KEY POINTS FOR BATSMAN Against Pace Bowling. JUDGEMENT BALANCE HEAD POSITION HANDS FEET WEIGHT TRANSFER CONTROL EFFECTIVENESS
Station 1. DEVELOPMENT OPTIONS FORWARD DEFENSIVE (CONSIDER ALL KEY POINTS AND) FULL FACE OF BAT PLAY BALL BACK DOWN PITCH SCORING OPPORTUNITIES SOLID BASE DEVELOPMENT OPTIONS A) USE OF CUT DOWN BAT B) RUNNING DRILLS
Station 2. BACK FOOT DEFENCE (CONSIDER ALL KEY POINTS AND ) FULL FACE OF BAT PLAY BALL BACK DOWN PITCH SCORING OPPORTUNITIES SOLID BASE DEVELOPMENT OPTIONS A) USE OF CUT DOWN BAT B) RUNNING DRILLS
Supplementary Station CUT SHOT USE OF CREASE FRONT SHOULDER TURN LEVERS POINT OF CONTACT ISOLATION OF UPPER BODY SCORING OPTIONS THE PULL SHOT ORTHODOX PIVOT DEGREE OF MOVEMENT – RELATIVE TO PACE HEAD FORWARD DEPTH OF CREASE FULL ARM EXTENSION HEAD ONE SIDE OF LINE
Station 3. EVASION DRILL(WARM UP) DEVELOPMENT OPTIONS UNDER ARM FEED ABOVE SHOULDER HEIGHT FRONT ON SIDE ON WITHOUT BAT “DEFEND OR EVADE” START SLOWLY--- INCREASE PACE ABOVE WAIST HEIGHT RAPID FIRE DRILL – CHANGE ANGLES DEVELOPMENT OPTIONS A) BOUNCED THROWS B) TENNIS RACQUET C) BOWLING MACHINE
Station 4. ATTACK OR EVADE “ORTHODOX” PULL “PIVOT” PULL DEGREE OF MOVEMENT (RELATIVE TO PACE) USE OF RAPID FIRE DEVELOPMENT OPTIONS A) BOUNCED THROWS B) TENNIS RACQUET C)BOWLING MACHINE
Station 5. “DRIVING AGAINST PACE” – FRONT FOOT TOP HAND WORK BOTTOM HAND WORK BOTH HANDS HITTING AREAS LEVERS POINT OF CONTACT STRIDE (ANY INITIAL MOVEMENTS) SCORING OPTIONS
Station 6. “FORCING THE PACE -BACK FOOT DRIVE” TOP HAND WORK ISOLATION OF UPPER BODY HITTING AREAS “LEVERS” POINT OF CONTACT USE OF CREASE SCORING OPTIONS
Station 7. “EFFECTIVE WEIGHT TRANSFER” DECISION MAKING QUICK FEET QUICK HANDS BALANCE / POSTURE
Station 8. “MENTAL REHEARSAL” VISUALISATION SHADOWING BODY POSITION AWARENESS BREATHING FOCUS