David Hinchliffe's Articles | Cricket coaching, fitness and tips

Cricket Coaching with PitchVision: A Guide for New Coaches

One of the most common questions asked when cricket coaches get to use PitchVision is "what do I need to do differently?"

As this video shows, your coaching doesn't have to change at all. Aside from some minor moments to set up a session on the laptop, you can let it run itself. Letting a player have responsibility for making sure the right person is bowling and batting is also a good way to encourage good behaviours.

Use One of These Methods to Get More Leg Side Stumpings

This is a guest article from Iain Brunnschweiler.

There is more than one way to perform a high-class leg side take. Which method works best for you?

Quick Tip: Energy is Important

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Managing your training is about three things: time, focus and energy.

You need to make sure you look at all three, especially your energy levels.

We tend to assume we will always have the same levels of enthusiasm for the game at all times. That's not true. Even the biggest cricket badgers get down days. You find yourself not bothering to turn up, or going through the motions rather than training with intensity.

Should Cricketers Wear Helmets to Bat?

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Should you wear a helmet to bat?

Cricket Show 332: Competition Winner

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This week's winner of the Cricket Show podcast question competition is Sahan. He wins a free coaching course from PitchVision Academy.

Video: Analyse Spin Bowling Technique

Here's a video of a one to one session with a spinner using PitchVision to provide analysis.

In this session we took a look at a player who wanted to add a string to his bow as a bowler, and wasn't sure exactly of his strengths and weaknesses. So over the course of 70 balls, I combined good old watching him bowl with reviewing the video of his action and combined it with the pace, turn and accuracy outcomes we saw on PitchVision.

Fielding Drill: Distraction Deflection Catching

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This video is a slip catching drill at an indoor training session where the only space available was a net.

Get Fit to Play Cricket without Getting Injured

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If you are reluctant to do fitness training to improve your cricket because you are afraid of getting injured then this is the article for you.

I'm here to tell you that there is a very real injury risk in fitness training. I'm also here to tell you how you can reduce that risk to virtually zero while still getting all the benefits. It's not about if you should train - that's unquestionable - it's all about how you train.

Are You Hurting Your Cricket by Trying to Improve?

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Like millions of aspiring school and club cricketers, Bhuvneshwar Kumar wants to bowl faster. Sanjay Mankrekar thinks he shouldn't get ideas above his ability. So, is it true that in trying to improve your cricket, you can end up losing your strengths?

Cricket Show 331: Competition Winner

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This week's winner of the Cricket Show podcast question competition is Ben. He wins a free coaching course from PitchVision Academy.

The winning question was,