Training Routine

Uniform

• Predominantly White shirts / jumpers (N.B. No sleeveless shirts or singlets)
   
• Dark, 1 colour, track-pants / shorts (Blue, Black, Green) (No boardshorts please)
   
• Runners & spikes (if owned) and white socks.

Warm Up

• Minimum 2 Laps.
• Full Stretching Routine.
• Minimum 20 Push-ups.
• Minimum 20 Sit-ups.
• Minimum 20 Underarm throws/catches.

Batting

• Play as you would in a game. (Don’t go for shots that aren’t there.)
   
• Work on your weaknesses.
   
• Perform all running drills as directed by nets co-ordinator.
   
• If you hit the ball over a neighbour’s fence, your batting practice is terminated and you are to retrieve the ball immediately (though you may not respect the bowlers – you must respect our park neighbours).

Bowling

• Bowl as you would in a game. (Work on line & length.)
   
• Work on batsmen’s weaknesses.
   
• Practice new deliveries. ie slower balls, leg cutters, wrong ‘uns, arm balls etc.

Fielding

• Use initiative to start or change drills rather than stand around waiting for a hit.
   
• Make the most of the drills:- WORK HARD & GET SOMETHING OUT OF IT.
   
• We welcome everyone having a turn at taking a leadership role & varying the drills.
   
• There will be a minimum of 20 minutes fielding at the end of each training night.
   
• Stretching – Everyone does the same stretching exercises in the warm-down session.

Variations

• As a courtesy, your unavailability to train must be communicated to any of the Captains, club Coach or Selection Committee, and in turn forwarded on to the Nets Co-ordinator.
   
• All players are to notify the Nets Co-ordinator of their presence upon arrival and must inform him of any early departures at that time.
   
• All players are expected to attend training on wet nights. We run a series of skills drills.

Help & Assistance

• The turf practice nets don’t mysteriously appear and get put away on their own each week. Please lend a hand when you have time so we can share the workload evenly.