Cricket COACHING MADE EASY

*AUDIO DESCRIPTION ON* 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  

The index and middle fingers are placed either side of the seam with the thumb gripping the bottom of the ball. The index and middle finger joints wrap around the ball to keep the ball away from the palm. On release ensure that the seam is kept vertical and that the hand stays behind the ball to create backspin.

Start by standing straight. Take a step forward (lunge) with your knee over your front foot and back knee bent.  Turn your torso and upper body in both directions. Step back and repeat on other leg. 

Take a step forward (lunge) with your knee with rear leg stretched behind (knee off the floor). Put opposite hand of bent leg down on the inside of the front foot.  Other hand is to reach high and rotate the trunk and look up at your hand.  Bring arm back down and step back. Repeat on both sides. 

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.

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