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One-to-one
coaching is a
training
pedagogy that
hardly needs
extolling. It is
by far the most
effective way to
impart a new
technique
/style, rectify
or unlearn old
ones and improve
over-all
performance.
Towards this
end, the
National School
of Cricket has
an eminent panel
of expert
coaches. And
helping these
coaches is an
army of hardware
and software
that makes their
job more precise
and swift.
The foremost
among these is
Pitch Vision.
This is a a
mobile
interactive
cricket training
package that
tracks every
ball from the
bowler’s as well
as the batsman’s
perspective. It
offers precise
data to be
delivered either
on a laptop or a
mobile phone.
This data is
actually instant
and detailed
statistics for
examination,
with in-depth
ball-by-ball
analysis of ones
games and
performance -
each delivery,
each session,
each week and
each season.
Most cricket
enthusiasts will
be familiar with
the range of
ball by ball
analysis
provided in
television
broadcasts and
in at specialist
sports
academies, but
until now there
had been no
practical or
cost effective
manner in which
to make this
kind of
technology
available to the
everyday player,
club or school.
Pitch Vision is
a unique system
that allows
batting, bowling
and fielding
performance to
be automatically
measured,
compared and
improved. Pitch
Vision takes
cricket practice
into the 21st
Century by
applying a
completely new
technological
system that
sends instant
feedback, as
they play,
directly to each
player’s mobile
phone, PDA or
Laptop
PitchVision add
the crucial
element of
analysis &
competition to
regular
practice, making
it more
stimulating and
productive.
The system is
programmed to
work in both
casual and
structured
modes, utilising
training
routines and
analysis
developed in
conjunction with
miSport's
cricket adviser
Derek Randall.
A common
frustration to
the average
player is the
lack of coaching
available at
club and local
level. In a
survey of player
training habits
in clubs in
London, Mumbai
and Melbourne
over 80% of
players
identified a
major
frustration was
the lack of
feedback and the
inability to
know if they
were improving
ving or not.
Over 90% also
stated that they
would like to
train more but
faced obstacles
of organising
enough people
and doing it at
a time that
suited them.
Pitch Vision at
National School
of Cricket
addresses both
these issues.
Firstly it
captures
automatic ball
by ball records
of every
delivery and the
standard or
outcome
achieved. The
software
provides both
instant
feedback, and a
wealth of data
for later,
detailed
analysis.
Secondly, the
nature of the
feedback is such
that it enables
players (batsmen
& bowlers) to
practice in
smaller groups
or even alone
and still obtain
meaningful
feedback.
Cricketers can
now enjoy the
convenience of
practice and
play in alone or
small groups and
still receive
greater feedback
than in club
training.
Line and Length,
Ball Speed, shot
selection,
scoring against
simulated teams,
In-Net run
chases against
software
simulated
fielding sides,
LBW
adjudications,
records of
wicket balls,
accuracy, and
automatic player
ID are just some
of the instant
features
available to
each player. |
The bowlers get
to know -
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How fast
they bowled
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If you are
really
hitting line
and length
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How much the
delivery
turned,
bounced or
deviated
-
Weaknesses
in your game
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Ball-by-ball
television
broadcast
style stats
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Record your
wicket balls
-
Simulate
real game
situations -
bowling to a
set field
-
Judge LBW
decisions
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All of this
info beamed
directly to
a laptop or
mobile.
The batsmen
get to know -
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The value of
your shots
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What balls
get you out
and what
balls allow
you to score
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Set any
virtual
field to
improve shot
placement
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See the
effect of
your foot
work
-
Analyze
aerial and
ground shots
-
Set run
chases in
real game
scenarios
-
Ball-by-ball
television
broadcast
style stats
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All of this
info beamed
directly to
a laptop or
mobile.
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