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Confound your Critics, Tear Up the Form Book and Bounce Back From Defeat

Before the England Pakistan limited over series I read a tweet. It said reading the form guide is all you need to know about the result.

But England confounded recent form - and that opinion - by thrashing Pakistan in both T20 and 50 over formats.

What happened, and what can you learn for your own team?

Cricket Show 152: Kevin Pietersen Interview (Part 2)

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As part of the launch of Kevin Pietersen’s Keep Calm and Smash It online videos and eBook, the show has a distinct KP feel.

The main interview is part 2 of the chat we had with KP (click here for part 1).

The questions section also has a batting bent; as six hitting and putting away bad balls on the back foot is discussed. Plus we look at how a top performing International like Kevin reviews past tours and looks to the future with intent.

PitchVision Academy Becomes the Official Home of Kevin Pietersen Online Coaching

I ‘m delighted to announce that Kevin Pietersen’s online coaching courses Keep Calm and Smash It are now available exclusively on PitchVision Academy.

As you know, back in January we announced KP was revealing his methods in his first ever online coaching courses. And since then it’s been a feast of KP action on the site as a preview to the main event.

Now the wait is over: Keep Calm and Smash It courses are now available.

Click here to enrol.

Batting Goal Setting is About More Than Your Yearly Run Target

Ask any sports psychologist whether setting goals for sporting achievements are right or wrong and they will answer yes and no.
 
What do they mean?
 

Free Kevin Pietersen Batting Worksheet

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It’s time for another free preview of Kevin Pietersen’s online coaching course: Keep Calm and Smash It.

As you know, KP is well known for his commitment to practice, and leaving no stone unturned in his quest for excellence.

How do you emulate that?

In Keep Calm and Smash It Kevin Pietersen gives you the tools to copy the practice methods that allowed him to reach the top. Part of that method is documenting where you are and recording your improvements.

That’s where the comprehensive course worksheets come in.

And in this preview KP is giving away the exact worksheet that comes with Chapter 1 of the course.

Beyond the Hype: What you can Really Learn from Kevin Pietersen

 

I worked with Kevin Pietersen for nearly 4 years on a day to day basis.

Kevin Pietersen on: Playing Spin

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Kevin Pietersen reveals his secrets of playing spin bowling in this exclusive preview video of Keep Calm and Smash It.

KP has had great success against some world -class spinners. Warne and Muralitharan both suffered at the bat of the England man.

And now - in this video filmed at the Oval in London as part of KP’s online coaching course - you can learn how he does it so well.

If you want more videos and content from KP, head over to pitchvision.com/kp

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Bat the Indiana Jones Way

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In the classic movie Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indiana Jones is faced with a problem.

Trying to make a run for it he is intercepted by an intimidating swordsman doing tricks with a sword that the hat and whip had no chance against.

How to Quickly Pick Line and Length

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Research has show the simple truth: the better the batsman you are the faster you pick up the line and length of the bowler.

But how do you do that so you can emulate the likes of Kevin Pietersen who seems to have so much time he knows what the bowler has bowled before the bowler even knows?

Coaching the Sweep: The Hard Sweep

In the first of three articles on sweeping spinners, I look at the hard sweep: The ‘normal’ sweep where the ball is hit out towards the square leg boundary along the ground.

Many commentators are very critical on the shot and its use in any format of the game.