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[Nickauger]

Seems that some viallge cricketers on here seem to know better than what is taught to international cricketers.

Involved in that study was Matt Elliot, Ricky Ponting and a few others.

I was taught how to bat by Gus Logie and Desmond Haynes and scored 43 agianst West Indies, 66 against Trinidada and two 30's agaisnt Barbados but it seems what i say is an over complication and rubbish.

Why bother contributing what i have been taught by great batsmen when all cricket seems to be to the Custom Bat Forum gods, Buzz and Nauger is to stay still, see the ball and hit it.

As there is nothing more to batting than Nauger posted, i am finished with psoting on here.

GarrettJ .... account deleted.

How can you sit there behind a computer screen and know how every persons mind works. As a 'qualified' coach whatever that means as buzz knows far more than me. And also with a degeee and 2/3 of a masters in coaching. I think im probably in a fairly good place to comment on the cognitive skill development stahe of coaching! The fact you dont get this and believe that throwing hundreds of coaching points at people is going to help, is laughable. I know what you're trying to do and your cricket knowledge and experience is sound. Just spend a couple hours researching coaching style and you'll see how complicated you're making it!

[uknsaunders]

Cricket is only complicated when you think about it. Batting and bowling are easier when you don't think and let things come naturally. The advice and hard work should come off the pitch. On the pitch is about relaxing and doing what you do best. Most coaches, from what I have read, keep messages down to a couple of simple things. Too many messages and the player loses focus. My thoughts anyway.

[Nickauger]

Absolutely Nick, its all about making sure that the skill doesn't fall apart when you get to a pressure situation. Too many cues and there's too many things to think about in a pressure cooker situation. Imagine a golfer who's theoreticcally had 10,000 hours of putting coaching against a pro who's just had the 10,000 hours of practice. Both are just as good, but one has to think about every stage of the skill, whereas the other just does it. Who's going to hold it together at the 18th hole off the ryder cup? Now obviously that is in exceptional circumstances, but less is definitely more when it comes to coaching. The more you can get them to do it by feel, as opposed to breaking it down into 100 coaching points the better they will be! IMO thats one of the reasons why the best players don't always make the best coaches!

[Ayrtek Cricket]

I've written a blog too on the art of batting

http://naugerblog.wordpress.com/2013/05/28/simplicity/

seems a bit long winded and wordy to me!

[Nickauger]

my point exactly. You have no idea it took me to sign up to wordpress to make that point!

[FattusCattus]

'Nauger Blog' - that would make a good stage name in a Scandanavian detective drama

.........................or am I overthinking things?

[Nickauger]

It was all to make a point lol, I hadn't really thought through the logistics and overthought the name of the blog lol.

[FattusCattus]

Nahhh, I like it. I'm going to steal it and use it for my alter-ego;  a cross-dressing, fast-bowling, big-hitting tail-ender from the small Danish town of Hankmarvin.

[trypewriter]

I think fattus should write the book on post ball routines 

[ajmw89]

Jeez some people really can't take being called up on stuff...
Doesn't matter who's taught you this or who's coached you that.  You have to do whatever feels right for you.  Everyone is different

[Nickauger]

Has he really thrown the toys out that badly. That's pretty pathetic lol. Can't be overly bothered about being a decent coach if he can't take people disagreeing with him. Poor form! Coaching is all about disagreement,  debate and learning from other people!

[FattusCattus]

Has he really thrown the toys out that badly. That's pretty pathetic lol. Can't be overly bothered about being a decent coach if he can't take people disagreeing with him. Poor form! Coaching is all about disagreement,  debate and learning from other people!

I completely disagree!

(Did you see what I did there?)

[Nickauger]

You're another one with no idea what they're talking about