What cricket fitness is all about.

Welcome fellow cricket enthusiasts and cricket fitness followers. Due to the game of cricket being an international sport I can't as yet speak for the methods utilised in other countries. So please remember if I refer to anything in regard to preparation methods, fitness routines and even such things such as warm ups I am basing it all on Australian ways. In particular Perth, Western Australia.

The inspiration to start up this resource came from seeing first hand the widening gap between State Cricketers (professional) preparations and Grade cricketers (semi professional mainly amateur)preparations for cricket. Also witnessing the influx of junior cricketers entering the senior cricket world with great expectations only to find themselves unable to approach their batting with freedom and the youthful exuberance that I would like to see.

I was once told a story about a young bright eyed and confident young batsman around 17 or 18 years of age by the name of Graeme Wood (a future Australian representative and West Australian captain) playing against an older and very experienced Kevin Gartrell, also a Western Australian representative cricketer at the other end of his playing career. The young tyrant was getting some unwelcoming advice from the wily old fox and immediately told Gartrell to get back to his mark and bowl with a few extra expletives added. My point Graeme Wood as a youngster was confident in his own ability and skills to express himself confidently by word and mouth. Something I haven't seen enough of in my short time involved as a coach of cricketers due to the fact too many youngsters spend their early senior cricketing days trying to fix flaws in their techniques rather than starting to master skills and techniques needed to take them to the next level.

So as a consequence of all of my experiences as a cricketer, a coach and a fitness professional with a real passion for removing all restrictions within individuals. I have created www.cricketfitness.com to help anyone that is willing to invest in themselves and develop themselves personally and physically in an attempt to become a better cricketer or coach. As you will find when touring the site and this blog there is a real flavour on approaching preparation methods differently and training for cricket very specifically rather than a one size fits all methodology. I hope you benefit from this resource and can grow as a cricketer or coach from the messages you take from here.