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Cricket: Front Foot Drive: Constructing Technique (Bowling Machine)

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Set the bowling machine to delivering from around the wicket, swinging into the batsman.
Allow each player to hit 3 balls and rotate.
Have the player hitting straight or through mid on
Coaches to observe at first before making changes.
Batter to hit from the front foot drive set position, knees and feet facing down the wicket.

COACHING POINTS

Look for players being too side on and blocked off- open shoulders.
Every now and again, bang a ball on the top of the machine, mimicing the sound of the ball coming to startle the player- this will show you if they can maintain the neutral position.

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Front Foot Drive Positioning:

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Set up two cones half way down the wicket, one central and one leg side.
Feed from a bobble feed.
Batter to hit from the front foot drive set position, knees and feet facing down the wicket, and aiming for one of the two cones.
If the shot is an on drive (towards left cone), batter to hold the shape, and take small steps towards the direction of the shot to the cone.
If the shot is a straight drive (middle cone), batter to simply hold the shape.

Front foot batting

Attacking front foot drives:

Player 2 throws. Each batsman has 3 consecutive balls, then goes to the back of the queue. If you leave a ball you get another go. The ball should be a slow high underarm feed.

Front foot batting

Backlift and Drive:

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Batter to set up in stance, and receive bobble feed.
Hit the ball driving onto front foot.
Hold shape of follow through for 3 seconds.

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Alignment and Balance:

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Set up 3 different coloured cones midway down the wicket going across.
From a bobble feed.
Hit the ball and hold the shape whilst taking steps in the line of the shot till the cones are met.
Players to have 2 shots each before rotating.
Once players have a feel for it, move on to the progression- calling the colour of the cone.

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