Hi there my 10yr old son has been playing for a year or so now, he wants to progress into a team but been told until he can bowl an over without too many wides, then he won’t be able to play league cricket.
We have been working on drills at home to try and get the right action going without him falling away when bowling, does this seem like the right pattern to follow.
Drill 1: back foot on line, leading leg raised knee high, and non bowling hand high and in front of eyes, from that position then bowling, trying to ensure the leading foot is straight, head looking at wicket and ball released at highest point.
Drill 2:start with a leap forward then into drill 1 action above
Drill 3: walk it forward and then into drill 2 action
once it looks like he has all this down, we then practise a real run up and put all drills into action, but every time we do this he seems to not leap properly and then stop on the line and do his bowling, no follow through. We have been doing this for a couple of months now, but with the same result every time. Where am I going wrong, what can I do to help him get the right action. I’m not even bothered about him bowling straight right now, I feel like if he has the muscle memory action then everything else will just follow. Is this the wrong approach to take? Thanks
We have been working on drills at home to try and get the right action going without him falling away when bowling, does this seem like the right pattern to follow.
Drill 1: back foot on line, leading leg raised knee high, and non bowling hand high and in front of eyes, from that position then bowling, trying to ensure the leading foot is straight, head looking at wicket and ball released at highest point.
Drill 2:start with a leap forward then into drill 1 action above
Drill 3: walk it forward and then into drill 2 action
once it looks like he has all this down, we then practise a real run up and put all drills into action, but every time we do this he seems to not leap properly and then stop on the line and do his bowling, no follow through. We have been doing this for a couple of months now, but with the same result every time. Where am I going wrong, what can I do to help him get the right action. I’m not even bothered about him bowling straight right now, I feel like if he has the muscle memory action then everything else will just follow. Is this the wrong approach to take? Thanks