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[Richie]

Well I'm sure most of your clubs practices would have started by now, or starting in the coming weeks.

The idea of this topic is so that you can post a mini summary of your training session and how you feel it went, as we get into the season you could use this topic to post your match summaries/scores etc.

Please try to refrain from off-topic chatter in this topic as I feel it could become quite a large topic, so uneeded posts will affect the clarity of the subject.

Cheers Richie.

[Howzat]

Last Thursday had my first indoor nets, the venue was not ideal! The nets had holes in them and the mats were dog eared and slipped everywhere. The lighting was poor and it was dim to say the least, I decided to bat near the end (the fast bowlers would be tired ).
Well the first ball came... Bang smashed in the ribs haha, well the net wasnt a total disaster but it wasnt great! I did manage to smash the first team captain back over his head for a certain 4 .

Bowling wise as usual I had an injury, no idea what it was but my knee was messed! Still managed to bowl at a decent pace but ended up bowling spin at the end!

Also there was an argument between two lads (one who picked up my redback!!) so it was a good evening overall.

[Chrissy]

Had my first net session with my club last monday and it was absolutley dreadful. The people who turned up i wish i had never even bothered going because they were possibly the worst! But i batted well maybe because the bowlers werent top class thats is! But was very poor in my opinion though. Maybe i am being harsh because i compared it to my county training sessions and they are top quality i must say . I did thinkk of moving club this year but i am going to give the club i am at now another season and see how it goes and then move. So overall i must say that it wasnt really that good  .

[sultanofswing]

do your county not try place you at a better level club, i know in the yorkshire setup that they dont like there juniors playing a poor standard

[yvk3103]

We started our indoor nets on Jan 28th. This year we are having evening nets (not to my liking though) at Maccelsfield High School. (I like the time and venue of the last year's nets on Saturday mornings at Astra Zeneca Club).

As expected a very thin turnout but the facility is very good. The nets, turfs etc. are in to condition and ready in a flash for use.

We start-off with a 10 min stretching and warm-up session. This is followed by the opening batsmen taking the first guard. Oh, We have 2 nets so as to get maximum time for the batsmen. The opeing bowlers are given new balls and other semi-new/old balls. each net has 3-4 bowlers.

The batting and bowling performance is keenly monitored and feedback is given once the batsman finish the nets and when bowlers have their break.

In the coming week 2 ECB level 1 or 3 (I do not know which is higher ranked, but the higher ranked coach will come) coach will come and we will face the bowling machine. The ECB certified coach will then makes notes on the batting and monitor improvements/progress over a 5 week period. This is going be an exciting and learning experience.

Last week we took a break from cricket and played 6-a side football. Two 10 minute sessions and then fielding and catching practice.

In a couple of weeks we will play 6-a side cricket match

[Chrissy]

do your county not try place you at a better level club, i know in the yorkshire setup that they dont like there juniors playing a poor standard

Its not that its a poor standard of cricket mate its just that it was the first net session and there wasnt many of the good players who play for the club there but im sure i will get the chance to net withn our first team soon.

[stevie]

Had indoor training since october but i'm the only one from my side that actually turns up. The guys who have just moved up to my age group have been in my net and some of them are pretty sharpish but the others struggle to bowl above 20mph, or that's what it seems like. So in a 10 min net you will probably only get about 5 min of actual decent bowling but on the plus side it's good for your concentration.

[mdl_1979]

Have been netting for a couple of weeks with my Sunday side, which is a Jewish team basedin North London.  Standard is varied, so spend a fair bit of my time coaching the other guys, more than concentrating on my own game.  Ball has been coming out prety well when bowling - have probably put on a yard of pace over the winter (God only knows where tis come from though, as I'm heading rapidly towards 30).  Batting wise, at this stage of the season I am just looking to reacquaint myself with the feeling of willow on leather.  I take my net batting fairly seriously (am an opening bat) so I like to approach each session like an innings.  Haven't thrown my wicket away yet, so relatively happy.  And my new Redback is going like a rocket!

[Chrissy]

I thinkk the way you take your net sessions is the way net sessions should be taken by everyone as most people who i know just go in the nets and have abit smash about and couldnt care a less about wether they get out or not. I have started to take my nets abit more serious now that i am getting older i really should be thinking hard about improving my game. My county coach has already said that he can see a big improvement in my batting and have got quicker bowling wise so i am pretty happy with the way i am doing in the nets.

[sultanofswing]

I am personally not a big fan of facing bowling machines, i find the ball very hard to pick up and you also get some clown using one who changes the ball settings every ball and that isnt the idea. the idea is to face consistent bowling to groove your shots!

[Chrissy]

I agree with you there mate i hate batting against bowling machines becuase i dont know why but i just cant seem to see the ball coming out properly and the balls arent too good for seeing in the first place.

[Howzat]

I hate the machine as people always turn it up super fast, one minute its 60mph then the next minute one comes out at 80 back of a length! I also find people tilt the machine to really bang it in haha

[gramw]

Just got in from another net, batted as well as i have in a while, everything just seemed to come out the middle and everything seemed to come back to me (backlift, driving etc) which is what i hoped, because i try and bat just the same in the nets as in a match.
Couldnt really bowl tonight because ive knacked my knee so just had to hobble in and bowl , still got a good bit of bowling under my belt and just focused on my line and length.

[dan_griffin11]

went for a net yesterday, lost all confidence, front foot, cuts and late cuts were fine, but hooking, sweeping and especially pulling was awful just kept getting hit, any ideas?

[ianbuchanan]

iv got a net session with andy caddick on friday at our club, will give you news on how it went