Are we looking at length bowling the wrong way?
It's the classic mantra of coaches to their seam and swing bowlers: Bowl a good line and length for success.
Line is easy, aim for that 'corridor' on and just outside off stump.
As to length: Do we really know what good length is and are there exceptions to the rule?
Which end is best to understand bowling length?
Diary of a future cricket star: The return
After a long layoff from his diary, miCricketCoach reader and cricketer Shaaz is back. He is a 14 year old all rounder who has already played for the UAE Under 15's, Young Talent Cricket Academy and Talent Cricket Club. In the future he plans on a long and illustrious International career.
Bowling around the pole: Wrist position and swing bowling
In the art of swing bowling, subtle and minor adjustments can make major differences to the amount and type of swing you get.
It's easy to see what the grip looks like for inswing and outswing. It's also easy to see if you are making chances of swing improve by having an upright seam position as the ball travels towards the batsman.
How to protect yourself from the 4 most common cricket injuries
Sports scientists know a lot about how cricketers get injured, but oddly there is no study on the prevention of injury.
That's left up to the coaches and players themselves.
You could turn to a gym to organise an injury prevention training plan, but often commercial gyms have little understanding of the needs of cricketers.
Field settings: Right arm fast, outswing, new ball, fast wicket, long format
This article is part of "The complete guide to cricket field settings" series.
This is a very attacking field that is rarely seen, even at the top level. It requires a genuinely fast bowler (at club level that is around 80mph or 129kph) on a pitch that is very quick.
The idea is all out attack where the bowler holds the advantage and wickets are the main consideration.
If you know your body type, you can improve your cricket
It sounds like one of those crazy fad diets, but body type training is grounded in science and growing in popularity.
Until we have genetic profiling, it's the best we can manage for personalised eating and training for cricket. You see you will react to different foods and training methods in different ways depending on your body type.
A junior perspective on cricket coaching
Today's article is from 10 year old Gideon: A bowler from Hertfordshire in the UK. Gideon gives us his perspective on what it is like to get coached and how you can get the most from being coached.
If you want to discuss this article and share your experiences of being coached with Gideon then head over to the forum.
It's easy to tell whether a coach is good or not.
Get your hands on performance tips from elite sportsmen
Rugby World Cup winner Martin Johnson, world ranked tennis star Tim Henman, England cricketer Jeremy Snape. These are just three examples of the high performance contributors in 'Striving for Excellence'
You see, it's testimonial year for Jeremy Snape.
Most professional cricketers produce a glossy brochure to celebrate their career, but Jeremy has gone one better making his brochure a goldmine of tips on how to improve your sporting and performance.
The complete guide to cricket field settings
Recently I found out there is no online repository for field settings in different situations.
Under the influence of Richard, the CEO of the company behind PitchVision, I have decided to collate together every field setting for any match situation. It's going to take a while.
Acceleration is the most desired trait of a good cricketer (after skill)
The quicker you can run the more singles you can steal (or save in the field). The faster your arm moves when fast bowling, the quicker the ball comes out. The faster your bat moves through the strike zone the better you time the ball.
Acceleration is useless without technique, but when the two are combined you become a significantly more formidable player.
