league and cup cricket these days. From the County Championship down to Under 13's, there is always trophy to play for. But building a winning side is a combination of complex factors, something that comes naturally to some sides while others struggle to gel together over a summer.

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The link between olympic rings and cricket

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ring training

Have you ever seen how strong, powerful and coordinated Gymnasts are? In this respect they are using skills that would be a great asset on the cricket field.

That's why my interest perked up when Scott at Straighttothebar suggested cricketers, especially bowlers, would benefit from ring training.

After all, powerful shoulders and back combined with precision balance and timing would transfer well to the art of bowling, right?