Know the Game: Complete skills: Cricket - Know the Game
Know the Game: Complete skills: Cricket - Know the Game
paperback
Published:
12 March, 2015
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Description
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.
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9781472919588 |
| ISBN10 | 1472919580 |
| Number Of Pages | 96 |
| Item Weight | 180 g |
| Product Dimensions | 128 x 196 x 12 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Format | paperback |
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Author's Bio
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.