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TheFA.com | Home

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  Powell names squad for double-header

  Posted: March 10th, 2010, 11:14am CST

  22 players selected for World Cup qualifiers against Austria and Spain.
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  Villa squeeze through to Youth Cup Semis

  Posted: March 10th, 2010, 10:07am CST

  Tony McAndrew's side defeat Fulham on penalites.
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  FA Community Awards 2010

  Posted: March 10th, 2010, 10:00am CST

  FA Community Awards presented by McDonald's to grassroots clubs and volunteers.
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  DADs day at Downing Street

  Posted: March 10th, 2010, 9:08am CST

  Representatives of FA-backed charity met the Prime Minister at Number Ten.

BBC Sport | Swimming | UK Edition

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  Olympic athletes set medal target

  Posted: March 10th, 2010, 8:38am CST

  Great Britain have been set a target of at least 10 medals at this summer's European Athletics Championships by the national funding body.

BBC Sport | Hockey | UK Edition

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  Mackay eyes England World Cup win

  Posted: March 10th, 2010, 8:28am CST

  Reading hockey player Iain Mackay says the England team will not be satisfied with anything less than winning the World Cup.

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  Semi-Final dates confirmed

  Posted: March 10th, 2010, 6:25am CST

  Days and kick-off times revealed.

ASA South West Region News

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  Show your support

  Posted: March 10th, 2010, 6:01am CST

  [via FSWSO] What would you like to see used by British Olympic fans to show their support for Team GB in London 2012?

  Send your idea to comms@boa.org.uk

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  University of East London agrees USA training camp deal

  Posted: March 10th, 2010, 5:53am CST

  The University of East London can expect to host the most successful Olympian of all time, Michael Phelps as he prepares for London 2012 after agreeing a training camp deal with Team USA.

  Team USA will use both the UEL Docklands and Stratford campuses at the University for training and support for its Olympic and Paralympic Teams before and during Games time.

Play Better Cricket - Harrowdrive.com

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  Field setting: Off spin, Twenty20 middle overs (IPL special)

  Posted: March 10th, 2010, 3:30am CST by PitchVision

  This article is part of "The complete guide to cricket field settings" series.

  The middle overs of a Twenty20 game are the black sheep of cricket: unglamorous and disregarded and nobody likes talking about them.

  But a loss of focus in this period is all it takes to lose a close match where every stolen single counts.

  Even in short format games (be they 16 8 ball overs of traditional evening cricket or the more modern Twenty20) there is a period where the game pace changes and there is a lull before the final push for the line.

  Usually this takes place between overs 6-12, but can be longer if wickets are falling (or indeed shorter if the batsmen are carving it to all parts on a flat track). It's the time for spinners to make a mark and restrict scoring.

  In this field setting we are talking the IPL as a model. That means a field restriction of 4 players inside the 30 yard fielding circle and a maximum of 5 on the leg side.

  We are also going to assume the pitch is a 'typical' Indian wicket with not much pace or bounce but some turn.

  Bowling to this field

  Your main role in the middle overs is to restrict the score and frustrate batsmen into hitting out before they are ready. For that reason your standard line needs to be straighter and you give the ball less flight than you would in longer formats.

  Aim to get the batsman playing forward as if he or she can go back the have more time to work the ball into the gaps. Pitching the ball somewhere around 12-14 metres from the bowlers popping crease should do the job. Use the batsman's footwork reaction as a guide to length.

  These tactics force the batsman to play straight or into the leg side where you can cut off the shots with your boundary runners.

  Extra cover and mid off are key positions for you, stopping drives which will be most batsmen's escape route from the pressure. Place extra cover too square and he becomes redundant.

  You can bowl to this field from over or round the wicket.

  Bowling variations

  As the batsman is looking to score off more deliveries than any other format, you can't let them get used to your bowling line, length or pace. To do so means they can premeditate an aggressive shot and score easily against you.

  That's why it's important to vary from your stock delivery often if the batsman is on top:

  • Flight. The ability to place the ball in the same spot but with different heights on the ball is very deceptive. On slow wickets you can vary the flight of almost every ball, or just throw in the odd flatter/loopy ball if you feel the batsman is in a rhythm.
  • Arm ball. The ball that drifts away from the right hander is an excellent way to deceive the batsman and get a dot ball (or turn a boundary into a single). It's also a wicket taking ball. Pitch it further up and with a middle stump line.
  • Doosra. If you can bowl the one that goes the other way (a rare skill), bowl it at middle stump on a length and hope it catches the edge or the top of off stump.
  • Yorker. The very full ball is not just for the seamers. It's hard to hit a full and straight ball anywhere but down the ground.
  • Position on the crease. Adjusting where you deliver the ball can upset a batsman's timing. Try bowling from bowling crease instead of the popping crease, or going wider on the crease to change the angle.

  Avoid bowling

  Like all fields, loose bowling can be punished, but you do have protection in key areas to try and restrict the easy flow of runs.

  • Too many stock balls. If the batsman realises you are putting the ball on the same spot without variation can work the ball around for singles and twos using the pace of the ball and the gaps in the spread out field
  • Too many unpracticed variations. Variations are vital in T20, but if you bowl them without having practiced them first they just end up being bad balls. Make sure every variation you try in the middle has had plenty of work in the nets.

  Field Variations  

  • To add pressure to a new batsman, deep gulley can move to slip or point can go to silly point (although not for more than a couple of balls)
  • Mid off can be at orthodox or on the edge of the circle.
  • Point can move out to the boundary as an off side sweeper.
  • If the ball is turning consider a fielder saving one on the leg side behind square.
  • Fielders in the ring can be tight on the single to squeeze the batsman or on the edge of the circle giving one but more likely to save a boundary.

  Batting against this field

  

  The batters main aim in this phase of the game is to be workmanlike and disciplined. The field is spread so hitting boundaries is harder, but scoring singles and twos is easier. Six an over is a reasonable rate and can be done by rotating the strike with minimum risk.

  Play straight, looking to score in an arc between mid off and midwicket, especially if the bowler drops short so you can play back foot drives and pulls with control.

  The late cut to anything wide outside off can pick up runs if it beats the man at deep gulley.

  Don't get tempted into going 'inside out' and driving against the spin as this is a risky path that can lead to you missing or mistiming the ball. If you need to improvise try hitting over the leg side by clearing the front leg.

  The sweep is productive against over the wicket off spin, but it can be risky if the bowler is going around the wicket because the line is straightening onto the stumps.

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  Chinese firm hits back at FIFA over working conditions row

  Posted: March 10th, 2010, 2:11am CST by Matt Cutler

  Shanghai Fashion Plastic Products, the Chinese company ordered by world football’s governing body FIFA yesterday to stop making World Cup mascots because of poor factory working conditions, says it is a victim of ‘South African politicking’.
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  Tiger Woods shares EA cover for first time

  Posted: March 10th, 2010, 2:07am CST by Matt Cutler

  Golfer Tiger Woods will share the cover of his new Electronic Arts video game, ‘Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11’, for the first time in its 13-year run.
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  French row ahead of Euro 2016 decision

  Posted: March 10th, 2010, 2:03am CST by Matt Cutler

  A French secretary of state and the president of the national federation have publicly disagreed about the running of football in the country just two months before France knows whether its Euro 2016 bid has been successful.
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  IIHF drops plans for Champions League

  Posted: March 10th, 2010, 1:59am CST by Matt Cutler

  The International Ice Hockey Federation said yesterday it has abandoned plans to re-launch the Pan-European Champions Hockey League, after failing to reach a financial agreement with Europe's top leagues and clubs.
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  Israeli clubs set to lose backers

  Posted: March 10th, 2010, 1:57am CST by Matt Cutler

  The patrons of three major Israeli Premier League clubs are set to withdraw their funding at the end of this season.
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  Sport for Life! initiative launches in Pakistan

  Posted: March 10th, 2010, 1:54am CST by Matt Cutler

  The Sport for Life! Learning Centre, a place to provide sport, education and healthy lifestyle training to disadvantaged children, was launched yesterday in Pakistan by the president of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Raja Zulqarnain Khan.

ASA South West Region News

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  Campaigners fight to save Westbury swimming pool

  Posted: March 9th, 2010, 7:33pm CST

  Hundreds of people have joined a campaign to fight for the future of Westbury's Victorian swimming pool. The venue, built in the 1880s, is one of the country's oldest working pools.

  Wiltshire Council is reviewing its leisure centres and has promised there will be no quick decision on the Westbury pool.

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  ASA South West Region Swimming Records 9 Mar 2010

  Posted: March 9th, 2010, 12:41pm CST

  update supplied 9 Mar 2010

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  92 Days To Go

  Posted: March 9th, 2010, 10:52am CST

  Brazil and Germany prove tough to match.

Jobs from www.jobs.ac.uk

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  Lecturer/Senior Lecturer

  Fetched: March 9th, 2010, 9:08am CST

  Sport Psychology - University of Lincoln / Date of entry: 09/03/10

BBC Sport | Hockey | UK Edition

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  England to face Germany in semis

  Posted: March 9th, 2010, 8:53am CST

  England will meet reigning world and Olympic champions Germany in the last four of the men's Hockey World Cup in India.

TheFA.com | Home

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  Four Nations set for England

  Posted: March 9th, 2010, 8:29am CST

  Hereford to host FA International Futsal Tournament in April.
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  FA Community Awards 2010

  Posted: March 9th, 2010, 7:23am CST

  FA Community Awards presented by McDonald's to grassroots clubs and volunteers.

London 2012

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  Personal bests: Could you beat yours?

  Posted: March 9th, 2010, 6:00am CST

  It was great to see a number of personal bests from Team GB athletes at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics:

  Amy Williams – GOLD in the Women's Skeleton! First Team GB Olympic Winter gold medal since Women's Curlers in 2002.
  

TheFA.com | Home

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  93 Days To Go

  Posted: March 9th, 2010, 3:29am CST

  Argentina in the record books for all the wrong reasons.
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  Fulham making strides in Youth Cup

  Posted: March 9th, 2010, 3:22am CST

  The Cottagers are just one round away from Semi-Final.

Play Better Cricket - Harrowdrive.com

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  Wicket-keeping tips: Positioning when standing up

  Posted: March 9th, 2010, 2:48am CST by PitchVision

  This guest article by first-class and international 'keeper Nic Northcote is an extract from his new book "Wicket-Keeping: The Ultimate Guide to Mastering the Art": Available now on PitchVision Academy.

  Standing up to the wickets is the most difficult element of wicket-keeping to master and is an area where great keepers are distinguished from good ones. With the evolution of the modern game towards shorter formats and more aggressive batting, wicket-keepers are expected to effectively be able to stand up to the wickets in order to prevent the batsman from being able to advance down the pitch.

  Distance from Wickets

  When standing up, the wicket-keeper must attempt to get his body and gloves as close to the wickets as possible for the following reasons:

  1. It reduces the time required to make a stumping as the keeper has to move his gloves a shorter distance to the wickets; and
  2. When standing up to the wickets, the keeper rarely has enough time to move his gloves to catch a ball edged by the batsman. Therefore, by keeping his gloves as close to the wickets as possible, the keeper is able to reduce the distance between the batsman’s bat and his gloves, and the angle of any deflection / deviation caused as a result of the batsman edging the ball is also effectively reduced. This gives the wicket-keeper the best possible chance of being able to take the catch. The schematic in Figure 1 illustrates how this principle works. A wicket-keeper with his gloves in Position 1 will manage to catch a ball edged by the batsman that he would not have been able to catch if his gloves were further away from the wickets in Position 2.

  

  Line outside Off-Stump

  When standing up to the stumps, the wicket-keeper must take his stance slightly outside the line of off-stump. He must be in a position that allows him to clearly watch a standard delivery in the line of off-stump from the bowlers hand and onto the batsman’s bat (or alternatively into his own gloves). It is important that the wicket-keeper is able to see the bowler’s wrist in his delivery action as this will allow him to immediately determine the line of the ball and get into position to take the delivery as early as possible. It is also important that the keeper does not stand too wide of off-stump as this will make it more difficult for him to take balls down the leg side due to the distance that he has to move in a short period of time.

  Although the line could differ slightly for different batsmen or bowlers, Figure 2 illustrates the typical positioning of the wicket-keeper when standing up to the wickets for a right-handed batsman.

  

   

   

   

  
  

  

  Want to know the secrets of how to change a game with a moment of wicket-keeping brilliance? Pick up a copy of "Wicket-Keeping: The Ultimate Guide to Mastering the Art" and become a better keeper today.

   

  

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  IOC tells bidding cities: ask why not how

  Posted: March 9th, 2010, 2:24am CST by Matt Cutler

  The International Olympic Committee is more interested in “why” a city wants to host an Olympic Games rather than “how” they are able to do it, according to IOC member Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr.
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  IMG to produce new EPL service

  Posted: March 9th, 2010, 2:19am CST by Matt Cutler

  Global media company IMG has been appointed to produce the English Premier League’s new 24-hour, seven day-a-week international content service.
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  Only one Beijing golf course is legal, says law committee

  Posted: March 9th, 2010, 2:15am CST by Matt Cutler

  Only one golf course in Beijing has been developed legally, a member of the law committee in China's parliament said yesterday.