I was very taken by this infographic from Alex Lascu, and the thinking behind it. It captures so much of what I believe is good about current coaching practice, but also sets a high standard for “talent pathway” coaches to aspire to. There was some discussion on Twitter of the applicability of the advice to …
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Culture — from the professional game to the U9s
Last week, I sat in on a webinar, organised by Essex Cricket in the Community (ECiC), that featured a talk from Anthony McGrath, Head Coach of the 2019 County Championship and T20 Blast Double Winners. I was fascinated to hear about the culture that “Mags” is creating in the 1st XI Squad at Chelmsford and, …
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Man vs. Machine — time for humanity to fight back?
There is a growing tumult around the datafication of cricket. Oh, it’s coming, no doubt. And the game will be different. But will it be better? Will it even be good cricket? I don’t think so.
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