What is the highest Cricket Coaching qualification you hold? (i.e. ECB Level 2) *
Your answer
At what level do you conduct most of your coaching? *
What age group do you primarily coach *
How many hours do you coach per week (on average) *
How many sessions do you conduct a week *
Warm Ups
Do you engage your players in non-cricketing tasks such as strength and conditioning exercises or warm up exercises? *
On average, what is the frequency (times per week) and duration (minutes per session) that you engage cricketers in warm up exercises during the season?
(please select a no of sessions and an Average duration. i.e. 2 sessions & 30 mins each)
On average, what is the frequency (times per week) and duration (minutes per session) that you engage cricketers in warm up exercises during the off season?
(please select a no of sessions and an Average duration. i.e. 2 sessions & 30 mins each)
What do you warm ups consist of?
Your answer
Stretching
Do you engage the cricketers in stretching exercises? *
On average, what is the frequency (times per week) and duration (minutes per session) that you engage cricketers in stretching and/or mobility during the season?
(please select a no of sessions and an Average duration. i.e. 2 sessions & 30 mins each)
On average, what is the frequency (times per week) and duration (minutes per session) that you engage cricketers in stretching and/or mobility during the off season?
(please select a no of sessions and an Average duration. i.e. 2 sessions & 30 mins each)
What types of stretching exercises/training do you conduct? *
Please comment if you conduct any other method of stretching or special stretching for batsmen, wicketkeeper or bowlers?
Your answer
Speed Development & Agility
Do you engage your cricketers in speed/agility development exercises? *
On average, what is the frequency (times per week) and duration (minutes per session) during the season?
(please select a no of sessions and an Average duration. i.e. 2 sessions & 30 mins each)
On average, what is the frequency (times per week) and duration (minutes per session) during the off season?
(please select a no of sessions and an Average duration. i.e. 2 sessions & 30 mins each)
On average at what RPE (rate of perceived exertion, i.e. how hard an athlete finds an activity) do you make the players train while conducting speed training during the season?
Low intensity
Max intensity
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What type of speed training do you conduct?
Please comment if you have any other method of speed development training?
Your answer
Resistance Training Practices
Do you engage the team in resistance training exercises? *
Do you encourage young fast bowlers to engage in resistance training outside of team training times? *
If yes, which muscle groups do you ask the fast bowlers to target resistance training?
What type of exercises do you recommend in resistance training to fast bowlers?
Your answer
Do you think children/teens lifting weights may stunt their growth?
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Aerobic (cardio) Training Practices
Do you engage the players in any form of aerobic activities during your training? *
If yes, What type of aerobic activities do you make the player perform
On average, what is the frequency (times per week) and duration (minutes per session) during the season?
(please select a no of sessions and an Average duration. i.e. 2 sessions & 30 mins each)
On average, what is the frequency (times per week) and duration (minutes per session) during the off season?
(please select a no of sessions and an Average duration. i.e. 2 sessions & 30 mins each)
On average at what RPE do you make the players train while conducting aerobic training during the season?
Low intensity
Max intensity
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Please comment if you use any other method of aerobic training
Your answer
Fast bowling workloads
Are you aware of current fast bowling directives specific to a fast bowlers age? (Max overs bowled per spell / per match) *
If yes, can you explain them here.
Your answer
Do you recommend a number of balls to be bowled by fast bowlers during a session? *
If yes, how much are you recommending?
Your answer
Do you record any bowling workload data? *
If yes, how do you do this?
Your answer
Next Stages
As part of the research process, a number of follow up interviews will be conducted
Would you like to be contacted regarding a follow up interview *
If yes, would you rather an in person interview (LJMU campus) or an interview via Teams/Zoom
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I would like to be added to Cricfit's (https://www.cricfit.co.uk/) mailing list to keep up to date with how I can best support my players from an S&C perspective *