Cricket Show 283: Competition Winner

This week's winner of the Cricket Show podcast question competition is Ankur. He wins a free coaching course from PitchVision Academy.
The winning question was:
PV/VIDEO Weekly Highlights: Get Close to the Stumps

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Do You Make This "Time Machine" Mistake in Your Cricket?
I'm often accused of living in the past - maybe it's my 80's haircut - and I notice players doing the same thing at cricket matches. Even though it's not as far back as the 80's.
How does this mistake appear?
At the Nets with an Android Phone: Try HTC Zoe for Convenient Video Analysis
Here's a really simple trick to get a lot more out of your net practice without the worry of setting up a camera: HTC Zoe.
Zoe is an app that works on Google's Android system phones that takes 5 second video clips. It's a manual way to copy the automatic functionality of PV/ONE: You can capture video of batting and bowling just by hitting record. Then once you have the video, you can pick out high quality still images that get taken at the same time. From here you can really highlight any technical points.
You can then get to drilling out flaws, and being smug about your strengths.
PV/VIDEO Weekly Highlights: Grooving the Approach

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5 Questions to Ask Your Cricket Coach
Cricket coaching has come a long way since the master "tell" coach shouted orders at you and expected you to follow blindly along. Now it's a two way relationship.
That's because no one coach has all the answers for all the people. Good coaches have great knowledge and experience, and they also understand that every player is on a different journey. They are open to questions, feedback and ideas.
It's your job as a player to ask questions, respectfully challenge the ideas of the coach and develop a relationship of trust, even if you are just part of a squad with no one to one time (especially then, in fact).
Here are 5 ways you can open up discussion with your coach in a friendly and open manner.
Everyone Stop Messing About and Bowl Some Yorkers
Steffan Jones bowled a yorker or two in his time and he wants to stem the flood away from bowling them. Here is how to take out those toes.
Why is the yorker going out of the game?
Maybe you have been told that by trying to bowl the yorker you are likely to either bowl a full toss or a half volley.These days those balls will disappear into the stands either over long-on or ramped over the keeper. The batters have got stronger and the bats have got bigger so the margin of error has decreased. Bowling a yorker is a risky business.
But you know what?
A true yorker still remains a ball you can't hit for six.
Cricket Show 280: Competition Winner

This week's winner of the Cricket Show podcast question competition is Mark. He wins a free coaching course from PitchVision Academy.
The winning question was:
"Far too often, players do not use the correct three words for calling ("Yes, No, Wait") whilst batting and I really need something which makes them use just those calls between two players and also in a real match scenario as that builds up pressure on them, I really get annoyed at hearing things like "right", "hold it", "go" or "c'mon" as they do not build confidence and understanding between the two batsmen and nor do they put the fielding team on notice that they won't get a run-out today. I've been toying with blindfolding players so that their partners have to give clear and concise calls to get the player from point A to point B but to date, haven't come up with anything that actually incorporates cricket standards or actually works. So, do you kind gents have any thoughts on how those facets can be not only taught, but practiced hard so they become second nature to everyone?"
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.
Study Reveals Why You Played That Stupid Shot... and Why You Can't Believe You Did It
Jordan Finney underwent research into the mental side of batting. In this article he explains what he found in his study, and how you can apply his findings when you are under pressure as a batsman.
What does the batting powerplay tell us about cricket at every level of the game?
It is obvious that increasing the number of fielders placed in 30 yard circle will cut down singles and make boundaries a more effective way of scoring. There should be no reason why batsmen cannot clear the 30 yard circle at least.
Yet since the introduction of the batting powerplay, it has been more effective for the bowling side, with the number of wickets taken during this period increasing noticeably.
This provided me with food for thought for my study.
PV/VIDEO Weekly Highlights: Reverse Shot

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