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General Cricket => Cricket Training, Fitness and Injuries => Topic started by: toby176 on September 21, 2012, 08:52:34 AM
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Greetings forumites,
As the name suggests, I get pack pain whilst batting on the lower left side of my back.
I'm 16 and relatively tall, about 6'2-3 and experience a fair bit of back pain. I bend my knees a fair bit to relieve stress on my back, but what else can I do?
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Pilates, yoga & regular stretching to loosen up your body. Also if your 16 your bones etc are still growing this can be painful at times.
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Greetings forumites,
As the name suggests, I get pack pain whilst batting on the lower left side of my back.
I'm 16 and relatively tall, about 6'2-3 and experience a fair bit of back pain. I bend my knees a fair bit to relieve stress on my back, but what else can I do?
Bowl 15 consecutive overs as fast as you can.
Won't stop the pain, but will make you grateful that you only batting.
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i get this back pain when netting with the bowling machine for long periods of time..
but dont in a match as u get rests inbetween each ball nop idea what it is
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Might have to take up yoga, haven't done it since I was about 5 and only did it because I thought it was called 'Yoda'! I have only netted against a balling machine so far this season, so it could just be that!
Does hurt though.
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concentrate on your posture, you should have a straight back, bent at your hips.
you might need to stand up taller.
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concentrate on your posture, you should have a straight back, bent at your hips.
you might need to stand up taller.
As Buzz says. Also, bear in mind that you don't *have* to tap your bat on the ground...
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All good bit of advise, thank you!
I think I will have to do a bit of video analysis in order to see how I stand and that.
I also quite like tapping my bat, but shall keep it in mind, thank you
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I had the same Issue at 16/17, tried changing my stance but didn't really work so I just bought a Long blade bat, minor alteration to stance and voila. I'm nearly 19 now and have grown another inch and a half and my back's absolutely fine unless I face the bowling machine without any time to rest.
Might be worth a try if the yoga and change of stance doesn't help although obviously they should be tried first. Hope that helps
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If you are sitting most of your time , your hamstring muscles tighten up and would also lead to back pain. I had the same problem especially during the nets. It would do you good if you could regularly stretch both hamstring and back gently as they work in unison.
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I thought that could be an option Ponting! Yet an expensive one...
Sitting down just throughout the day? Shall take that on board.
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Try and use a longer blade bat so that you can stand a little straighter when batting.
Plus this means that if you automatically tap your bat, then this should be more confortable for that too!
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Hmm, I'm not sure if anyone I know has a long blade bat...
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Toby. I think you just have a bad back. At 16 you are still growing so this is common Work on you core strength rather than your batting stance would be my advice.
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Swimming has allways helped with my back pain
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Swimming has allways helped with my back pain
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I find if I go swimming the day after any workout/match/anything strenuous, it helps to loosen up my back/legs/arms anything that aches.
My knees are absolutely wrecked from the amount of abuse they've had over the years from skiing/snowboarding/cricket/rugby, so i find swimming to be the best exercise for getting them feeling better. I also find swimming to be the best cardio for me, because it works everything too
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I could very well just have a bad back, and come from a family of shearers and runs in the family!
Swimming could be something to look into, although I do not own a pool...
I do enjoy swimming and it does feel good after, its just the nearest pool is a few kms away..
Gonna have to get some rich friends!
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My nearest pool is about a mile away, so I usually cycle there, swim a mile, then cycle back. Great cardio workout, and not too taxing on the joints
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I do enjoy a ride to.. Unfortunately my closest pool is about 30 km away! So would be one heck of a work out :D
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I do enjoy a ride to.. Unfortunately my closest pool is about 30 km away
! So would be one heck of a work out :D
Check your local gym/some schools offer pool use to the public, 30kk is pretty far away considering its just a pool? Doesn't your school have a pool?
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I'm from country Australia so everything is pretty far from us! And facilities aren't great so no pool at school.
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Australia? Isn't everything surrounded by WATER ;) but in all seriousness k don't know much about aus, try getting a gym membership and doing full body workouts?
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Haha that's the thing mate, we're surrounded but then there's still all the land in the middle!
I live about an hour and a half from the ocean, and again about 30 km from a gym... But will definitely try some of the things suggested on here.
Anyone feel free to add your two cents worth though if you have any suggestions.
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Haha if he is from a family of shearers, chances are he is nowhere near a coast!
where you from Toby? Number 4 and I are from Newcastle.
If you are 16 now, give it two years before your invincibility kicks in. After that, you will be fine!
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Focus on keeping your head upright and inline with your shoulder closest to the bowler.
I am in the same situation and adapted my game to bending of the knees and head on shoulder.
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Haha if he is from a family of shearers, chances are he is nowhere near a coast!
where you from Toby? Number 4 and I are from Newcastle.
If you are 16 now, give it two years before your invincibility kicks in. After that, you will be fine!
Got that right! Haha South West Western Australia mate. Ahh good to know there's a few Aussies on here.
2 years to invincibility you reckon? Coincidentally around the time I'm allowed to drink? ;)
Good bit of advice from SelectCricket, thanks mate.
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Bulldog nailed it - core strength. I get a sore back when I bat too, bu not when I bowl. It's my lower back and it usually kicks in after abbot 10 mins. Basically put it down to not having a strong enough set of core muscles. Should be able to find ome exercises on the net that you can do at home.
Good to see another West Aussie here :)
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That sounds pretty much me! I shall look into it!
Ohh where abouts in WA are you from mate? :)
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I have this problem too, for me it occurs when I'm batting in nets (indoor) or against bowling machine.
I think I will ask Pakistan Cricket Team fitness trainer, Saboor Ahmad, to send me a batsman fitness regime, I think it would be helpful for all of us perhaps? Should I ask and share with you guys?
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I particularly notice it when I am facing the bowling machine...
That would be brilliant if you could share CD, I'm sure it would help many of us here!
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I live in Baldivis mate, but have lived around the south of the state a bit - Mandurah, Australind, Collie, Narrogin. Where are you?
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Ohh alright, nice one! Um probably about an hour from Narrogin in a town called Broomehill, near Katanning.
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For those not familiar with WA, he lives in the middle of effing nowhere! ;)
Wouldn't have thought you'd get much competition out there? How far do you have to travel for matches? When I lived in Narrogin I think Wagin, Pingelly, Williams and Yearlering were the only other teams in the comp.
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A fairly accurate description yes. Surrounded by paddocks!
And it takes bloody forever for mail to get to me! D:
I wonder if I am in the smallest competition out of all the forum lads?
We play footy with all of those towns!
Last year the competition expanded, and now has 6 or 7 teams I think! But before that A-grade was just us (Broomehill), Katanning and Gnowangerup. In under 16s we had to drive to Boddington a few times, which is about 180kms I think!
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In under 16s we had to drive to Boddington a few times, which is about 180kms I think!
So a Saturday match took the whole weekend?
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So a Saturday match took the whole weekend?
Hahah just about mate! Usually just the whole of Saturday.