As England’s middle- and lower-order batsmen once again set out to repair a top-order failure, this tweet from Twenty20 Cricket Company appeared in my timeline.
So – here is my All-rounders XI
Fascinating little video clip from @CoachLisle, which beautifully illustrates the perils of (mis)communication for coaches.
Top listening skills from the player, great learning opportunity for the coach!
There is a lot to be said for all coaches spending time young players and beginners – to refine their communication skills, and the identify the core, non-negotiable elements of technical skills.
If you were teaching a three year old to hit a ball, where would you start? Grip, stance, back-swing?
Or “look at the ball, swing the bat back and whack”? (more…)
https://twitter.com/theteesra/status/761481565092347904
As someone who earns his living from coaching the game of cricket, before 1963 I would have been a “Player“, who used a separate changing room, probably ate lunch apart from the Gentlemen, and would have been listed on scorecards as Beaven A. R. (or, indeed, as “Teesra T[he]”), not A.R. Beaven.
Archaic, in the 21st Century, surely?
Perhaps – but does the distinction between “Gentlemen” and “Players” still persist in 2016?
The Teesra 