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Protect your
fast bowlers
from injury

BowlSafe tracks bowling workloads against official cricket governing body guidelines — alerting coaches before injury happens, not after.

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Guidelines from
Cricket Australia
ECB
NZC
BowlSafe Phoenix R.
Hey Phoenix 👋
This week
84 / 96 balls
88% of CA weekly limit
ACWR workload ratio OPTIMAL
1.12
Up to 28 more balls before high-risk zone
CA guideline: max 96 balls/wk (U17 pace)
Next week recommendation TARGET 1.1
~89 balls
Based on your 28-day chronic average × 1.1
Avg RPE 6.2 · Session load 552 AU this week
This month
320
Sessions
6
+ Log session
⚠ ACWR spike — Jamie S.
Ratio 1.87 · 33 balls over safe target this week
✓ CA guidelines — Phoenix R.
84/96 balls · 88% · U17 pace · Safe
✓ ECB guidelines
14-15 yrs · 120–144 balls/wk target range
↓ Deload — Tom W.
NZC · 5 weeks continuous · Rest week due
1 in 4
Junior fast bowlers develop lumbar bone stress injuries
8 mo
Up to 8 months recovery from a spinal stress fracture
3
Governing bodies with official guidelines built in
Reduced
Injury risk with correct workload management
The problem

Extraordinary load.
Underdeveloped bones.

Fast bowling places forces of 3× bodyweight through the lumbar spine every delivery. Young bowlers haven't built the bone density to absorb it. The result is a preventable epidemic of stress fractures that ends careers before they begin.

15 yrs
of development needed to build protective bone density in fast bowlers
1 yr
behind peers in skill and physical development after a serious LBSI
ACWR
gold standard sports science metric now built into every BowlSafe session
What BowlSafe does

Built for cricket.
Not adapted from somewhere else.

Every feature exists because a coach, player, or sports doctor needed it — not because a product manager thought it sounded good.

Real-time load tracking
Log every spell and session. Daily, weekly, and monthly loads calculated automatically. Progress bars show coaches at a glance who needs rest.
Official guideline integration
CA, ECB, and NZC guidelines built in by age group. One tap to apply the correct limits. Attribution shown on every screen for compliance.
ACWR trend chart
Acute:Chronic Workload Ratio calculated automatically from every session. An 8-week rolling chart shows acute (7-day) and chronic (28-day) load lines, with the 0.8–1.3 safe zone shaded green so coaches and players can see trends at a glance. Sudden spikes above this zone are one of the strongest predictors of bowling injuries — spotting them early means you can adjust before it becomes a problem.
RPE & session load (AU)
Every session captures duration and Rate of Perceived Exertion (RPE) on the 1–10 CR10 scale. Session Load is calculated as RPE × Duration = Arbitrary Units (AU) — the Foster Method used by sports scientists — and shown as an amber overlay on the ACWR trend chart, plus an average RPE card for coaches. Ball count alone doesn't tell the whole story: a tough, high-intensity session loads the body more than an easy one with the same number of balls, so RPE captures the effort behind the numbers.
Next week recommendation
A target ball count for next week is calculated from the 28-day chronic average × 1.1 (a target ACWR of 1.1) — giving players and coaches a clear, individualised number to plan the next training block around.
Instant coach alerts
Coaches notified the moment a player approaches their limit. Eight alert types including ACWR spikes, consecutive days, deload recommendations, and match/training ratio warnings.
Multi-coach support
Head coach, bowling coach, physio, and sports doctor all see the same player data simultaneously. Cross-organisation coaching supported — school coach and club coach together.
PDF & CSV exports
One-tap reports for individual players, full squads, and entire organisations. Duty of care documentation for schools and high performance programs.
The app in action

Everything your coaches
and players need

Real screens from BowlSafe — player home, coach squad view, and instant alert notifications.

BowlSafe Phoenix R.
Hey Phoenix 👋
This week
84 / 96 balls
88% of CA weekly limit
ACWR ratio OPTIMAL
1.12
Up to 28 more balls safe
CA guideline: max 96 balls/wk (U17)
Month
320
Sessions
6
+ Log session
Player home screen
Load, ACWR trend, RPE/session load and next week's recommendation at a glance
My squad
🔔
3
Phoenix R. 95%
91/96 balls · CA · ACWR 1.42
Jamie S. 82%
79/96 balls · CA · ACWR 1.18
Tom W. 68%
65/96 balls · CA · ACWR 0.94
Luca M. 44%
42/96 balls · CA · ACWR 0.88
Ryan P. 31%
30/96 balls · CA · ACWR 0.76
Export squad PDF
Coach squad dashboard
Every player's load, ACWR, and risk status in one view
Alerts 5 active
⚠ LIMIT EXCEEDED CA
Phoenix R.
91/96 balls — 95% of weekly limit. Consider rest day tomorrow.
⚠ ACWR SPIKE Workload
Jamie S.
Ratio 1.87 — 33 balls over safe target this week.
⚡ CONSECUTIVE DAYS ECB
Sam K.
Bowled 3 days running. ECB recommends rest day before next session.
↓ DELOAD DUE Recovery
Tom W.
5 weeks continuous bowling. Light week recommended — 50% of target overs.
↑ UNDER-TRAINING NZC
Luca M.
42/90 balls — below NZC weekly minimum. Bone strength at risk.
Instant coach alerts
8 alert types — red, amber, and blue by severity
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Governing body guidelines

Three countries.
One platform.

BowlSafe is the only app with official CA, ECB, and NZC fast bowling guidelines built in — and an adoption framework for every other cricket nation.

CA
Cricket Australia
1,3,5 Rule (U17) · 2,4,6 Rule (17-19)
  • U17: max 96 balls/week, max 5 overs/spell
  • 17-19: max 108 balls/week, max 6 overs/spell
  • Max 3-4 bowling days per week
  • Based on CA Junior Pace Bowling Workload Guidelines
ECB
England & Wales Cricket Board
5 age groups — minimum AND maximum weekly targets
  • U11: 72–96 balls/week target range
  • 14-15: 120–144 balls/week target range
  • 18-19: 144–168 balls/week target range
  • Based on ECB Recreational Junior Fast Bowling Guidance 2024
NZC
New Zealand Cricket
1,3,5 Rule (U15-U17) · 2,4,6 Rule (U19)
  • U15-U16: 90–102 balls/week target
  • U17-U18: 108–120 balls/week target
  • U19: 120–138 balls/week target
  • Based on NZC Youth Pace Bowling Recommendations
🌏

India, South Africa, Pakistan, West Indies, Sri Lanka and others

No official junior fast bowling guidelines exist yet for these countries. BowlSafe lets players and coaches voluntarily adopt CA or ECB guidelines as a reference framework — with a clear disclaimer. ACWR tracking works for every country regardless.

Three roles

One platform for
everyone in the system

Player
Track your own load and stay safe
  • Log sessions with RPE and duration (session load in AU)
  • See weekly and monthly load charts
  • 8-week ACWR trend chart with safe zone band
  • Next week's ball recommendation (target ACWR 1.1)
  • CA, ECB or NZC guidelines by age group
  • Share invite code to connect with coaches
  • View season plans set by your coach
Coach
Monitor your entire squad in one view
  • Squad dashboard with load progress bars
  • Instant alerts when players approach limits
  • ACWR trend chart and avg RPE per player
  • Log sessions on behalf of players
  • Set limits, injury status, risk profile per player
  • Create season plans with target vs actual charts
  • Export squad PDF and CSV reports with RPE/load
Org Admin
Bird's-eye view across your entire club
  • All coaches, players, and alerts in one dashboard
  • Players tab sorted by load risk
  • Manage coaching group assignments
  • Approve cross-organisation coach requests
  • Export full organisation PDF and CSV reports
  • Duty of care documentation for compliance
Pricing

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From self-tracking players to high performance academies. No hidden fees.

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  • Session logging
  • Weekly and monthly charts
  • ACWR tracking
  • Governing body guidelines
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  • Full squad dashboard
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  • Individual PDF exports
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Clubs and schools
  • Up to 15 coaches
  • Unlimited players
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$149
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  • Unlimited coaches
  • Unlimited players
  • Full org reporting
  • Priority support
  • Duty of care documentation
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Why BowlSafe exists

Built for a problem I saw firsthand

"

I built BowlSafe after seeing how many junior fast bowlers get sidelined by injuries that proper load tracking could have flagged weeks earlier. A kid bowling for school on Tuesday and club on Saturday has two separate coaches each seeing half the picture — neither one knows the real weekly load until it's already too high. You shouldn't need a sports science degree to catch that. The guidelines already exist, they just weren't built into anything a player, coach, or club could log in five seconds.

B
Founder, BowlSafe

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