Ok lets have a look then,
>> It would be great to get help from the UCCE coaches, but I'm pretty sure they are preoccupied with the guys in the Academy,It might be worth while having a word with the coach and/or the captain, even if you don’t get in the team etc, they might invite to you nets, just to get the extra bowler, epically when they start out side. I’m not sure who is the head coach there now, it was Foxy, but if you find out and pop into his office and say something like:
“Look, I know I’m unlikely to be pushing for a place in the side, but If you ever have a need for some net bowlers, I’d be keen to help you out, I’m keen as mustard, I love cricket, and like to help you out if I can”
Basically get a cross how keen you are, coach love that, and they might ask you down for a net session, it will be really good for you too…
>>And right now I am mainly a bowler, Ok, you need to keep working on you batting, every change you get, take it, think of youslef as a batter and behave like one even if you’re not. Other than that I can’t give you too much advice, again we really would need a load more information! But stick at it!
>>I'd guess maybe about 6ft 3,How much do you weigh? How strong are you.
Here’s the basic fact about “fitness”. It’s not going have much of an impact in making you a better bowler – if you go from 4 out of 10 to 8 out of 10 in a fitness measure, you won’t become twice as good at bowling. People often think for example, that if they get stronger, they can bowl quicker, but if fact there is almost no direct coloration between, strength and speed of bowling, really think about it, otherwise Geoff Capes would be rapid!
But he throws like a girl.... (
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It is true that some people who do weight training get quicker at bowling, but this does not mean, and is not the same as more strength = more speed.
What it will do is make you less likely to get injured, and as you have already experienced, this will allow you to play and practice more, which will have a impact on your performance.
By all means get fitter, it will help, but just understand that “fitness” is a enabler not a driver of performance increases.
>>I'd say realistically I only bowl about 70mph. That’s fine, but do you know what it is you are try to improve to become a better bowler? Do you want to get quicker, swing it, are you a bounce bowler, don’t you know – it’s not unreasonable that you don’t. It’s very, very hard for anyone to make suggestion as to how you can get better having never laid eyes on you. Sure people can say, go to a good coach, get fitter, read some books, that fine, but it not a very complete answer.
I think you need to narrow down to what it is you want to improve on , either by getting someone to look at you, or by having a think for yourself. Once you’ve done that then ask a more specific question.
If you like, try and film yourself bowling and stick it on you tube, then we can have a look at you and make some suggestions.
>> Last season was quite a bad one for me, because I injured my lower back at the very start of the season, and purely due to impatience never recovered well enough to be able to bowl properly again. But I'd done a lot of work over that winter and bowled a lot of overs so it's quite hard to judge where I am.Injuries are the surest way to stunt your development. If you feel that this could be an issue for you then make sure you’re doing enough of the right sort of work to avoid them. Basically strength work and flexibility.
Make sure you work on you Flexibility! Hamstrings often lead to back backs. And here’s a tip for the masses – not do very much stretching before you play, run around, get warm, send a few down, but avoid stretch before you play.
Stretch like bugger after though.
People will bang on relentless about core strength, but you need to ensure your whole body if strong, and that you are “bowling fit”. Bowling fit means that if you have to send down 20 over’s a match you can do it without getting injured, and you can do it over the period of the season. To be able to do this you need to work upto that work load – and you need to work up to it by actually bowling. Running, swimming, bike etc will help, but it won’t get you bowling fit!
On Core stability. People get a bit carried away with this. Firstly you need to be properly engaging the core muscles during all lifts, as this is part of good form, secondly while it is ture that a stronger core will help avoid back injuries, what people always miss is that if you are fitter and stronger over all then the incident of injury dramatically reduces. Basically we tend to get injuries when we are tired, that when our technique fails, when we start to strain etc. Getting fitter, and working upto peak loads (overs bowled) reduces the likely hood you’ll get injured over all.
>>I just want to be the best player I can be, and due to having so much down time and being pretty driven, I'd be willing to put in a few hours a day.Good, keep working hard and you will improve, you’ve not mentioned your fielding yet either -
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