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  • In pairs with a football.
  • Overhead football passes between the pairs, driving through to replicate bowling action. 

COACHING POINTS

  • Encourages driving through nice and straight and chest nice and straight.
  • Strong chest drive for a long, strong pass. 

PROGRESSION

Swap the football for a medicine ball (weighted ball)- same idea as throw with the football but the weight will increase the power. 

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Bowling Delivery Stride | Fast and spin bowling

Bowling Delivery Stride:

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  • Two cones a long stride distance apart.
  • Standing behind one, facing the other, step the leading foot of the delivery stride to the opposite cone
  • Drag through the back foot on the back cone encouraging the back knee to drive through straight towards your target

 

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Corridor Bowling | Fast and spin bowling

Corridor Bowling:

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  • Using a wall, set up a line of cones about a foot from the wall to create a narrow corridor
  • Bowl along the wall (not releasing the ball)
  • Bowl in both directions as one direction encourages front arm to align straight and other direction encourages bowling arm to align straight. 

 

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Bound Up & Drive | Fast and spin bowling

Bound Up & Drive:

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  • Bowler begins with take-off foot on the box.
  • Bowler pushes up with take-off foot into the delivery stride towards the crease.
  • The ball is bowled at the stumpst and follows through straight down the wicket.

Fast and spin bowling
Hitting a Target | Fast and spin bowling

Hitting a Target:

The practice should be setup as shown. Have one player as a wicket keeper and another as fielder.

The bowlers take it in turns to bowl, with the fielder calling if the ball was a good line (pitched in the cones) or a good length (pitched level with the red hoop).

If the ball pitches in the hoop then the ball is both a good line and length.

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