Ali Choudhry Cricket Coaching

Ali Choudhry Cricket Coaching Level 3 Professional Cricket Coaching in Coventry & Warwickshire area for all ages and abilities.

Coach hire for clubs, schools and universities.
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28/05/2025

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TWO MISTAKES THAT KILL ANY BOWLING ACTION!Time and time again I see predominantly younger bowlers and the occasionally s...
13/12/2024

TWO MISTAKES THAT KILL ANY BOWLING ACTION!
Time and time again I see predominantly younger bowlers and the occasionally senior players having a high risk of injury due to the activity of how their 1. Back foot and 2. Front foot lands during the delivery stride. Not only this but it forces you to lose balance and momentum through your entire bowling action. 1. When landing your back-foot you need to avoid planting the foot or landing on the heel! You need make sure you land more on the toes with a straight knee this helps you to stay upright and drive towards the stumps quicker, promoting a stronger base! 2. When landing your front foot, I see players not having braced their leg! This breaks the momentum of your run-up and follow-through which acts like Lever to help you get up and over to bend your back, aiding you in decelerating through your delivery stride. It also helps you develop a late release which adds more swing to your bowling. Without correcting these two issues you are creating a high risk of injury due to the lack of shock absorbent, too much rotation and twisting, being off balanced resulting in stress fractures, ACL tears or lumbar strain (side strain).
*** Make sure your shoe laces are nice and tight, loose footwear affects your landing and the high risk of injury***

10/12/2024

A CALL FOR CHANGING THE BATTERS MINDSET:
With the changes to the modern game and the introduction of shorter format matches such as IPL T20 and various T10 leagues. I am noticing that the next generation of cricketers are being raised using the same traditional methods. 13-year-old Andrew has been coming to me for coaching for the last few weeks. When initially speaking to young Andrew’s father, I learnt Andrew’s biggest challenge is not applying what he has previously been taught or having the confidence to execute the right shot; he ends up doubting himself. I have learnt from watching and assessing Andrew that he’s previously been taught by junior coaches and team managers to have a defensive mindset and not to give his wicket way! This approach needs changing; as we know, the game has evolved to suit batters more than bowlers. You can become far too defensive by constantly thinking about not giving your wicket way! This quickly leads to missed scoring opportunities or the ability to rotate strike and keep the scoreboard ticking. Andrew has also developed a lack of confidence to go through the shots even when he knows what he should do! I have tried to coach Andrew so that he does not have to worry about giving his wicket away, be confident, and commit to every shot he plays rather than only executing a half shot and giving catching practice when he bats in matches. Junior players must be encouraged to practice playing confidently to develop better decision-making. They need to have a driving-the-ball-first mindset before defending the ball first! How many dot balls did you ever see AB, Jos, Virat, Gayle, etc., play in a T20 match? Some of these guys have incredibly high, impressive strike rates. If you’re going to hit the ball, I say hit it hard with commitment and be content; break the fielder’s hands if he tries to get a hand to it! There is more chance of a dropped catch or miss-field, try scoring a run-a-ball!

07/12/2024

IMPORTANCE OF THE NON-BOWLING ARM:
When I ask a lot of players I coach, especially the junior ones how do you control the line and length when bowling? I mostly get answers based around the release point and follow-through. Not many know the non-bowling (lead arm) arm actually determines your line and length. Our joints and muscles are connected throughout our body. If my non-bowling arm is pointing too far to the left during my action my body will tilt to the left pushing my bowling (trail) arm to follow the direction of my body. The longer you hold your non-bowling arm in the action (slower rotation) the fuller the ball will pitch. The quicker you rotate it the shorter the ball will be. I have been coaching this young bowler how to use the non-bowling arm (left arm) who often ends up bowling too full or too short, helping to find an area where they can constantly hit a good spot 3/4 times every over to a right and left handed batter. The greatest of bowlers, are able, to adjust their line and length with accuracy depending on the pitch conditions, movement, batters guard or dexterity. Why is there a hanging sidearm in the net? This to help my bowler remember to follow-through straight down the line and not veer off into the side net after releasing the ball 😉 **Remember the speed of the lead (non-bowling) arm will be different for all bowlers as everyone has a different action, physicality and structure to be able to hit the same length.

05/12/2024

THE ELBOW (LASER POINT) DRILL DEMONSTRATION:
A few of you have asked me if you can get a video demonstration of the drill so here it is! The idea is for you to imagen a laser coming out of your lead elbow and you want to aim it down at the ball before moving to play it! This helps you as a player by 1. Transferring your weight to the front foot to help you get more over the ball to play it under your eyeline 2. By pointing your elbow down at the ball it increases your back-lift generating more power and control 3). You’re no longer pushing at the ball with the angle of the bat pointing upward through the shot. Why not give it a go! Thank you to Gurnam for trusting my coaching ;) As coaches always remember to ask the player you are coaching if they’re okay with manual guidance as not everyone is an auditory or visual learner!

01/12/2024

The importance of game strategy: As a bowler, you have to remember that just because you have a bowling plan, the batter has his own plan for combatting your bowling. Therefore, your bowling needs to be adaptable to quickly work out a new solution. Chris is a very experienced cricketer in minor counties and, to this day, still plays for the Over 50s. With Chris’s age and reduced reflexes. After a few balls, he quickly noticed that I have a natural inswing action and tend to move the ball back into the right-hander from a 4/5th stump line. To combat this, I saw Chris move right across to try and get on top of the pitch of the ball to eliminate any swing as early as possible after my release. To counter this, I decided on a new strategy to bowl the ball more on a 5/6th stump line, angling the ball into him and forcing him to come across, but this time, I would move the ball back away from him with an outswinger, hoping to find the edge. As a bowler, you must constantly consider the batter’s strategy after every ball you bowl. This is how you stay on top!

A lot of players I come across tell me they can't really process what it means to get your head over the ball. This play...
01/12/2024

A lot of players I come across tell me they can't really process what it means to get your head over the ball. This player came to me a while ago with the issue of always feeling like they have no power in their shot and always end up pushing the ball in the air! The problem is a lack of weight transfer to the front foot and no back lift to generate power or control. A great little drill I use…is to have the batter visualise their lead elbow has a laser that should point down at the ball before moving to make contact with the ball. This improves 3 things: 1. The head gets more over the ball to play it under your eyeline 2). Higher back lift to generate power in the shot 3). No more pushing at the ball.🥸

The player in the pic told me their issue when trying to bowl off-spin was a lack of turn and difficulty being consisten...
01/12/2024

The player in the pic told me their issue when trying to bowl off-spin was a lack of turn and difficulty being consistent with the flight. Regardless of what type of bowler you are spin or seam the foundations need to be right for both! The bowler rocked back far too much when landing on the back foot causing them to look into and aim towards the sky. When landing their front foot, they would crouch and collapse to one side trying to go through the action quickly. As coaches we need to explain to our bowlers the importance of staying upright and tall throughout the delivery stride in our action and to follow through when releasing the ball not before. A great example of a bowler with nice tall action and high-arm to create a better loop and trajectory is former England Left-Arm spinner Ashley Giles, a nice tall high arm action, he would almost get up on his toes like a ballerina before releasing the ball.

A common a problem I repeatedly see with players coming from the sub continent. Vas has been playing street ‘Gali” crick...
04/11/2024

A common a problem I repeatedly see with players coming from the sub continent. Vas has been playing street ‘Gali” cricket all his life back home in India and for the first time he’s playing hardball cricket in England having played of rough surfaces, short distances and taped up tennis balls you don’t have the speed or time to move your head and feet you tend to just throw your hands at it! To over compensate the movement you then try take a forceful stride! I have tried to help strip down the players process to first learn to move his head to the line of the ball, followed by his feet being parallel to the ball and then his hands to play late as possible the most common mistake most players make when we as coaches communicate to play late is the footwork becomes lazy or they forget to move we have to remind players even though we are slowing down the tempo we still need fast footwork! Check out my coaching help guide

https://www.accricketcoaching.com/post/sub-continent-players-struggling-in-english-conditions

Having gone through so many coaching courses and workshops there has always been a consensus that players develop the be...
03/11/2024

Having gone through so many coaching courses and workshops there has always been a consensus that players develop the best when a coach improvises game based learning. So many times I see people attending a net session to just bat and bowl without any objective? This becomes problematic as players don’t know how to transfer knowledge from a net session into a game! How many times to do we see a future Tendulkar in the nets but outdoor they look like a newbie? Even if you’re doing a 1-2-1 session don’t be afraid to Don the pads! The players love the challenge and it’s a better form of motivation! Some players are visual learners not auditory they enjoy it more when a coach can help them visualise by demonstrating what your teaching. I love creating match scenarios which helps me question the players mental and tactical awareness as well as their understanding.

Huge shoutout to SM Cricket UK loving my kit for this year as a brand ambassador and to The Root Academy for everything I have learned on the Level 3 course 😉

22/09/2024

Coaching Success Story:
Alf’s dad reached out to me during the outdoor season this year as his family moved back to the UK recently from Australia. He wanted to understand if his son Alf (14yrs) has the ability to take his game to the next level! I noticed he had the right makeup to become a good bowler. However, needed a few technical fixes after helping Alf develop a more rhythmic action with a strong position and quick release. His dad shared the news with me this morning that Alf has successfully been invited to the next round of selection for the Warwickshire EPP trials (3 winter sessions). If you're interested in getting your child help with district or county trials get in touch! 🏏

12/08/2024

Another coaching success story: Manoj has been coming to me for the last 4 weeks to work on his issue of not being able to score consistently in every game and always playing the wrong shot to get out on! He recently scored an unbeaten 46* not out last Saturday 🎉🥳👏 he’s gone from struggling to make contact from throw downs to now batting in his club senior nets with a technique bat! And facing a Pro Sidearm during our sessions… thanks for trusting my coaching Manoj 🙂 had a lit bit of fun towards the end: Challenging him to try and play 6 different shots to 6 balls with a target of 12 runs to win, helping to create a bigger ‘shot selection’ … guess who won? 🫣🤭

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