A learning week! Neurodiversity training from Headstuff ADHD Therapy, through one of my “zero hours contract” workplaces. An online webinar in the always interesting Myths of Sport Coaching webinar series (hosted on YouTube by Sequoia Books), on the proactive role of sports psychology. And more reading, away from the functional “what to coach” and towards …
Category Archives: session planning
Session plan — off side batting, (mostly) back foot
Working this term with a group of u11s, with the transition to hardball cricket in the summer firmly in mind, so I want the batters to become more confident when facing a short(er) pitched bouncing delivery. They will have done plenty of pull shot games and practice (bread and butter in soft ball cricket) but …
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Session plan — all round fielding plus
This session starts with a modified fielding activity from icoachcricket — “all round fielding” (I have also seen this called “fielder’s wheel”, “modified T-drill”, or Williams’ wheel (a reference to a colleague who particularly favours this activity), but then adds a competitive element — fielders vs. runners — to try out the skills under simulated …
The Teesra 