Welcome to PitchVision Academy, your guide to playing better cricket.

My name is David Hinchliffe and I'm Director of Coaching for the site.

What is PitchVision Academy?

PitchVision Academy was born in June 2008 when miSport came together with my old cricket coaching site: Harrowdrive

 miSport’s product, PitchVision, is a coaching software for Clubs and Schools that makes a ‘Hawkeye’ style system available to everyone. It’s a tool for helping players track their own batting and bowling data and use it to improve their game.

The exciting thing was that both wanted to pioneer online cricket coaching. It just made sense to join forces.

What can you get from PitchVision Academy?

It doesn’t matter what level you play, how old you are or how much you play. There is something here you can use to improve. Click here to get the free email newsletter.

The main focus is not on top level cricket. There are plenty of other sites to give you news and views on that. Instead we have loaded the site up with practical advice and tips on areas including:

• Technique
• Strength/Power/Speed Training
• Endurance/Work Capacity Training
• Planning
• Weight Loss/Body Composition for Cricketers
• Sport Nutrition for Cricket
• Mobility/Flexibility Training
• Injury Prevention/Prehabilitation
• Physical Therapy
• Motivation/Attitude
• Self Confidence
• Club Cricket Tactics
• Leadership/Captaincy
• Coaching Drills
• Club Coaching Techniques (6 years old up to adult)

I think the best way to show how the site helps is from an email from reader and emailer Pallaf:

I'm 21 and from Assam, India. Last season I made my debut for the state senior team in the Vijay Hazare Trophy. Your articles and your personal advice to me have contributed a lot in my success last season. As I start my preparations for the forthcoming season I hope to benefit from your website even more. You are doing a great job. Keep it up.

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Who is behind PitchVision Academy?

PitchVision Academy is produced by over 25 people. Key contributors are:

David Hinchliffe

I have been helping UK club cricketers improve their game since 1993. He's an ECB Level 2 coach, holds a degree in sport and fitness, has consulted with the North Gear 2020 Premier League, been an Area Manager for Darren Talbot Cricket Coaching and has coached at every level from 6 year old beginners to the indoor school at Lord’s.

David works on PitchVision Academy full time as well as keeping a few personal coaching clients and playing club cricket.

Ian Pont

Ian is the successful Fast Bowling Coach on PitchVision Academy. He has contributes regularly to the PitchVision Academy Show answering questions on fast bowling for which he is highly qualified. Ian is a former first-class fast bowler and coach to many players from youngsters starting out to top level internationals like Dale Steyn and Darren Gough.

Gary Palmer

Director of CCM Academy and batting coach at PitchVision Academy, Gary Palmer is the resident technical expert. Gary contributes articles and audio on batting technique based on his 10 years experience with Somerset CCC and his successful coaching Academy where he has brought many young players to their dreams of playing for a county.

John Hurley

John is an trained teacher and full time cricket coach in Australia. He has over 20 years experience. He has played and coached professionally in both Australia and the UK. Such is his love for the game that he once took 121 wickets in a season, playing as many games as he could!

Now he works with players of all ages on a one to one and group basis in the purpose built Activate Cricket Centre facility in Mortlake, NSW.

Darren Talbot

Darren runs Darren Talbot Cricket Coaching (DTCC) which has over 60 coaches working across the UK in more than 150 schools. He regularly contributes articles on coaching young players.

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