Luke Sellers

Know the Game: Complete skills: Cricket (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

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 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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 96
• Altersempfehlung: ab 7 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Mai 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781472921574
• Artikelnr.: 42369746

Autorenporträt

Luke Sellers has worked as a community cricket coach in both Gloucestershire and New Zealand. He is the author of Know the Game Cricket for the ECB and the author of the Know the Game Cricket Skills books.

Inhaltsangabe

PART ONE: BATTING Introduction Equipment Perfect preparation Front foot
defence Back foot defence Leaving the ball Front foot driving Back foot
driving The square cut The pull The leg glance The sweep shot Good running
PART TWO: BOWLING Introduction Bowling to a plan Bowling actions Breaking
it down Swing bowling Seam bowling Spin bowling Spin variations PART THREE:
FIELDING Introduction The getting ready position Close catching Catching in
the deep Overarm throw One-handed intercept Two-handed intercept Crow hop
Retrieving the ball The long barrier Wicketkeeping skills Wicketkeeping
standing up Wicketkeeping standing back