
photo credit: Patrick DohenyWant to gain bulletproof mental toughness? PitchVision Academy has a complete training course to build up your confidence, concentration and skyrocket your success.
Mental preparation is often overlooked in club cricket. Mainly because it seems more complex than it really is.
Below is my complete guide to preparing your mind for cricket, whatever level you play.
Introduction to mental tactics
- Mental training is just as effective as nets
- Self talk Part 1
- Self talk part 2
- Imagery
- Body language
- Visualisation
- Routines part 1
- Routines part 2
- Cue Cards
- How to get momentum
- Have a code of conduct
- 5 ways a bowler can outwit a batsman
- How to improve your cricket decision making
Attitude
- Getting the right attitude
- Staying motivated
- Practice like a physical genius
- Are you a Boycott or a Botham?
- Can you try too hard?
- Train when it doesn't count as well as when it does
- Are you teaching yourself to fail?
- How to avoid becoming Mikka Bouzu
- How to beat your own laziness once and for all
- What a 1 year old can teach you about improving your cricket
- How to avoid going quiet in the field
- The Australian attitude
Ambition and Goal Setting
Confidence
- Confidence is as important as ability
- How to bounce back from failure
- Reduce opponent's confidence like Steve Waugh
- How to be relaxed and confident at the crease
- Do you have mental toughness?
- How to reduce nerves
- Confidence feels like a bank account
- How to be as fearless as a 5 year old
The Zone
- How to get into the zone
- How fast can you get back to "ready"?
- Ignore context to reduce pressure
- Zone body, zone mind
- Playing one ball at a time
- How to improve your concentration
Success
- What are your odds of succeeding?
- How to get better by failing
- 5 Ways to get back to your cricketing best
- An ugly win is still a win
- The 7 rules of success
- 3 steps to wild success
- How to succeed without talent
Other Mental Training Tips
- The law of 10,000
- What is your cricket philosophy?
- How to deal with favouritism J
- eremy Snape on mental training
- Playing the waiting game
- The rise of chirping, or Should wicketkeepers shut up?
- How to stop the yips
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Super work. So much information to take in, have to work through and read it all a few times.
Thanks Andy, all constructive feedback gratefully accepted.
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Great guide brilliant content have to re read it a couple of times to take it all in.
Thanks Laurence, if you have any questions or comments to add please drop me a line.
Great article! Very complete "psychological" training.
What did you like about it Jorge?
Hello,
I am a Psychologist and currently preparing a Phd Research work on mood and performance of cricketer. i would be love to receive your help and guidance for the same.
looking forward to your reply
Thanking you,
Panna
I want to become a cricketer i am 13yrs old
i am A ALL ROUNDER
Right arm fast medium bowler
right handed batsmen / my average is 23.67
But my fitness is very bad
example- When i bowl 3 or 4 deliveries i can't bowl the next
What i should do to develop my fitness
Have you read the complete guide to cricket fitness MD Zaid?
Panna, sorry I missed your comment, please drop me an email.
hello sir, my qestion is what all bowlers should have in their diet plus exercises to remain fit?
Hello,
Sorry for delayed reply but i came to know about your reply today. Can i have your email to share my ideas? my id is princesspanna@yahoo.com
thank you. and looking forward to a great association.
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