I came back from the ECB Coaches Conference with a long reading list. Tim Gallway, Steve Peters, Ric Charlesworth, Hippolyte and Theraulaz (if I can find anything of theirs); anything from the sports psych speakers. Fascinating stuff, and enough to keep me occupied well into next year, I’m sure. Book “learning” does not work for everyone, I know, but …
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Coaching orthodoxy – time to take another look?
There’s a lot to be said for orthodoxy. It sets a model of perfection (more on this, later) to aspire to. When things go wrong, reverting to orthodoxy provides a model that is known to work…for some players, at least. But should we equate “orthodoxy” with “the only way” to play? Adam Kelly, in a …
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Dealing with pressure from “beyond the boundary” – so that’s why we need “connection and extension”
“Slow down, and you will bowl straighter”. I never appreciated receiving this advice when I was a young (never very) quick bowler, and I certainly don’t like hearing it now, from an experienced player advising a youngster who I have been encouraging to (try to) bowl fast. Bowling fast and straight is not impossible. It is challenging, but …
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