Why do some cricketers get injured, yet others don't?

Some young cricketers can withstand huge bowling volumes, yet others can't.

How can we stop injuries from recurring, if we don't know why they happened? Learn how to recognise the risks associated with injuries in young athletes and what steps you can make to reduce that risk and help junior cricketers reach their potential

Stronger athletes get fewer injuries

Learn the key movements Ready 4 Cricket & how to educate the parent and player

Young cricketers must learn the key foundation movement principles, and develop the physical skills required for the game of cricket. In other sports, children warm up before playing and yet in cricket, they will often bowl in net sessions without warming up first. Ready 4 Cricket is an exercise programme for junior cricketers designed to be used as a warm-up and home exercise programme to enhance performance and reduce the risk of injury. Little prior knowledge of exercise programmes is needed with videoes to watch online.

Who is Angela Jackson

Youth Athlete Consultant Physio Angela Jackson

Angela Jackson is an experienced Youth Athlete Consultant physiotherapist dedicated to transforming the care of young athletes. With over 35 years of experience, she is on a mission to raise awareness that young athletes are not simply "mini adults" with unique anatomy and physiology which demands specialised approaches to injury prevention and rehabilitation. She has worked with national teams, Premier League football clubs, within county cricket, schools, and helped thousands of children return safely to sport following injury. She is the creator of Kids Back 2 Sport, a trusted information platform providing evidence-based guidance for parents, coaches, and teachers and a directory of experienced youth athlete health professionals to help get injured athletes safely back to sport. A passionate educator, Angela regularly shares her extensive knowledge and experience through workshops, conferences, and courses to raise the standard of care for younger athletes. Angela is the author of the highly acclaimed online and in person courses Kids Back 2 Sport: Assessment, Diagnosis and Return to Play in Youth Athletes. For nearly two decades she has consulted for the Cheshire Cricket Board, developing Ready 4 Cricket a unique online injury prevention programme and authored a chapter on “The Prevention of Lumbar Stress Fractures” in the recently released book Cricket Sports Medicine.