Analysis and Performance in Cricket
Poor form can be defined as a decline in performance level which has
persisted over a reasonable period of time, possibly a couple of
weeks. Poor form is generally a temporary short-term problem, however,
if the issue is not addressed, performance may continue to
deteriorate, leading to the athlete becoming disillusioned and
distanced from the sport. Within the sporting community, there is a
well known saying; “form is temporary, class is permanent.” This
statement highlights the underlying assumption of most coaches, an
athlete’s skills and abilities do not fluctuate greatly, however,
performance levels may vary over time.
If a cricketer is suffering from poor form it is vital they identify
the underlying problem; whether it is psychological or down to other
factors. Other factors may include biomechanics or technique,
physiological conditioning, equipment or game strategy. A cricketer
who has a major flaw in his or her backswing may attribute the
resulting poor performance to ineffective concentration, whereas the
underlying problem is most likely to be biomechanical. It is important
to remember that one must not try to interpret all aspects of
performance from a psychological perspective.
The study of motor learning has shown that for complex motor patterns,
such as those required for batting, our neuromuscular system has a
memory. Once we learn a movement pattern, our neuromuscular system
"remembers" the sequence of muscle movement required to complete the
task. The problem is that our neuromuscular system will "remember" the
muscle patterns whether we have poor form or good form. By b...
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...factors abilities such as stamina, pace, strength and
flexibility are recognised. The athlete is asked to rate each of these
subcomponents out of ten. It is therefore easy for the athlete and
coaching staff to concentrate on areas of weakness. These areas of
weakness might be the fundamental reasons behind the decline in
performance.
Various methods of overcoming a loss in form have been highlighted.
The most important issue however is that the individual identifies
there is a problem, and then pinpoints the area of weakness that can
be attributed to the decline in performance. Only once this has been
done, is it possible for the problem to be corrected. This is likely
to be either done by the coach in a practice session if there is a
physical problem, or by a sports psychologist if the athlete has a
mental flaw.
The relationship between cricket and politics is clearly delineated in South Asia from 1880 to 2005 through the easing of the stress between totally different caste members, although the stress mitigated wasn't forever from a religious aspect between the Pakistanis, Indians, and also the British. The various issues that arose in South Asia was largely class or caste systems (Docs 2, 3, 4), rivalry (Docs 1, 6, 10), and religious tensions (Docs 5, 7, 8, 9) against the various countries and cricket groups. Throughout its interaction with Indian politics from 1880 to 2005, cricket has served as both a unifying force between totally different political groups and also has divided political groups in periods of power struggle and political variations, as well as making sturdy bonds between countries.
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Many people might think that swinging the bat straight through the ball would be enough to hit the ball a decent distance off the bat. There's many more mechanics involved in the swinging process. Muscle has only a small part to play in the swinging a bat for power. There are two types of mechanics involved while swinging a bat, Linear and Rotational. Rotational mechanics are the dominant source of power in the swing. Out of the rotational mechanics come the two forces that help generate the speed and power of the swing, torque and the other comes from the energy of rotation. Speed from the energy of rotation comes from the path that your hands follow as you swing the bat. The speed generated by the circular rotation from your hands is like a ball at the end of a string, as long as your hands are moving in a circle then the ball continues to accelerate in a circle. So the bat will also move in at an increasing speed as long as your hands are following a circular path as you swing. Any foward movement of the hands or body in a straight line won't add to the overall bat speed.
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The issue of hatred directed toward America is of great debate today, as it was after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Nothing represents that point better than the discussion between Gore Vidal, Robert Higgs, and Dinesh D’Souza. The contrasting viewpoints of Mr. D’Souza and Mr. Vidal are blended very well by Higgs (although he does seem to lean more toward the views of Vidal) and it seems to be a very productive conversation about how we came to be so respected and hated at the same time. The questions asked throughout the talk are meant to decipher between a love, a disdain, and a fear for what is commonly referred to as the “most powerful nation in the world.”
over speed is where you go to the center circle and go around it as fast as you can go. We did that for about five minutes. Then we did goal line to the blue line back, then to the red line back, then to the far blue line, back, then around the net to the same blue line, then back, then around the net to the red line back, then around the net to the blue line back. We also did a three on three scrimmage. Then we did a drill where we had to have a line on each blue line and go across the ice and pass to that line and get it back and go to shout. Then we did the breakout drill and then also go back in the zone for a three on two. Then we did a shout out, but the twist is because we have to do pushups every time we don't score. I went for my shot and I missed I went for a top shelf but went to high. So I went to do my pushups. They were hard to do on the ice. The next time I scored, but the next person scored after, so I had to do pushups, but he didn't. My coach said we can shoot the pucks around for the last five
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such as racing for a ball, jumping for a catch. Aim to keep your body
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