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[Damo]

Do you guys have any pre match routines or rituals ? strange or normal ?

i personally like to cleanly catch at least 30 catches in my warm up if not i will have to start again until i get 30 straight,

[GarrettJ]

A packet of sweets in my pocket and that's it.

[WalkingWicket37]

Do you guys have any pre match routines or rituals ? strange or normal ?

i personally like to cleanly catch at least 30 catches in my warm up if not i will have to start again until i get 30 straight,

Some people would need to start their warm up on Monday evening to get 30 clean catches before the game started on Saturday, no chance of 30 in a row!

[Simmy]

hmmmm

i always mark off stump with my studd.

and i push both my gloves on each hand inbetween balls dunno why i just do lol

dont do no warm ups or anything. i just strut onto the field like im the don

[Damo]

Cameron - I always turn up to the ground as early as I can to get the catches in haha

Simmy - Inbetween every ball I push my gloves on and adjust my pads, helps me switch of between each ball

[Vitas Cricket]

hmmmm

i always mark off stump with my studd.

and i push both my gloves on each hand inbetween balls dunno why i just do lol

dont do no warm ups or anything. i just strut onto the field like im the don

I saw you warming up before our tour match we played. Admittedly it was only a few keepy uppies with a football, then you put the laces through it and walked over to start the match.

[SOULMAN1012]

Yea we have fielding drills first which normally involves a throw into the keeper 20 mins or so.  Then I take a variety of catches from a bowler then the bowlers will warm up and I'll keep behind a single stump.

No real rituals except taping fingers up well, bit like Cadbury fingers now my digits lol.

[Nato]

Right glove before left without fail every time. My gloves don't feel right if I do it any other way. Just take some deliveries from our opening pair to get my hands warm, then some high balls to adjust my eyes to the light levels. Keeping helmet goes behind the river end sightscreen (don't ask!) and away to go!

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[Cumbrian Pete]

Pre-game: tape up fingers and take part in fielding warm up routine after running a few short sprints to get my heart rate up.  Warm up routine involves rolling the ball out to fielders and taking throw ins over a stump then facing opening bowlers for 6 - 12 balls on practice track, finally facing spin on practice track for 6 - 12 balls. 

During game: Set routine for facing each ball whether standing up or back: double touch of gloves then relaxed shoulders with hands touching ground in front of knees facing towards me; as bowler enters delivery stride this is my trigger to turn hands around and push head forward...watch ball and take with soft hands, relaxing on impact.  This is the theory at least!

In between deliveries:  banter with slips, encouragement for bowler, generally ignore batter and let gloves do the talking with the oppo.

[GarrettJ]

I do have a routine that I do and I forgot about it. I usually stand up the whole game and I mark a horizontal line the from the stumps by putting my boots in front of each other and marking a line. That way I know I'm close enough but won't put my gloves in front.

Too be honest I don't actually think about keeping or taking the ball, I just catch it.

What I hate to see is keepers using their pads, it's just wrong.

[Cumbrian Pete]

I agree with that last comments...there should never be any need for a keeper to use his pads, good technique and flexibility should be enough to rule this out.

[WalkingWicket37]

I agree with that last comments...there should never be any need for a keeper to use his pads, good technique and flexibility should be enough to rule this out.

I'm obviously just a crap part time keeper then haha 

As for routines turns out I do everything in order
Italics are outdoor games only:
Box 1st
Left pad
Check I definitely put box in
Right pad
Inners (left 1st)
Cap on head
Gum shield in pocket
Sunglasses on cap
Pick up gloves and lid
Gloves on (left 1st) before crossing the boundary
Lid passed to 1st slip to put down

For indoor games I stand up to everyone so only a lid needed.

[Damo]

for me its about getting into the relaxed zone and getting good rhythm with the catches taking them softly and cleanly and getting the footwork moving well, i am someone who needs to be in the zone or i lose my rhythm with footwork and catching, we are all different i guess.

[MD2812]

Left Pad first, left gloves first.

Tap everything in the changing room to make sure i've got it (have gone out without my box before, and once when hungover, my pads. So do a "testicles spectacles wallet n watch check)

As many catches as I can before a game starts. take a large bottle of water down as well which goes by sight screen although I rarely drink from it.

I'm constantly cleaning my specs as I notice the smallest speck on there.

I also push my hands into the part of the glove by the heel of my hand. Probably need gloves a smidgin smaller, and having a minorlydeformed little finger on my right hand means I can't tend to feel when my pinky is at the end of my glove.