PitchVision Cricket Review of the Year
Another year, another 150,000 words, another 1,500 minutes of audio and video. It's been a crackerjack year for players and coaches who follow PitchVision.
If you were here the whole time, thank you. If you have only just joined, here is what you missed. There's loads to catch up on!
We still love technique
It might have been a year where technique took a bashing, but there was still time to find a place for technique. We still love helping you find a way to improve.
- What is Good Cricket Technique?
- How to Stop Worrying About Technique
- How to Play the Drive
- Avoiding Analysis Paralysis
- Bowling at Club Nets
- How to Hit Sixes
- Instant Technical Improvements
Mindset gets stronger
Last year we learned about mindset, this year we grew it into a more holistic combination of tactical nous, mental strength, team spirit and culture and psychology. Not bad for one word eh?
- The Myth of Pressure
- Build team Spirit with a Code of Conduct
- Grow a Will to Win in Your Team
- Feedback with a Growth Mindset
- Winning and Succeeding are Different
- How to Build Resilience
- Good Cricket is a Choice
- Chaos is a Useful Thing
- Put Your Game Head On
- Stop Being a Net Batsman
Analysis for non-geeks
Another trend from this year is how we continued to get deep into the stats without getting too geeky. At club and school level, you need accessible numbers that can be used easily. Here's some of the best ideas.
- Measuring Fielding
- Measuring Pressure
- Using Bowling Strike Rate to Improve Batting
- Analysing Chances
- Working out the Opposition
- Add WpO to RpO
- Score Your Training Sessions
- Use Phase Averages to Boost Bowling
Coaching gets better
Finally, we put a greater emphasis on coaching this year, helping the coaches get better will help players get better, plus it is a time of great change in cricket and coaches need to keep on top of new ways to coach. Here's what we said.
- Intention Coaching Method
- Coaching Teamwork
- How to Coach Players who Don't Listen
- Using Constraints to Build Back Foot Play
- Better Training Sessions with Themes
- Constraints-led Middle Practice
- Battlezone Cricket Drill
- String in Nets for Batting Skills
- The Magic Drill
- The Hunger Games Drill
- The Snapback Drill
- Roller Catching Drill
- Triple Threat Catching Drill
- Bounce Hit Drill
- No Queue High Catch Drill
Of course, these are just a few highlights. Go through the archives for loads more. We weill be back next year for even more tips, ideas, skill development methods and drills.
Thanks for being with us.
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