Four Simple Ways to Take Fielding to the Next Level
A few years ago, only the best fielders would be diving, throwing down stumps and catching everything. Now anyone who can't do it is seen as a passenger.
So, that means your training needs to go up a level too.
It's not enough to do a few catches before nets anymore. You have to recreate and repeat match intensity skills. Here are four simple ways you can put into action right away.
Coach of the Year: Geoff Tonya

Geoffrey Toyana was the Cricket South Africa PitchVision Coach of the Year.
Details:
Name: Geoffrey Toyana
Age: 41
Role: Head Coach, Highveld Lions
Playing Career: 84 first class matches, 3037 runs @ 24.49, 71 List A matches, 872 runs @18.95
Coaching Career: Easterns (2007-10), Emerging South Africa (2009), South Africa Under 19 (2012), Highveld Lions (2011-date)
PitchVision Academy caught up with the winner to ask him more about how he did it.
PV/VIDEO Weekly Highlights: Fire From the Young 'Un

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PitchVision Coach of the Year Award: At the Heart of World-Class Cricket
PitchVision and Cricket South Africa have teamed up to find the best coaches in the country, and give them the recognition they deserve.
Quick Tip: Take Control of Practice

If you want your practice to go your way, you have to take responsibility.
One thing I often see at nets is the default having a hit: One person batting for 10 minutes with no purpose, and a range of bowlers. A good coach will do all she can to prevent this from happening but in a group setting it doesn't always work as planned.
So, you need to take a moment before, during and after the session.
Better Batting Goes Beyond Technique
Coach and Minor Counties Cricketer, Chris Watling, shares his experiences with another article on using your mind to get you out of bad form and back to run scoring.
When you're in a bit of bad form it's easy to be negative.
I'm sure you know the feeling of being stunted by in your mindset as you approach your next innings: You start to analyse how you’re getting out. You think about your technique. You want to correct those errors.
Stop the mistakes. Stop getting out.
This approach is hurting your game.
How to Practice Using Your Feet to Spin
Iain Brunnschweiler, top coach, has a great tip for those wanted to get better against playing spin.
If you want to be effective against spinners, it's really important that you are confident enough to use your feet and get down the wicket. Most spin bowlers know if they are bowling at a player who is confident in their footwork and decision-making, their margin for error becomes very small indeed.
Cricket Show 314: Competition Winner

This week's winner of the Cricket Show podcast question competition is Barpreet. He wins a free coaching course from PitchVision Academy.
The winning question was,
"I would like to know how to pick gaps while batting."
PV/VIDEO Weekly Highlights: Cricket was the Winner

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Slide, Dive, Collide: How to Avoid Boundary Catastrophe

Fielding in pairs.
Boundary riding.
Assisted catches.
These are common terms in the modern game. The best players playing with the best players in the IPL and the BBL have bought this to the forefront and we see some incredible fielding feats on club and school cricket grounds all across the world.
However, in the Regional T20 Semi Final of the National T20 Tournament the other day, I saw 2 separate collisions as two fielders both hurtled towards the ball with the same intention. To dive and stop the ball!
The commitment was huge and cannot be faulted. Yet, on another day we could have had a much worse outcome. One of the players cracked rib could have been a lot worse and the head injury could have been hideous.
So how can we help boundary riders to perform their skills and stay safe?
