Bowling Video Assessment
Whether you are in the UK or overseas, you can get a personalised bowling video assessment, with full report and drills to improve your speed and accuracy. Just click here
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For improving and grooving accuracy, line and length for bowlers
What the Stars Say
Dale Steyn - South Africa
“Ian is the first and only coach to ever focus on speed and accuracy. It’s so exciting to hear it. We've discussed it and feel I can add 4-6 kph (3-5 mph) as I am at the moment. I was clocked at 151 kph (93.8 mph) so this is an incredible opportunity for me”
Note: Dale has indeed bowled even faster and has recently been clocked at 155 kph (96.3 MPH)
Shoaib Akhtar - Pakistan
“Ian’s right that I can get ‘stuck’ in the crease sometimes on delivery but when I feel as though I’m bowling well, I drive right through it and power out. We discussed straight alignment of the back foot to front foot, which is vital. I have changed mine so my hips aren’t closed off anymore. This power snap of hips, and chest drive is key.
I’ve also worked on strength in my non-bowling side, tummy and bowling shoulder to bowl really quickly. All this is carried by powerful legs so I can get off the ground in my pre-delivery stride and rotate out of the crease. It’s easier to bowl faster with less strain this way. And I know I have some extra pace in my locker, too”
David Capel - Head Coach, Northamptonshire CCC
“Ian has developed a marvellous rapport with all of our fast bowlers and worked with them effectively as a group. He has helped to design and implement individually tailored development programmes for our bowlers throughout the off season that have been progressive and thorough. A refreshing learning environment has been created that has resulted in our bowlers improving their knowledge of technique and understanding of their own specific style.
Ian's passion and enthusiasm for enhancing and maximising fast bowlers effectiveness is infectious and he is always a pleasure to work with”
Darren Gough - England
“His methods are so different. By changing my front arm position, I’ve added a yard of pace yet continued to bowl as accurately as ever. He uses a different language to any other coach I’ve ever met. And he’s not afraid to suggest changes to actions”
Alex Tudor - England
“I’ve felt as good as ever this season thanks to Ian’s suggestions about holding on to the ball longer. Plus I didn’t realise my feet weren’t lining up my hips properly. Now I understand the ‘how and why’ of fast bowling in a way I didn’t before”
Ronnie Irani - England
“Although Ian helped me get into the World Cup team I wish I could have had him as my coach when I was younger. He came too late for my career due to injuries, but not for others”
Andre Adams - New Zealand
“Ian picks up things about bowling others don’t see. Then he puts the information across differently so improvements are made quickly. It’s such a deep and lasting level of coaching”
Mark Ilott - England
“His coaching is great. It’s very special and easy to understand. I learned a lot in a short space of time”
Richard Done, ICC High Performance Manager
“Ian has spent a great deal of time trying to simplify the skills so they are more relevant and easily understood by the players he coaches. He is always fully behind the players and supports them both in training and competition environments”
Jay Naidoo, Manager, Nashua Dolphins Cricket
“A very creative coach with some excellent ideas. His knowledge of fast bowling is second to none and it's clear that he is one of the world's very best. Ian has a way with his words and methods that have players and other coaches learning things quickly”
Peter Cantrell, Head Coach, Netherlands Cricket Team
“Ian is a highly structured coach who plans superbly, yet is creative and progressive. Ian was an integral part of the World Cup experience that the National squad will remember for the rest of their lives”