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Cricket: Knee Drill

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Horatius, Cricket Coach

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Put players into pairs
Both players kneel towards each other
The player rotates their upper body, bringing the arm up and over the wheel to help create spin
The opposite player receives the ball and bowls the ball back using the same technique

COACHING POINTS

Working on rotating the upper body to spin the ball
Get players bringing the arm all the way up around the wheel before releasing
Ensure the feet and knee are aligned towards the target. Not too open and not too closed.

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Hitting a Target:

The practice should be setup as shown. Have one player as a wicket keeper and another as fielder.

The bowlers take it in turns to bowl, with the fielder calling if the ball was a good line (pitched in the cones) or a good length (pitched level with the red hoop).

If the ball pitches in the hoop then the ball is both a good line and length.

Fast and spin bowling

Bowling Delivery Stride:

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Two cones a long stride distance apart.
Standing behind one, facing the other, step the leading foot of the delivery stride to the opposite cone
Drag through the back foot on the back cone encouraging the back knee to drive through straight towards your target

Fast and spin bowling

Wall Bowling:

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Use a target on a wall, could be a line, crease in the wall or create one with tape.
Using a weighted ball in the front arm, replicating bowling action, throw the weighted ball at the target.
Elbow and knee in nice straight lines going towards your target.

Fast and spin bowling

Corridor Bowling:

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Using a wall, set up a line of cones about a foot from the wall to create a narrow corridor
Bowl along the wall (not releasing the ball)
Bowl in both directions as one direction encourages front arm to align straight and other direction encourages bowling arm to align straight.

Fast and spin bowling

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