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Duration of the online course: 24 minutes

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Build confident batting skills with a free cricket course—footwork, drives, pull shot, mental game and match-day routines, plus practical exercises for faster progress.

In this free course, learn about

  • Core batting footwork principles to improve balance, movement and shot selection
  • All-rounder development tips and when to specialize in batting or bowling
  • Effective bat grip and hand positioning for control and power
  • Cover drive fundamentals and cues for timing and weight transfer
  • Back-foot punch technique cues for fast bowling and point/cover scoring
  • Straight drive key elements: alignment, head position, bat swing and timing
  • Pull shot technique for controlled power, shape and risk management
  • How to mark your guard and why a leg-stump guard can aid alignment and scoring
  • Mental skills to handle sledging/outside noise and stay process-focused
  • Better communication and running-between-wickets habits to reduce run-out risk
  • Reading the field and making adjustments when facing fast bowling
  • Managing concentration over long innings: ball-by-ball routines and resets
  • Fitness training to simulate match running between wickets for batters
  • Game-day and pre-innings routines: adapting vision to light and visualization

Course Description

Step onto the pitch with confidence and a clearer plan for improving your cricket. This free online course helps you build a strong batting foundation by focusing on the habits that make the biggest difference: efficient movement, clean contact, smart decision-making, and a composed mindset under pressure. Whether you’re new to structured training or looking to sharpen match performance, you’ll learn how to practise with purpose and carry those gains into real innings.

You’ll refine core technique through key batting movements and timing-focused cues that support consistent ball striking. From setting yourself up with balanced footwork to developing a reliable grip and hand position, the lessons guide you toward a repeatable process you can trust. You’ll also work through high-impact scoring options—like the cover drive, straight drive, back-foot punch, and pull shot—while understanding how weight transfer, bat path, and body alignment combine to create control and power.

Cricket is more than mechanics, so the course also strengthens your tactical awareness and between-wicket efficiency. You’ll learn to read the field earlier, communicate clearly, and build running habits that reduce avoidable run-outs. Guidance tailored to different situations—such as adjusting to faster bowling—helps you stay adaptable, make better choices, and turn pressure into scoring opportunities.

To support performance when it counts, the course emphasises the mental game: handling distractions, managing sledging, and maintaining concentration ball after ball. You’ll explore routines that settle nerves, sharpen focus, and prepare your vision and mindset for changing light and match conditions. Simple fitness and match-running practice ideas round things out, so you can stay sharp deep into an innings. By the end, you’ll have a practical, repeatable approach to training that makes improvement feel measurable, sustainable, and enjoyable.

Course content

  • Video class: Footwork | Top Tips | Cricket How-To | Steve Smith Cricket Academy 01m
  • Video class: Tips for All-Rounders | Top Tips | Cricket How-To | Steve Smith Cricket Academy 01m
  • Exercise: When should an all-rounder consider specializing in one discipline?
  • Video class: Finding Your Hands | Technique | Cricket How-To | Steve Smith Cricket Academy 01m
  • Exercise: What is a recommended approach to gripping the bat for effective batting?
  • Video class: Cover Drive | Technique | Cricket How-To | Steve Smith Cricket Academy 01m
  • Exercise: What cue best ensures proper weight transfer in a cover drive?
  • Video class: Back-Foot Punch | Technique | Cricket How-To | Steve Smith Cricket Academy 02m
  • Exercise: Best technique cues for the back foot punch
  • Video class: Straight drive | Technique | Cricket How-To | Steve Smith Cricket Academy 02m
  • Exercise: Key elements of a proper straight drive
  • Video class: Pull shot | Technique | Cricket How-To | Steve Smith Cricket Academy 02m
  • Exercise: What is the key technique for executing a controlled and powerful pull shot?
  • Video class: Mark Your Guard | Top Tips | Cricket How-To | Steve Smith Cricket Academy 01m
  • Exercise: What is the main advantage of taking a leg stump guard when batting?
  • Video class: The Noise | The Mental Game | Cricket How-To | Steve Smith Cricket Academy 01m
  • Exercise: Mental approach: handling outside noise and sledging during an innings
  • Video class: Communication | Top Tips | Cricket How-To | Steve Smith Cricket Academy 01m
  • Exercise: Running between wickets: what habit most reduces run out risk?
  • Video class: Watching the Field | Top Tips | Cricket How-To | Steve Smith Cricket Academy 01m
  • Exercise: Best adjustment for facing fast bowling
  • Video class: The Long Game | Mental Game | Cricket How-To | Steve Smith Cricket Academy 01m
  • Exercise: What is the best way to manage concentration across deliveries during a long innings?
  • Video class: Running | Fitness Diary | Cricket How-To | Steve Smith Cricket Academy 01m
  • Exercise: Which training best simulates match running between the wickets for a batter?
  • Video class: Game Day | Mental Game | Cricket How-To | Steve Smith Cricket Academy 01m
  • Exercise: Which pre-batting action primarily helps adjust vision to the light?
  • Video class: Visualisation | Mental Game | Cricket How-To | Steve Smith Cricket Academy 01m
  • Exercise: Which pre-innings mental routine best applies visualization for a Test batter?

This free course includes:

24 minutes of online video course

Digital certificate of course completion (Free)

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