Cricket Show 285: Competition Winner

This week's winner of the Cricket Show podcast question competition is Daire. He wins a free coaching course from PitchVision Academy.
The winning question was a video, so we have posted some stills here
Listen to the panels answer to his question here.
To enter your own question for the chance to win your choice of online coaching course, send your questions in here.
PV/VIDEO Weekly Highlights: Spin Bowling Drill

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Quick Tip: Mental Toughness or Mental Peace?

Rohit Sharma, on returning from injury, said "my mental peace is my biggest strength". Interesting choice of a verb, that.
Why didn't the Indian international go for "toughness"? Most players would.
We can only speculate. Yet, it seems to me that Rohit has a good handle on his mental make-up. He keeps his head while others lose theirs. He is not the berserker in battle like Dale Steyn. His mind is ice.
Cricket Show 284: Competition Winner

This week's winner of the Cricket Show podcast question competition is Blake. He wins a free coaching course from PitchVision Academy.
The winning question was:
"I'm an allrounder (I bowl medium/fast) who plays junior and senior cricket on Saturday I'm struggling to bowl my second spell because I'm tired from the first. Some weekends I play cricket on both days and on the Sunday I struggle to bowl at my usual pace. Do you have any solutions?"
Listen to the panels answer to his question here.
To enter your own question for the chance to win your choice of online coaching course, send your questions in here.
The Benefits of a High Intensity Batting Academy
This is a guest article from Gary Palmer about the benefits of an intense Academy, and how you can join CCM Academy to get your fix of intense training.
Intensity will make you a better batsman.
When I say "intensity", I don't mean how angry you get. The Hulk is intense, but he can't bat. For me it's all about focus. At CCM Academy we pay meticulous attention to detail when it comes to constructing technique and developing skill levels. You can only do that in an intense academy environment.
Repetition over long periods of time makes a huge difference in developing and achieving high levels of skill, especially batting. Subjecting players to batting for prolonged period of time is paramount in developing focus, concentration and mental strength.
PV/VIDEO Weekly Highlights: No Fielders in the Air

Welcome to the PV/VIDEO Digest, your highlights summary of the weeks best videos from PitchVision Interactive
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Quick Tip: Avoid the Tyranny of Simplicity

It's easy on the Internet to be reductive. It's easy to say "just practice harder and you will be fine". its easy because it appeals to our deep desire to keep things simple.
Cricket practice is basically a simple thing: it's about volume and repetitions and practicing more. The more you catch the better a catcher you become.
You can stop there and do pretty well.
Use These Better "Fillers" at Nets to Improve Fitness and Keep Injuries Away
It's a simple and effective training method to add "filler" exercises to net sessions to help with fitness training. You know the type of thing; adding in press ups and sprints between balls to increase fatigue and bump up fitness. Here is a perfect example. We have done this kind of work for years.
I'm sure if I asked you to name a few simple things players could do, you quickly think of exercises like press ups, chin ups, squats and lunges. How about we add a few more into the mix that will also prevent injury. Plus, it gets a bit dull doing lunges, so why not mix it up?
Naturally, you won't want to run fillers at every nets you do. It depends on your goal for the session, but the fact is that these movements tick a lot of boxes: They save time, they reduce injury and they test your technique under fatigue. If you want to do those things, get going!
Dare You Use This Terrifying Batting Drill?
This is a guest posted drill from Laurie Ward of Complete Cricketer Academy.
This is the most terrifying batting drill you will ever experience. We call it "The Nazgul" because in Lord of the Rings, nothing is as scary as a Nazgul!
For the coach, it brings out the inner sadist. For the players, it's a way to work on hitting the ball into the right areas, even when you are exhausted and just want it to stop. It won't because there is no respite.
How to Become a Self-Sufficient Cricketer
Do you need a coach to be a good cricketer?
Shane Warne didn't think so. He was famous for scoffing at coaching and encouraging players to rely on themselves to get better. He had a point. No one can help you once you walk onto the field, can they? You might as well learn how to do it yourself.
So what does the self reliant cricketer look like?
