Video & Technique Analysis for Cricket

Batting: Identification of Shot Types and Area wise Shots for improvements from the match videos. Then analyse them for technique analysis using SMART COACH

• Unable to score against a particular type of a fast bowler or a spinner
• Initial trigger
• Struggling on fast tracks or turning track
• Footwork issue while playing a shot in particular areas
• Not able to penetrate field to find gaps and score runs
• Unable to hit 4S & 6s when required
• Lacking in Improvisation of shots in the shorter version of the game

All above areas of improvements are analysed by team or an academy coach through video analysis using SMART COACH. Where comparative analysis of same shots played during practice sessions can be compared with match videos and improve upon them. Before corrections and after corrections video analysis will show the results

Imagine a player not able to play a reverse sweep, scoop shot, uppercut or deal with yorkers and slow deliveries, repetitive practice sessions with video analysis will produce great results.

Video Analysis of Practice Sessions – Batting

The coaches can work on similar lines even if they do not have match videos. They can observe and record the weaknesses of a batsman in all the above-identified areas during practice sessions. The coaches can analyse videos using analytical tools and improve upon technique and skills followed by hard practice sessions

Thus the analytical process will surely give good results in players’ match performances

The best part is players can get their analysed videos with coaches’ written and audio reports which can be watched by players in the same format as SMART COACH with a free SMART COACH player.

Various ways to Share Analysed Videos

As the size of analysed videos along with written report will be large. The best way to share them would be on google drive or wetransfer,com which is free

Bowling – Like batting the bowling analysis of match videos and of practice sessions will be carried out by us , The following areas of improvements will be analysed for taking corrective measures

Pace bowlers - Line & length against defensive or attacking batsman

• Reasons for not able to bowl correct line & length consistently
• Run up, back foot & front foot landing , front arm & delivery arm alignments .
• The head position, wrist position at delivery point & follow through
• Ability to bowl both out & in swings effectively
• Use old ball for reverse swing or cutters
• Unable to bowl yorker, slow bouncers or use slower ball effectively
• Analyse power play , middle overs or death over bowling in T20 & one day formats

Spin bowlers - Line & length against defensive or attacking batsman

• Pitching too short or too full
• Containing the batsman in a short format
• Control on flighted deliveries
• Unable to spin on flat pitches

Like batting We can analyse all these areas of improvements with one to one session with best of the coaches or if you share your match videos we will carry out technique analysis using SMART COACH software. Then we shall send an audio or written analysis report
Followed by same process as given in BATTING

Fielding – We can easily analyse close in and also out field on the basis of match videos

• Anticipation
• Side way movements for Square leg or point fielders
• Catching at short leg, Slips, Gully . sili point
• Chasing, Slide & Stop
• Throws

Wicket keeping
All movements behind the stumps can be captured for analysis and improvements

• The basics sitting position & glove work
• Foot work ---Leg side collection
• Dive and take a catch
• Jump and take a catch or stop the ball
• Stumping speed and accuracy
• Run out collection of the ball and making run out

All above drills can be captured during practice sessions and videos can be analysed to improve upon as per coaches inputs