Coaching Profile:
Charlie Miller
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Wicket-Keeping
Good hand-eye coordination and comes up with the ball well on most occasions, willing to use feet to move laterally and not just rely on hands to reach.
Areas to focus on:
- Ensure hands are slightly out in front of body to allow an area to bring the ball in slightly when catching (as opposed to starting close to body & becoming cramped for room when catching the ball)
- Weight on toes & balls of feet with a slight forward press to begin (in an effort to counter-act the natural reaction to move backwards on impact
- Setup a big catching area with hands, fingers and thumbs relaxed, thumbs wide open with a good hand presentation
Good hand-eye coordination and comes up with the ball well on most occasions, willing to use feet to move laterally and not just rely on hands to reach.
Areas to focus on:
- Ensure hands are slightly out in front of body to allow an area to bring the ball in slightly when catching (as opposed to starting close to body & becoming cramped for room when catching the ball)
- Weight on toes & balls of feet with a slight forward press to begin (in an effort to counter-act the natural reaction to move backwards on impact
- Setup a big catching area with hands, fingers and thumbs relaxed, thumbs wide open with a good hand presentation
Batting
Good hands, dominant bottom hand and keen to play positively. As a consequence tends to look to hit the ball very hard and hands sometimes pull "across" the ball and doesn't always get the contact he wishes to get (see the last few clips on the above video hands pulling across towards the leg-side).
Areas to focus on:
- Relaxed bottom hand; strong top hand - Allowing hands to work together to time the ball more effectively
- Lean into and over the ball a little more, consistently in an effort to keep balls down (if/when not looking to hit over the infield)
- Aim to get across to good length/full balls outside off stump to get closer to the ball and therefore more opportunity to get hands through and play with slightly less risk (than just relying on hands only to reach out at the ball)
Good hands, dominant bottom hand and keen to play positively. As a consequence tends to look to hit the ball very hard and hands sometimes pull "across" the ball and doesn't always get the contact he wishes to get (see the last few clips on the above video hands pulling across towards the leg-side).
Areas to focus on:
- Relaxed bottom hand; strong top hand - Allowing hands to work together to time the ball more effectively
- Lean into and over the ball a little more, consistently in an effort to keep balls down (if/when not looking to hit over the infield)
- Aim to get across to good length/full balls outside off stump to get closer to the ball and therefore more opportunity to get hands through and play with slightly less risk (than just relying on hands only to reach out at the ball)
Bowling
Attacks the crease well through his run up, building momentum nicely into his action and tends to have good control.
Areas to focus on:
- High bound (jump into delivery) which will lose a little momentum through the crease & put pressure on front foot (leg) contact when landing and knee giving way slightly (ideally front leg needs to be as strong and braced as possible to enable a high release and allow weight to drive straight forward.)
- Alignment - Falls away slightly to the left and ideally wants to be slightly more upright allowing for a high release and weight/momentum driving straight forwards
- Load up with bowling arm is slightly off line which will lose momentum into & through his gather (see bowling arm going into & through bound as it moves around at different angles slightly instead of straight around and over - which can generate a little more pace from arm/hand speed and also influence control)
Attacks the crease well through his run up, building momentum nicely into his action and tends to have good control.
Areas to focus on:
- High bound (jump into delivery) which will lose a little momentum through the crease & put pressure on front foot (leg) contact when landing and knee giving way slightly (ideally front leg needs to be as strong and braced as possible to enable a high release and allow weight to drive straight forward.)
- Alignment - Falls away slightly to the left and ideally wants to be slightly more upright allowing for a high release and weight/momentum driving straight forwards
- Load up with bowling arm is slightly off line which will lose momentum into & through his gather (see bowling arm going into & through bound as it moves around at different angles slightly instead of straight around and over - which can generate a little more pace from arm/hand speed and also influence control)
