Athletic-dev-2025

9 FAST BOWLERS ’ BOWLING WARM-UP PROTOCOL Previously, we have found that fast bowlers tend to over bowl during the warm-up on the day of a game for a variety of reasons. A match day bowling warm up should simply be carried out to make sure the body is ready to bowl at an intensity required in the game. If it is being used as an extra practice session then you most probably haven’t prepared correctly in the days leading up to the game. All you are going to do in this situation is fatigue your body for the day ahead and the rest of the season if done repeatedly. Therefore, we have provided some recommendations below on what to do before a game. • 12-18 BALLS FROM BFH (BACK FOOT HOLD) • U10-U15 – UP TO 6 BALLS (MAXIMUM) WITH A RUN-UP • U18 – UP TO 12 BALLS (MAXIMUM) WITH A RUN-UP