Know the Game: Complete skills: Cricket

A clear, simple introduction to cricket skills for players aged 7-10.The Know the Game Complete Skills series is a perfect introduction to a sport for every budding player. Compiled from the individual Know the Game Cricket titles, the book will teach young players the basic skills they need to start enjoying the sport – by giving them plenty of simple practice drills and showing how the star players do it. In this book, players will learn :Batting:How to: control the bat, face a bowler, play all the shots, 'read' a bowler, understand the field, run between the wicketsBowling:Profile of a bowler, bowling to a plan , bowling actions, the run-up and release, swing bowling, seam bowling, spin bowling and variationsFielding:The field and field placings, the ready position, close catching, catching in the deep, overarm throw, intercepts, retrieving the ball, the long barrier, wicketkeeping skillsClearly illustrated and written by a professional coach, this book will give every young player the all the skills they need to enjoy cricket.

Luke Sellers is an ECB-qualified coach. He is the community cricket coach for Gloucestershire, working with young players of all abilities and in coach education.

The Know the Game Complete Skills series is a perfect introduction to a sport for every budding player. Compiled from the individual Know the Game Cricket titles, the book will teach young players the basic skills they need to start enjoying the sport - by giving them plenty of simple practice drills and showing how the star players do it. In this book, players will learn : ..Batting:.How to: control the bat face a bowler play all the shots 'read' a bowler understand the field run between the wickets.Bowling:. Profile of a bowler bowling to a plan Bowling actions the run-up and release swing bowling seam bowling spin bowling and variations.Fielding:. The field and field placings the ready position close catching catching in the deep overarm throw intercepts retrieving the ball the long barrier wicketkeeping skills..Clearly illustrated and written by a professional coach, this book will give every young player the all the skills they need to enjoy cricket.

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