The Perfect Cricket Recovery

The Stick – Cricket

Despite the common misconception that cricket is a slow and boring sport; it is in fact a sport that contains many high-velocity movements. Fast bowlers for example put their bodies through tremendous forces at the crease when bowling. Batsmen have to rapidly accelerate and decelerate at the crease when running between wickets. And fielders have to embark on long sprints to the boundary and side splitting dives for the ball. All these movements are high-velocity and place stress on the muscles and joints.

Cricket is by nature a very tough sport on the body as players can spend up to a full day on the field. Professional cricket players know that if they do not take care of their muscles and tendons then it will limit their ability on the field the next day, thus they have massages etc. after the days play.

A session on the field will result in tight sore muscles. Massage will not only loosen these tense muscles but will also assist in recovery. Massage has also been proven to retain flexibility in muscles. Flexibility and suppleness of muscles is essential in cricket, especially for bowlers. If any one of these 2 qualities is compromised then it will affect performance. Massage will keep muscles supple and thus help retain flexibility.

After strenuous activity sore muscles result from a combination of small tears in the muscle fibres and subsequently a build-up of metabolic waste in the muscle tissues. Massage will cause blood to flow to this region to flush away the waste and speed up the recovery or ‘rebuilding’ process. Having a tool such as The Stick at your disposal is invaluable as you can perform this massage on most of the major muscle groups in your body.

Using the Stick to massage these major muscle groups after a match or session on the field will relieve tight spots, increase blood flow, assist flexibility and ultimately help prevent injuries. A simple 15 minute Stick session post game will improve your recovery and ensure that you can get back to training and playing as soon as possible.

Yours in Performance

Coach Christiaan Schutte
High Performance Coach
Advanced Sports Performance

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