From the category archives:

Drills

The Grip – Finding the Correct Grip

KEY POINTS Hands together. V’s pointing down the back of the bat between the splice and the leading edge.

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Footwork and Agility

Steve Rixon presents a drill for wicket keepers to practise and improve their footwork and their agility.

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Footwork and Strength conditioning

This is a drill for wicket keepers to practise and improve their footwork and strength.

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We continue our presentation of Steve Rixon’s drills. This drill is for wicket keepers to practise and improve their footwork and agility. OBJECTIVES For the wicket keeper to practise and improve their footwork and agility. For the wicket keeper to practise their hand-eye co-ordination and catching technique.

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Standing catches from a batter

For the player to use and develop their hand-eye co-ordination for taking catches.

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Using a slips cradle

For the wicket keeper to practise their soft hands, glove work and footwork then keeping to a pace bowler. For the wicket keeper to practise watching the ball deviate off the slips cradle.

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Using a shadow batter

A batting drill using a shadow batter.

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Taking Stumpings

For the wicketkeeper to practice and develop their crouch and rise to spinners. OBJECTIVES For the wicketkeeper to practice and develop their crouch and rise to spinners. For the keeper to practice and develop their glovework to spinners. For the keeper to practice and develop their footwork to’spinners For the keeper to practice and develop [...]

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