Try these activities some time! Good for just about any sport!
Review of Precision Nutrition for cricket
I'm sitting here writing while eating a sumptuous bowl of berry, cinnamon and vanilla porridge and, get this, the meal is good for my health and my cricket. Now that's nutrition we can all love.
Fielding Drills: Underarm square
Purpose: Practicing the pick up and underarm throw
Description: The fielder at position A rolls the ball into the middle of the square. The fielder at position B runs in, picks up and underarms the ball to position C and then runs to position C. The fielder at C then rolls the ball out for the fielder at D to field the ball to position A. After rolling the ball the fielder moves around the square on position in order A-D.
Join the cricket fitness and nutrition conversation
As you know I have joined forces with simplycricket to give you a forum for cricket questions and discussion.
I have posted a few articles and want to encourage you to join too. The board is filling with like minded people wanting to improve their game. I want to find you just as much as you have been looking for cricket fitness, coaching and nutrition site.
Cricket food ideas: Quinoa
Picture the scene, a normal summer's day somewhere in England. Let's assume it's not raining for a moment. A group of weary club cricketers have made their way into the tea room for a hearty refuelling. Their whites are grass stained, their brows still glowing with the sweat of a hard afternoon in the field.
5 ways to think faster on the field
If you have ever captained at any level you know how fast cricket can move even if things seem to be going slowly.
The ability to think fast is vital. If you can process a large amount of game information and turn it into a relevant tactical move in a ball or two rather than an over or two it stands to reason you will win more games.
How to succeed on the field when you don't have enough talent
It's possible you may not need as much talent as you thought to become a success on the cricket pitch:
ECB Batting tips: How to score more runs
One of my top secret weapons to keeping as up to date as possible is getting the resources from the ECB Coaches Association. If you are an ECB coach you will know what I mean.
UK ECB Cricket Coaches: What do you think of the 2008 conference line up?
I need some feedback today if you are a member of the ECBCA (and there are over 11,000 of us now!)
I got my flyer through for the 2008 conference in Birmingham. What do you think of the line up and will you be going in January?
It looks good to me and I would like to attend, so if if you are reading it and considering going let me know so we can say hi.
