ABOUT THE COURSE:This course covers a comprehensive range of topics essential for coaching cricket effectively. It begins with understanding the role and legal responsibilities of a coach. The batting section delves into set-up techniques, vertical and horizontal bat shots, and running between the wickets. Bowling fundamentals include various actions, setting up run-ups, and techniques for fast, swing, and spin bowling. Fielding techniques cover ground fielding, throwing, and catching. Additional topics include fitness importance, goal setting, practice session management, skill acquisition, video analysis, and safety and first aid.INTENDED AUDIENCE: Cricket coaching career focused candidatesPREREQUISITES: Any CourseINDUSTRY SUPPORT: MS Dhoni Cricket Academy, AARKA Sports, CAB.
Overview
Syllabus
Week 1:
- Generic: Role of the coach: role, duties, legal responsibilities
- Cricket Skill: Batting: Set Up
- Cricket Skill: Batting: Vertical Bat Front foot shots
- Generic: Skill Acquisition
- Generic: Basic laws of Cricket
- Cricket Skill: Batting: Vertical Bat Front foot shots
- Generic: Warm up & Warm down and Pitch Dimension
- Cricket Skill: Batting: Vertical Bat Back foot shots
- Generic: Traditions and Etiquette of Cricket
- Batting Skill : Vertical & Horizontal Bat shots: step out & sweep
- Generic: Goal Setting In Cricket
- Batting Skill : Horizontal Bat Shots: Cut, Pull & Hook
- Batting Skill : Running Between The Wickets
- Generic: How to Coach
- Bowling Skill : Fundamentals of bowling & Types of action
- Bowling Skill : Building Basic action & Setting up Run up
- Generic: Sports Parents
- Bowling Skill : Fast & Swing bowling: stock & variations
- Bowling Skill : Spin: finger spin: action, stock & Variations
- Bowling Skill : Spin: wrist spin: action, stock & variations
- Fielding Skill :Ground fielding: start, base up & Attacking
- Fielding Skill: Ground fielding: defensive & retrieve
- Generic: Importance of fitness
- Generic: Weight Training exercises for Cricketers
- Fielding Skill : Throwing: over arm & under arm
- Generic: Pitch Preparation
- Fielding Skill : Catching: techniques & close in catching
- Fielding Skill : Catching: parallel & high catching
- Generic: How to Coach
- Wicket keeping Skill : crouch, get up & positioning
- Wicket keeping Skill : footwork & glove work
- Generic: Efficient conduct of a practice session
- Generic: How to Shoot Videos & Filling Video Analysis sheet
- Generic: Safety & First Aid
Taught by
Prof. Abhijit Thander
