BATEX cricket fitness app - Not just another net
A$8,220
of $7,600 targetyrs ago
Successful on 17th Jun 2013 at 2:00AM.
iPhone version is now in store
Android version now in store
Click on the BATEX image at the top of this page to watch the video.
The aim is to change the way batsmen train to make big scores in cricket by providing the latest sport science developments in a form that is inspirational and accessible to young players: a phone app.It would be great if you could get behind my project and be part of the team!
What is BATEX™?
The aim of BATEX™ is to test whether players are fit enough to score a one-day hundred. Each level of BATEX™ is made of up to 6 × 20 minute batting stages. Each stage has a different flavour e.g. Stage 1 is called ‘Opening up the Innings’ and replicates the demands of test match cricket , whereas Stage 4 is called ‘Powerplay’ and reflects the swash-buckling demands of Twenty20 cricket.
During the BATEX™ stages, audio instructions tell players when to feed a ball, the match scenario and what running-between-the-wickets are required. To test player’s running-between-the-wicket speed, beeps also sound when the player needs to have turned or grounded the bat on the line. Check out the demo video at the top of this page.
The four BATEX™ stages are
1. Level 1, Junior (the first 3 of these stages will be made available free at the app store)
2. Level 2, Club (users will be able to unlock this level through in-app purchase)
3. Level 3, Pro (users will be able to unlock this level through in-app purchase)
4. Level 4, International (users will be able to unlock this level through in-app purchase)
What are the benefits of BATEX™?
· It’s time efficient! It gets batsmen fit while doing what they love: hitting balls!
· Encourages young people to get out there and get fit while doing what they love – playing cricket outside (not on computer games!).
· Trains batsmen how to bat and maintain technique when physically tired.
· Provides an environment where batsmen can practice the concentration routines used in a match.
· Tests the batting-specific fitness of a player and whether they are tough enough to make a one-day hundred.
· Encourages practice of running-between-the-wicket technique which is vital in the modern game yet still overlooked in training.
Why does a cricketer need BATEX™?
Batting training in cricket still revolves around standing in a net and swinging a bat while the bowlers repeatedly run in and send down balls to hit. For this reason some may say it's the bowlers that lack the brains but, on reflection, it’s probably the batsman* who lack a bit of nous! You see, there are lots of batsmen who look good batting in the nets for 10 minutes but add some pressure and a good technique can come to pieces. Increasing the physical demands of a net training session quickly shows up who the better batsmen are. Moreover, with the modern advent of high-intensity Twenty20 cricket, batsmen need a better approach to their fitness preparations. For this reason I created BATEX™ as part of my PhD at The University of Western Australia.
BATEX™ is a simulated one-day hundred, BATting EXercise drill for testing and training in cricket. Research (www.batexbattingtips.com) has already demonstrated that BATEX™ replicates the physical demand of a high intensity, one-day hundred. Moreover, over the past five years BATEX™ has been used as the ‘finishing school’ for batsmen at www.acecricketcoaching.com. The BATEX™ sessions are tough but it’s a tried and tested method that trains batsmen how to score big hundreds!
What is the next step?
A professional has already been hired to record the new voiceover for the app (an example of the voiceover can be heard in the video at the top of this page) and a prototype of the app has been developed and piloted at ACE cricket academy.
Madloveapps are on board and ready to develop the BATEX™ app in a form for both Android and iPhone (including tidying up the graphics). I need the start-up funds to pay for the initial app development and get my idea out there for people to use!
I need $7600 to make the app in a platform that works across Android and iPhone. Can you play a part in making this a reality? Whether it's $1 or $2000 it would be great to have you on board!
What’s in it for you?
Check out the rewards on the side of the page. You may be a keen cricketer wanting to make the project happen so that, one day soon, you can use BATEX™ yourself; you may not care about cricket but are keen to get behind a project that encourages young people to get physically active; you may just think its a great idea that you want to play a part in making it a reality; or you maybe a company wanting to get behind the BATEX™ app and act as an official sponsor. Wherever, you’re coming from I hope the rewards inspire you to be a part of my project!
*Please note that, for the sake of simplicity ‘batsman’ has been used to describe both male and female batters.
Android version now in store
Click on the BATEX image at the top of this page to watch the video.
The aim is to change the way batsmen train to make big scores in cricket by providing the latest sport science developments in a form that is inspirational and accessible to young players: a phone app.It would be great if you could get behind my project and be part of the team!
What is BATEX™?
The aim of BATEX™ is to test whether players are fit enough to score a one-day hundred. Each level of BATEX™ is made of up to 6 × 20 minute batting stages. Each stage has a different flavour e.g. Stage 1 is called ‘Opening up the Innings’ and replicates the demands of test match cricket , whereas Stage 4 is called ‘Powerplay’ and reflects the swash-buckling demands of Twenty20 cricket.
During the BATEX™ stages, audio instructions tell players when to feed a ball, the match scenario and what running-between-the-wickets are required. To test player’s running-between-the-wicket speed, beeps also sound when the player needs to have turned or grounded the bat on the line. Check out the demo video at the top of this page.
The four BATEX™ stages are
1. Level 1, Junior (the first 3 of these stages will be made available free at the app store)
2. Level 2, Club (users will be able to unlock this level through in-app purchase)
3. Level 3, Pro (users will be able to unlock this level through in-app purchase)
4. Level 4, International (users will be able to unlock this level through in-app purchase)
What are the benefits of BATEX™?
· It’s time efficient! It gets batsmen fit while doing what they love: hitting balls!
· Encourages young people to get out there and get fit while doing what they love – playing cricket outside (not on computer games!).
· Trains batsmen how to bat and maintain technique when physically tired.
· Provides an environment where batsmen can practice the concentration routines used in a match.
· Tests the batting-specific fitness of a player and whether they are tough enough to make a one-day hundred.
· Encourages practice of running-between-the-wicket technique which is vital in the modern game yet still overlooked in training.
Why does a cricketer need BATEX™?
Batting training in cricket still revolves around standing in a net and swinging a bat while the bowlers repeatedly run in and send down balls to hit. For this reason some may say it's the bowlers that lack the brains but, on reflection, it’s probably the batsman* who lack a bit of nous! You see, there are lots of batsmen who look good batting in the nets for 10 minutes but add some pressure and a good technique can come to pieces. Increasing the physical demands of a net training session quickly shows up who the better batsmen are. Moreover, with the modern advent of high-intensity Twenty20 cricket, batsmen need a better approach to their fitness preparations. For this reason I created BATEX™ as part of my PhD at The University of Western Australia.
BATEX™ is a simulated one-day hundred, BATting EXercise drill for testing and training in cricket. Research (www.batexbattingtips.com) has already demonstrated that BATEX™ replicates the physical demand of a high intensity, one-day hundred. Moreover, over the past five years BATEX™ has been used as the ‘finishing school’ for batsmen at www.acecricketcoaching.com. The BATEX™ sessions are tough but it’s a tried and tested method that trains batsmen how to score big hundreds!
What is the next step?
A professional has already been hired to record the new voiceover for the app (an example of the voiceover can be heard in the video at the top of this page) and a prototype of the app has been developed and piloted at ACE cricket academy.
Madloveapps are on board and ready to develop the BATEX™ app in a form for both Android and iPhone (including tidying up the graphics). I need the start-up funds to pay for the initial app development and get my idea out there for people to use!
I need $7600 to make the app in a platform that works across Android and iPhone. Can you play a part in making this a reality? Whether it's $1 or $2000 it would be great to have you on board!
What’s in it for you?
Check out the rewards on the side of the page. You may be a keen cricketer wanting to make the project happen so that, one day soon, you can use BATEX™ yourself; you may not care about cricket but are keen to get behind a project that encourages young people to get physically active; you may just think its a great idea that you want to play a part in making it a reality; or you maybe a company wanting to get behind the BATEX™ app and act as an official sponsor. Wherever, you’re coming from I hope the rewards inspire you to be a part of my project!
*Please note that, for the sake of simplicity ‘batsman’ has been used to describe both male and female batters.
The Challenges
n/a project completed
You'll be sent a copy of my e-article "The Top 20 Injury Prevention Exercises for Cricketers"...Thanks for playing your part in making sure that the BATEX app gets made...
3 chosen / 497 available
Est. delivery is Jul 13
New! Awesome that you can spare some spare change to help reach the target! I'll send you a copy of my stretch routine used at ACE cricket academy.
18 chosen / 82 available
Est. delivery is Jun 13
For A$25 you will have you name put on the honours board at the BATEX promo site. You can be forever proud to have played your part in transforming the humble cricket net into a high intensity training environment!
23 chosen / 37 available
Est. delivery is Jun 13
For a half-century donation, you will have you name put on the honours board at the BATEX promo site and you will receive a pdf of my eBook "The simple, overlooked: A 5-week preseason training program to improve balance for cricket".
16 chosen / 34 available
Est. delivery is Jun 13
Brilliant! You will have you name put on the honours board at the BATEX promo site, you will receive a pdf of my eBook "The simple, overlooked: A 5-week preseason training program to improve balance for cricket" and you will get a free copy of the app before it reaches the stores!
1 chosen / 19 available
Est. delivery is Dec 13
Wow! A century of support! As a reward you will have you name put on the honours board at the BATEX promo site, you will receive a pdf of my eBook "The simple, overlooked: A 5-week preseason training program to improve balance for cricket", you will get a free copy of the app before it reaches the stores and will get the opportunity to have a 1-hour BATEX batting session with the creator in Perth, Australia (travel and accommodation costs not included).
7 chosen / 3 available
Est. delivery is Dec 13
You must be a company that wants to get behind the BATEX app? You'll become one of the major sponsors of the app. You'll have your logo on the opening screen of the app and the batexbattingtips.com website for the first 6 months of the app's launch. Please contact me before pledging...
0 chosen / 2 available
Est. delivery is Dec 13
You must be a company that wants to get behind the BATEX app? You'll become one of the major sponsors of the app. You'll have your logo on the opening screen of the app and the batexbattingtips.com website for the first 6 months of the app's launch. Please contact me before pledging...
1 chosen / 1 available
Est. delivery is Jun 13
Hang on!? You must be a company that wants to get behind the BATEX app? You'll become one of the major sponsors of the app. You'll have your logo on the opening screen of the app and the batexbattingtips.com website for the first 18 months of the app's launch. Please contact me before pledging...
0 chosen / 2 available
Est. delivery is Dec 13