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Playing Against Spin. “Planning, Preparation and Practice lead to Perfection” Steve Waugh. Do your batsman?. Back themselves and have a positive state of mind. “Guts it out” Have a flexible game plan (score based on their strengths and the teams requirements).
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Playing Against Spin “Planning, Preparation and Practice lead to Perfection” Steve Waugh
Do your batsman? • Back themselves and have a positive state of mind. • “Guts it out” • Have a flexible game plan (score based on their strengths and the teams requirements).
Have an awareness of:- • Alternative deliveries. • Change in action. • Change in conditions. • Change in field placing. • Angle of deliveries. • Stay one step ahead and remain positive. • Any stance changes. • Initial Movements
Visual Cues: • Change in action/ wrist position/angle. • When do we start the decision process? • From the bowlers hand. • In the air. • Off the pitch. • By watching the seam. • Observing field changes.
Station 1. • PLAYING AGAINST SPIN DEFENDING ON A TURNING PITCH AND LOOKING FOR THE ONE • CONTROLLING BAT FACE • SOFT HANDS • PLAY OR LEAVE • RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BAT AND PAD • STRIDE LENGTH • TRANSFERRING PRESSURE • OCCUPYING CREASE
Station 2. “ATTACKING’’ ON A TURNING PITCH • HITTING WITH THE SPIN/AGAINST • CREATING TIME AND ROOM • SELF AWARENESS • TAKING CONTROL • INDIVIDUAL METHODS • LEARNING BY DISCOVERY • PREFERRED SCORING OPTIONS
Station 3. MANIPULATING THE BALL AROUND THE CLOCK. • STRAIGHT LINE • OFF/LEG – EXPAND • USE OF FEET • BODY POSITION RELATIVE TO BALL • SAFE AREAS
Station 4. • SWEEPING METHODS • ORTHODOX • FINE • SLOG • REVERSE • SLOG(BACK TO LEG FRONT) • CONTACT WITH FLOOR? • OTHERS
Station 5. TOP HAND – BOTTOM HAND HITTING OVER THE TOP • STRAIGHT LINES • IN AIR • ON FLOOR • BAT SPEED • LEVERS • BREATHING
Station 6. MENTAL REHEARSAL AGAINST SPIN: • VISUALISATION / YOUR GAME PLAN • SHADOWING • BODY POSITION AWARENESS • BREATHING • FOCUS
Most successful players of spin bowlers(i.e. those who score runs constantly) exhibit the following characteristics: • Have a strong practice ethic and show a determination to succeed. • Sell their wickets dearly. • Confident:- in their own game plan and therefore ability to succeed. • Concentrate on the right things for extended periods. • Judge length and play forward/back appropriately according to their own method (Quick feet). • Judge lines accurately and have a clear plan for playing/leaving. • Play with high/soft hands in defense and “control the ball”. • Generally commit themselves late, but are always positive, in defense and attack.
Most successful players of spin bowlers (i.e. those who score runs constantly) exhibit the following characteristics: • Seek to “seize the initiative” from the bowler by “identifying safe scoring areas” and attacking them ( may include moving down the pitch sweeping / reverse sweeping / manipulating the field. • Generally play “with the spin” unless the ball is right “underneath” them. • Regard close fielders as an opportunity to score because of gaps created ( only in safe areas). • Study the bowlers hand and the ball in flight and the overall strategy (bowler’s game plan). • Assess conditions quickly and adapt accordingly. (May restrict or expand the attacking options depending on condition and / or circumstances) • Never miss an opportunity to score.
PRACTICE DRILLS • The practice drills that you saw were designed to show how techniques and “game plans” can be developed in artificial situations.