Physical fitness is crucial and improves every facet of the cricketer's game.

Each cricketer will have his own fitness training programme which reflects his specific needs. The majority of the time we will bring the cricketer out of the gym - Perth will be his play ground for these fitness sessions.

Besides improving overall levels of fitness, the programme will focus on those areas specific to the needs of the game of cricket e.g. the fitness needs of an opening batsman are quite different to those of an opening bowler.

Weight sessions build strength which is a vital component for hitting the ball harder, bowling faster and throwing further. Exciting boxing circuits will improve anaerobic fitness and strength invaluable to all cricketers. It will support batsman and wicket keepers to be both lighter and faster on their feet plus develop hand/eye co-ordination. Speed drills to enhance your running between the wickets and fielding will take the form of sprints and shuttle runs on the beach. Your fitness programme seeks to educate and will teach good practice regarding flexibility; vital for injury prevention.

Doing the "hard yards" on this programme will be fun.

Fitness Professional - Steve Smith

Steve Smith is remembered by many for his role in coaching and advising the Australian Cricket Team Tour of South Africa and the Ashes Tour of England (1997).

He has made a difference to many individual and corporate lives and is used regularly by professional footballers, international cricketers and world champion surfers.

Steve Smith is responsible for the fitness development for the cricketers within this Australian Cricket Experience.

Don't be surprised to find one of the many current test players from around the world working out in Steve's gym.

A fitness session with Steve, and his team, is one you will not forget.

Strength and Conditioning Coach - Laurence Houghton

"So it's Monday afternoon and it's time for the running session... typically this session alternates between interval training, cricket specific fitness drills and games (touch rugby etc.) and is designed to peak you for your season upon finishing the ACE program. At three points during the season you will undergo fitness tests. The fitness testing battery is the standard protocol used by Cricket Australia and includes the YoYo test, sprint times and running between the wicket times (see attached photo).

Similarly to the running session, the Tuesday weights sessions are geared toward getting you at your peak at for your season after the ACE program. They involve an initial phase of preparation and hypertrophy followed by more cricket specific power development as the program progress. In addition, you will also have you levels of recovery monitored each week using jump performance. This helps get a feel of how your body is coping and assists us in planning your weekly workload.

Fitness Professional - Ted Hussey

Ted’s speciality is as a sprinting coach.  When were you last shown how to sprint correctly?  Ted will help you turn 2 runs into 3, get to the ball in the field quicker and as a bowler have a better run up.

The name ‘Hussey’ may ring a bell.  His two sons, Mike and David, haven’t done badly for Australia, West Australia, Victoria, Nottingham and Durham etc and watch them move!

Ted’s sessions are short, sharp and enjoyable.  They will add a little something to your game – a vital element often overlooked by most coaching programmes