Sessions - Nathan de Villiers
Pre Season 2019/2020
4th June 2019
Focus : Batting and Bowling Analysis
ASPECT
Video - Batting
Batting - Front Foot Drives
Video - Bowling
Bowling - Half run up Consistency
DETAILS
10 Balls Full - 10 Balls Short - 10 Balls Spin
Under Arm Double Bounce - Wanger Full - Hitting through the V
12 Balls - 6 Behind and Side - 6 Front on and Side
18 Balls - 12 to right hander and 6 to left hander
NOTES
For Analysis and basis to work from
Present full face of the bat - ball to go where it is supposed to go - Balanced & Good Head Alignment
For Analysis and basis to work from
Looking at bowling one side of the wicket
7th June 2019
Focus : Game Sense
ASPECT
Batting Warm Up
Batting - Picking Gaps Running between Wickets
Bowling - Warm Up
Bowling - Half run up Consistency
DETAILS
Skinny Bat + Weighted
Game scenario pick the gaps and run ones or twos
Stationary bowling one side of the wicket
Attacking the stumps
NOTES
Warm Up
His turning at the crease ability to pick gaps
Loosen up with focus
Focus on hitting the stumps
18th June 2019
Focus : Batting and Bowling
ASPECT
Batting Warm Up
Batting -Short Balls
Bowling - Warm Up
Bowling - Inswing
DETAILS
Decision making on the short ball - Weight Transfer drill
Tennis balls and racket looking at technique and decision making
Focus on that back foot landing and keeping the arms tucked in a bit in the run up
Keep working on the inswinger
NOTES
Which ones to play which ones to leave and how to leave/Sway/duck
Back foot covering off stump balanced arms extended and hitting with the full face of the bat not rolling wrists too early
Working on the little things to make the action compact repeatable and trusted
Taller in the action and meaty part of the thumb protruding more towards the stumps
21st June 2019
Focus : Batting and Bowling
ASPECT
Batting Warm Up
Batting - Using Feet to spin
Bowling - Warm Up
Bowling - Inswing
DETAILS
Double Step and catch the balls on the half volley
Drop feeds, underarms and the over arms/wanger
Drop steps from plyo box
Slower ball - speed gun
NOTES
Head to the ball balanced and using your feet to manipulate the field
Pick the length of the ball based on the first 2m out of the bowlers hand, cover the spin.
Stability and quick release onto the front foot
No decerneable change in the action and slower on the speed gun.
24th June 2019
Focus : Batting and Bowling
ASPECT
Fielding Warm Up
Fielding
Bowling - Warm Up
Bowling - Follow Through
DETAILS
Reaction Grid
10-20-30 attacking the ball, turn catches
Run throughs
Ensure that you finish your action and follow through towards target
NOTES
Quick efficient movements and reaction catching
Attacking the ball, clean pick up and balanced when throwing, Jump turns and pick up the ball early and catch confidently
Check that the run up is right and no no-balls
Focus on bowling arm under your armpit and 6 - 8 paces continuing towards the stumps moving out of the danger zone
24th June 2019
Focus : Batting and Bowling
ASPECT
Warm Up
Batting
Bowling - Warm Up
Bowling - Yorkers
DETAILS
Running Between the Wickets
Back Foot shots making the back and across a habit
Back foot landing
Learning to bowl a bit fuller at the toes and wide of the crease
NOTES
10 x Random Number Generators focus on running hard, low efficient entry and powerful explosive exit from the crease
Ensure that the back foot covers off stump and remains parallel to the crease.
Nice and light fast twitch movement allowing rotation around the bodies vertical axis.
Without changing too much other than the length of the deliver we can use your pace to ask questions of the batsmen
5th July 2019
Focus : Batting and Fielding
ASPECT
Warm Up
Batting
Fielding - Warm Up
Bowling - Swing
DETAILS
Batting no footork drill
Scenario hitting zones and running hard
Catching 2 hands and then one hand
Swing around the stump in and out
NOTES
Playing the ball late and under your eyes
Putting what we have done into practice
Give with the ball track the ball into the hands
Control over your stock deliver away swing and then the inswing
12th July 2019
Focus : Batting and Fielding
ASPECT
Warm Up
Batting
Fielding - Warm Up
Bowling - Length
DETAILS
Drives along the ground
Gapping on and off drives
Catching 2 hands and then one hand
Being able to control the length bowled yorker, good, short of a length and bouncer
NOTES
Drop drills rapid fire, weight transfer drill
Hitting along the ground through the V
Give with the ball track the ball into the hands
The ability to control what length you want to bowl consistently
23rd July 2019
Focus : Batting and Fielding
ASPECT
Warm Up
Batting
Fielding - Warm Up
Bowling
DETAILS
Mix Bag drives to run through to pull shots to evade
Pull and Cut shots - decision making and shot execution
3 high catches
Middle stump drill
NOTES
Warm up drill - putting it all together
Not rolling your wrists too early, high back lift and hitting down on the ball
Watching the ball, focus on one ball at a time
Attacking the stumps
26th July 2019
Focus : Batting and Bowling
ASPECT
Warm Up
Batting
Bowling - Warm Up
Bowling
DETAILS
Playing off the pads.
Wanger from around the wicket targeting the pads
Back foot hold isolation drill
3 Stumps game off 18 balls
NOTES
Isolation drills and under arms feeds. Controlling it along the ground and in the air
Looking to make good decisions when to on drive and when to play it across the line.
Balance and drive towards target
Competitive aspect and narrow focus
30th July 2019
Focus : Batting and Bowling
ASPECT
Warm Up
Batting - Game Sense
Bowling - Warm Up
Bowling
DETAILS
3 Drives and 3 Short warm up drill
Looking to play an innings
Back foot hold isolation drill
5th stump challenge
NOTES
Get the feet moving
How many runs for 60 balls and no wickets in hand
Balance and drive towards target
Challenge the batsman make him play