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You've been playing cricket for a while now and you'd really like to become a first-class player.
Or you have a kid who absolutely loves playing and you'd like to help him reach his dreams.
In this section we show you how to up your (or your child's) game by looking at a few important, basic questions:
What should a cricket player eat, or how should he avoid injuries? Can he improve his ball sense, and what should his level of skills be at different life stages? What are the danger zones on the field? What are the most common injuries among cricketers? |
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| CONTENTS |
 | Common injuries Lower back injuries , Shoulder injuries, Posterior impingement of the ankle, Tennis elbow, Muscle strains (e.g. hamstring), Finger fractures, Interesting injury facts, SA cricketers cramping up? |
|  | Ball sense Dynamic visual acuity, Eye tracking, Focus ability, Depth perception, Peripheral vision, Visual reaction time, Visual concentration, Visual memory, Visualisation, Eye-hand-body co-ordination |
|  | Nutrition Healthy eating, Pasta! Faster! Fastest!, Drinks break?, Beefing up, Lean, mean cricketing machines |
|  | Laaitie to a Pro Cricket skills for 4-5 year-olds, Cricket skills for 5-6 year-olds, Cricket skills for 6-7 year-olds, Age 7-8 years, Age 8-9, Age 9-10, Age 11-12, Age 13-18, Age 18-25, Age 25-35 |
|  | Where does it hurt? Shoulder, Groin, Upper leg, Chest, Stomach, Foot and ankle, Head, Neck and back, Arms, Hand and wrist, Knee, Lower leg |
|  | Danger Zones Danger zones, SA cricketers cramping up? |
|  | Cricket Guides Cricket Guides |
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Most people taking part in sport suffer injury at some point. In contact sports like rugby, the risk is greater, but sportspeople in just about any sport - from cricket to running - have missed seasons or had their careers cut short because of injury. Find out here which injuries are common to which sport and how they can be prevented and treated.
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