In this Sportplan session we aim to help you to reduce the amount of extras bowled by your side during their innings and prevent untidy bowling - with the main areas of attention being on cutting out wides and no-balls.
Five simple steps to bowling success:
- Run up
- Bound
- Coil
- Release
- and follow through!
To ensure your side have a better bowling consistency this session starts with a bowling related warm-up so that your seamers are focused from the start before then progressing the skill - challenging your players to bowl straight and improve their line and length!
Pre-season is the best time to rebuild and refine batting technique without the pressure of match results. This article covers the fundamental batting positions that underpin consistent run-scoring, provides a progressive session framework from shadow batting to live bowling, and highlights the common pre-season mistakes that coaches should avoid.
Fielding placement in limited overs cricket is a tactical chess match that changes with every phase of the innings. This article breaks down how captains should set fields during the powerplay, middle overs, and death overs, and provides practical coaching sessions for developing game-aware fielders who anticipate rather than react.
With IPL 2026 starting this month, we break down the art of powerplay bowling - field placement, line and length, and how to turn the fielding restrictions to your advantage.