Cricket Victoria 2012 State Coaching Seminar

Saturday 25 August MCG

‘Maximising Your Blood, Sweat & Tears’

Presented by Bryan Harper

BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS

“The definition of stupidity is doing the same thing and expecting a different result.” 1.Key skills 2.Practice 3. Process & understanding ‘Maximising your Blood Sweat and Tears’ An investigation of how to prepare for and play your best cricket This session will look at confirming the key skills of the game and establishing how a number of these key skills can be practiced. It will delve into how cricketers should process the sport and conclude by creating players who have an understanding of what they need to do this summer to play better cricket.

WE GET GOOD AT WHAT WE

SPEND OUR TIME DOING

How do club cricketers do their BEST?

Do we as coaches run Cricket existence or

Cricket PRACTICE?

* TURN UP HAVE A BAT / HAVE A BOWL HAVE A CATCH / HAVE A STRETCH TALK ABOUT THIS WEEK BEING A BIG GAME DON’T FORGET ARVO TEA

* Dealing with claustrophobia * Bowling no-balls * Batting for very short periods * Bowling every fourth ball * Fielding in turns * Trying to swing a ball 140 overs old * Perhaps even on the wrong surface * Staying in when you go OUT (activity)

Existence practice has some Purpose ..

Cricket fitness, enjoyment, movement

Why prioritise? Time & Practice poor

WE GET GOOD AT WHAT WE

SPEND OUR TIME DOING

SO WHAT ARE WE

GOING TO PRIORITISE?

SO WHAT ARE WE GOING TO

SPEND OUR TIME DOING?

Don Argus report - GENERAL

• POOR PERFORMANCE BY THE

LEADING PLAYERS

• POOR BASIC SKILLS GENERALLY

• A REACTIVE COACHING STRUCTURE

RATHER THAN A PROACTICE ONE

Don Argus report - GENERAL

• BEST PRACTICE TRANSFER IS NOT EMBEDDED IN AUSTRALIAN CRICKET

• DO ALL YOUR PLAYERS SEEK THE BEST METHOD FROM EACH OTHER AND

IMPLEMENT THAT INTO THEIR OWN PLAY?

1 & 2. KEY SKILLS PRACTICE

WE GET GOOD AT WHAT WE

SPEND OUR TIME DOING

Don Argus report - FIELDING

• OVERLL FIELDING, ESPECIALLY CATCHING

• GENERAL ATHLETICISM

• THE IMPACT OF THE FIELDING REFLECTING THE STATUS OF THE TEAM

Fielding .. Stopping

Fielding .. Catching

Fielding .. Throwing

EXTRA THROWING WITH 25 A/B DRILL

2011 - 2012 2012 - 2013 2013 – 2014 EXTRA THROWS

5 SEASONS

SESSIONS 50 50 50

THROWS GENERAL FIELD

25 25 25

THROWS WITH DRILL

0 25 25

TOTAL THROWS 1250 2500 2500 6250

Don Argus report - BOWLING • BUILDING PRESSURE

• BOWLING TO AN AGREED PLAN

• SPIN AND CAPTAINCY OF SPIN BOWLING

• SWING BOWLING INC REVERSE SWING

• LACK OF ABILITY TO PROBLEM SOLVE

DURING A MATCH

Bowling.. Running

Bowling.. Seam position

Have some incrediballs

Bowling.. Balance

Bowling.. Repeating

Assumption College v Yarra Valley Grammar

Bowling.. LEARNING IN THE GAME There is always a mathematical place to bowl

Don Argus report - BATTING

• BATTING FOR LONG PERIODS (story)

• BATTING AGAINST MOVING BALL • GENERAL APPROACH TO SPIN • GENERAL BATTING TECHNIQUE

PULL SHOTS with the 25 ball drill

2011 - 2012 2012 - 2013 2013 - 2014 EXTRA PULLS OVER 5

SEASONS

SESSIONS 50 50 50

PULL SHOTS NETS

0 - 3 0 - 3 0 - 3

PULL SHOTS WITH 25 BALL

0 5 5

TOTAL EFFORTS 100 350 350 1250

BALL HITS

2011 - 2012 2012 - 2013 2013 - 2014 EXTRA BALLS OVER 5

SEASONS

SESSIONS 50 50 50

PULL SHOTS NETS

25 - 30 25 - 30 25 - 30

WITH 5 BALL DRILL ALSO

0 25 25

TOTAL EFFORTS 1350 2600 2600 6250

Batting.. Watch the ball

Batting .. Hitting with Balance

Batting.. The FAT part of the bat Straight

Batting … PRACTICE YOUR Scoring shots

Batting.. RBTW

3. PROCESS &

UNDERSTANDING

Above the Shoulders The VOICE

What is success?

HOW WILL A PLAYER IMPROVE?

KNOWING WHO/WHAT YOU ARE AS A CRICKETER – EG FIELDING

1. CAN I CATCH?

2. DO I WATCH THE BALL?

3. CAN I BEND DOWN?

4. AM I A SPECIALIST ANYWHERE? IF NOT, WHY NOT?

5. CAN I CONCENTRATE IN THE FIELD?

6. AM I ENERGETIC IN THE FIELD?

7. DO I WANT THE BALL TO COME TO ME?

5 ACTION STEPS TO MY BEST YEAR EVER

1. KNOWING WHAT ADJUSTMENTS WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE

2. CORRECTLY PLANNING TO IMPLEMENT THOSE ADJUSTMENTS

3. IMPLEMENTING THOSE ADJUSTMENTS

4. STICKING TO THOSE PLANS AND DRILLS (ADJUSTMENTS)

5. REVIEWING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THOSE ADJUSTMENTS

PROCESS V EMOTION

END PERFORMANCE

THE ULTIMATE ENJOYMENT

PRESSURE

There is no rocket science here. In round 1 a team wins and a team loses. In the Grand Final a team wins and a team loses. The only difference is how badly the players want the outcome to go their way and how much this influences their ability to think about the job at hand.

Concentrate on the skill execution required.

Michael Hussey appears to me to be one of the very best performers across multiple forms of the game and in big moments. His next action is always a reflection of what the teams needs that ball.

RESPONSE TO FAILING NOT PERFORMING AT THE LEVEL YOU EXPECT IS HARD TO DEAL WITH. NOT

PERFORMING AT THE LEVEL OTHERS EXPECT IS HARDER AGAIN.

IT IS USUASL FOR PLAYERS TO RUSH PERFORMANCE / SUCCESS WHEN THIS FEELING HITS. NORMALLY THIS MEANS HURRYING TOWARDS ANOTHER MEDIOCE PERFORMANCE

MY ADVICE IS TO WATCH THE BALL. ANYTHING YOU KNOW ABOUT PLAYING THE GAME WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO COME OUT. THINKING ABOUT TECHNIQUE PLACES YOUR KEY RESPONSE DOWN THE QUEUE.

IF YOU ATTEMPT TO PLAY THE WAY THE TEAM NEEDS YOU TO THEY WILL RESPECT YOUR EFFORT. IF THEY DON’T .. GET A NEW TEAM!

WATCH THE BALL