Use of Video
There is a lot of coaching equipment available these days, most of it very reasonably priced, and it is well worth you and buddy/training partner looking to invest in some, …
Worries over confidence and periods hitting UK girls’ enjoyment of PE
Have been talking to quite a lot of people about Period Anxiety and would love to hear from as many people as are comfortable discussing the subject as we develop …
Indoor Cricket
I have never understood why Indoor Cricket isn’t a larger part of the Coaches ‘tool bag’, or indeed clubs don’t use it more than ‘traditional nets’. Yes. It can be …
Specific Drills
An area I am really focussing on with all my coaching this year is to train players to practice better. One way I am doing this is by scheduling sessions, …
Development Cricket Structure
No doubt over the winter many clubs will be discussing, developing and fine tuning their approach to Development Cricket, and it will be the same here at NBCC, only as …
Practice As You Play
Hardly a net goes by without me smiling (inwardly) at the Jekyll and Hyde nature of the majority of cricketers. “Last 6, 15 to win” to a batter who has …
Improving Your Practice
An area I am really focussing on with all my coaching this year is to train players to practice better. One way I am doing this is by scheduling sessions, …
Coaching Structure
Another topic touched on by Chris on his personal blog and one that should be read alongside the Development Cricket post. Think the first thing to say is that if …
Match Report Birmingham Unicorns
A 30 over game to the end the season, with the Birmingham Unicorns (@bhamunicorns) gaining a well deserved victory thanks to a tremendous innings from Chair and Captain Lachlan Smith, …
White Boards
As a Coach I love it when a player turns up to their training sessions with a white board, ideally two! Personally when I net I like to have two …