01/06/2026
One of my biggest coaching beliefs:
Movement comes first.
If you can’t organise your body to throw the stump straight up and high, why would it suddenly happen when you add a cricket ball?
A ball doesn’t fix movement problems.
It usually exposes them.
In fact, hitting a ball is harder.
Now you have to:
• Perceive
• Decide
• Move
• Execute
All in a fraction of a second.
That’s why I like this drill.
The outcome is simple:
👉 Throw the stump straight up and high.
What do you notice about the movements that produces a successful throw?
Take a second to think about it before reading on.
If you can do that, there’s a good chance a lot of important processes are working together:
• Balance
• Force transfer
• Sequencing
• Direction
If you can’t, your body is telling you something.
The goal isn’t to copy a position.
The goal is to find a movement that creates the outcome.
Give yourself an objective.
Search for success.
Then understand the feel.
Movement first.
Always.
Power leaves clues.