Today Head Coach, Dave Leighton, reflects on the weekend session in the nets at Old Trafford and assesses how the excitement is building for the Barbados Tour and the new season.
Well the boys were in Old Trafford again yesterday (27/02/11) for another challenging training/coaching session with an emphasis on short catching (learning to rotate the hips), good posture and balance. The bowlers worked on their actions, creating movement in the air or off the pitch and hitting targets and then bowling at batsmen to see if they performed better when under pressure. The batters worked on back foot play and then batters batting with a partner down the order with the emphasis on the batter protecting the lower order batter and keeping as much of the strike as possible. Some batters batted with a partner they are likely to bat with 'in the middle' regularly. The highlight was no homework for the boys.
All I heard yesterday was a buzz from parents about 'bag packing' and 'bike riding' but the highlight for me was reading a letter that Lewis had received from the local Council who had awarded him a grant for being talented at 'Ballet and Tap Dancing'. I can't wait to see a solo of that... Billy Elliot eat your heart out. On the football front Harrison's lot got beat, Man City only drew but that was better than Liverpool and the icing on the cake is that Rooney looks as though he is in trouble. I am delighted that all the Lancashire boys behave better!
Key thoughts for this week are:
- Practice catches regularly,
- Think about how you can score runs without taking risks,
- Bowl according to what the game situation requires.
Dave
England and Wales Cricket Board : c/o County Cricket Ground, Old Trafford, Manchester, M16 0PX
Hyndburn Council strikes again, Lewis was chuffed to bits when he read the first line, then the secound line said :-
ReplyDeleteTo cover the cost of new ballet shoes toe protectors, tap shoes and Latin shoes, is there no ends to the lads talent.
All taken in good fun.
Up The Lancs
Phil