Coaches: 8 Week Cricket Training Schedule Aligned to AIS Guidance
Coach ready 8 week pre season plan and weekly templates for clubs and juniors, aligned to AIS and Cricket Australia guidance and shown with an indoor…
Helping Young Cricketers Handle Selection Disappointment
Missing a squad can make months of practice feel wasted, especially when your friends receive the news you wanted. Cricket selection disappointment hurts because the opportunity mattered, but one decision doesn’t erase your skills or your place in the game. You don’t need to feel positive straight away, and parents don’t need to solve everything […]
Practice First Yorkers for Fast Bowlers: Net Drills, Indoor Sessions
Practice-first drills and repeatable release mechanics to land blockhole yorkers. Includes junior-safe training limits, progress targets, and indoor…
How to Choose a Junior Cricket Club in Western Sydney
A junior cricket club Western Sydney families can reach each week is more useful than a distant one with an impressive name. You need a program your child enjoys, a manageable schedule and a clear answer about what you’ll pay. Search results can mix weekend clubs, introductory programs, tournament organisers and private academies. They do […]
Cricket Coaches: Use Video Analysis to Track Trends, Not 15° Lab Tests
A coach-first guide to cricket video analysis: capture repeatable footage, use markerless AI for trend detection, and know when the ICC’s 15° lab tests…
How to Read the Field: Finding Gaps as a Batter
Before a ball is even bowled, the field is already giving you information. Where the fielders are standing tells you what the bowling side expects and where the safer scoring options might be. Learning to read the field as a batter is a skill that separates players who just react to the ball from players […]
What to Expect at Your Child’s First Cricket Trial Session
Booking a cricket trial session for your child is a big first step, and it’s completely normal to have questions before you walk through the door. Will the coach expect skills your child doesn’t have yet? What actually happens once the session starts? At Kings Cricket Academy in Kings Park, we run trial sessions every […]
Cricket Drills for Junior Players: Batting, Bowling & Fielding
Every young cricketer improves the same way: through repetition, not luck. The right cricket drills for junior players build the habits that turn shaky technique into confident, match-ready skills—in batting, bowling, and fielding alike. Parents often ask us which drills actually make a difference at training and which ones are just filling time. This guide […]
Signs Your Child Is Ready for Competitive Cricket
Learn the signs your child is ready for competitive cricket, from consistent skills and fitness to game awareness, confidence, and club cricket readiness.
Moving From Tennis Ball to Leather Ball Cricket: A Parent’s Guide
Every parent hits the same moment eventually. Your child has been smashing tennis balls around the backyard or the local nets for years, and now a coach, a club, or your child themselves brings up hard ball cricket. The tennis ball to leather ball cricket transition is one of the biggest steps in a young […]