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Cricket: Ian Bell - Back Foot Defense

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DESCRIPTION

Similar to the forward defense, this shot is played when the batter feels a good ball has been bowled and no runs can be scored from it.

A good defense is needed for batters to bat for long periods and to score runs.

COACHING POINTS

Make a conscious decision early to get back and across
A full face of the bat
You still want your head position to be forward

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Back Foot Defence:

To play this defensive shot properly players will need to think about their whole body's position in order to avoid popping the ball up for an easy take.

Batting Mechanics

Ian Bell - Cut Shot:

Batters need to capitalise when bowlers miss their length and bowl it wide. There are a number of different cut shots which can be hit in different areas. In this drill Ian Bell talks through how to get into the correct position with some key points you can use.

Techniques

Hitting On Top Of The Ball:

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Set up a bench at the crease for the batsman to stand on.
Batsmen stand in set position.
The ball can either be thrown or fed through a bowling machine.
Straight balls should be pulled by the batsmen and wide balls outside the off stump should be cut.

Batting Mechanics

Back foot defence:

3-5 people stand in each net, with one bowler and the others waiting to receive the ball.

Each bowler bowls 24 balls with the batsman getting 3 consecutive balls.

If the batsman decides to leaves one of the balls then they may have another ball.

On receiving 3 balls the batsman must join the back of the queue.

Back foot batting

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