_why_ we coach; why we coach the way we do
In spite of its title, and the striking cricket ball seam graphic on the cover, The Book of Pace by Shahbaz Choudhry from The Pace Journal isn’t really a book about fast bowling.
It is a story of personal discovery, of failures and successes, of a striving to achieve. A cautionary tale, in many ways.
And all the better for not being another technically prescriptive “this is how to do it” guide to bowling faster.
It is so much more than that!
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Being an update on an earlier post — philosophy v4.2.1.7.
Possibly no longer a “philosophy” (even if it ever was).
“a theory or attitude that acts as a guiding principle for behaviour”
Any philosophers out there?
We have had some positive feedback on one of our Saturday courses this term. Whilst it is gratifying to be told that we are doing something right, it is also slightly worrying as to what might have been going on previously.
As far as I can tell, we have been doing nothing exceptional with the group — some skills, plenty of games, not too much standing around — but we are being told that this is a huge improvement on earlier in the year.
What has been going on?
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The Teesra 