“Cricket 2022” – the “master plan” (first draft)

Darren Talbot posted an impassioned blog last week: View from the Coach: Where’s the plan for cricket in England & Wales? I am more positive about All Stars Cricket than Darren, but I do agree with his prognosis – introducing a new entry-level offering for 5-8 year olds can only be the start of a five …

Gentlemen & Players, 2016

Honoured to guest for @gentsofessex in @LoughtonCC #cricketweek; but with my "pro status" should I appear on the scorecard as "Teesra The"? — Andrew Beaven (@TheTeesra) August 5, 2016 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 …

Socio cultural constraints…not something I ever expected to blog about…

Socio-cultural constraints – how a player’s social and cultural background influences learning behaviour…not something I ever expected to blog about. However, translating frantically, if we were to say that the coach really should try to understand where the players come from, then this becomes a little easier to put into practice. Two recent examples: with a …