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"Coaching Youth Cricket" features explanations, photos, and illustrations depicting the various drills and skills of cricket, including fielding, bowling, and batting. Also included are chapters devoted to helping coaches communicate with players, understanding rules and equipment, keeping practices fun and motivating, ensuring safety, and teaching cricket skills. Written by renowned cricket expert Ian Pont, "Coaching Youth Cricket" will enable coaches at all levels to fulfill their responsibility to nurture and develop young cricketers and help them foster a lifelong passion for the game.
| Foreword | p. v |
| Acknowledgments | p. vii |
| Introduction | p. ix |
| You, a Youth Cricket Coach? | p. 1 |
| Communicating as a Coach | p. 11 |
| Understanding Rules and Equipment | p. 25 |
| Providing for Players' Safety | p. 35 |
| Making Practices Fun and Practical | p. 49 |
| Teaching and Shaping Skills | p. 53 |
| Coaching Fielding | p. 67 |
| Coaching Bowling | p. 95 |
| Coaching Batting | p. 111 |
| Coaching on Match Day | p. 147 |
| Developing Season and Practice Plans | p. 153 |
| Related Checklists and Forms | p. 159 |
| Cricket Terms | p. 167 |
| 15 Game-Based Drills | p. 175 |
| About the Author | p. 195 |
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ISBN: 9780736083706
ISBN-10: 0736083707
Series: 000158757
Audience:
General
For Ages: 18+ years old
Format:
Paperback
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 224
Published: 10th May 2010
Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers
Dimensions (cm): 25.3 x 18.0
x 1.4
Weight (kg): 0.431
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