| HOWZAT!!!....you may ask. All first class athletes have | | | | battling the elements throughout the days play, |
| some things in common. Dedication, motivation and | | | | enduring heat, rain, cold, the wind, the pitch condition |
| hard work come to mind as clearly defined threads | | | | and the ground conditions, all add to the players |
| to get them to the top of their game. | | | | adapting to these conditions on an hour to hour and |
| In profiling the top cricket players, (and they are top | | | | day to day basis. |
| athletes) there is a plethora of skills needed to be | | | | Soccer coaches make soccer players very aware of |
| outstanding. | | | | SPACE=TIME. Many cricket coaches do not coach |
| To start with, it helps to have good hearing, good | | | | this and should make players aware that the |
| eyesight, good vocal chords, two arms and two | | | | SPACE=TIME theory is extremely important in cricket |
| hands and two legs and feet. | | | | as well. |
| Cricket only takes two people to play the game | | | | We, as coaches, do at times get involved in the |
| along with a cricket bat, a ball, two stumps and | | | | biomechanics of the game without working on those |
| before you know it, you are a Don Bradman or a | | | | basic skill fundamentals that should be coached at a |
| Shane Warne facing each other. But what are the | | | | junior level. |
| key activities of a cricketer? He has to run, catch, | | | | Cricket is a global sport and its' popularity growth is |
| throw, jump, hit the ball, bowl, dive, slide and | | | | due to participation by all countries around the world. |
| communicate with the rest of the team, all in a days | | | | Let's coach tomorrows cricket kids better, by |
| play. | | | | developing better and more informed coaches |
| The best players have a very high level of intensity | | | | focused at a junior level. |
| in the way they train with all the key activities, and | | | | Who gets top cricket players to realize their full |
| take this high intensity training to the playing field. | | | | potential?.....the dedicated cricket coach with the |
| Todays' different variations of the game 20/20, the | | | | knowledge and commitment to the players and to |
| one day game and the 5 day game, all require | | | | the game. |
| different high skill levels performed consistently. While | | | | |