Should we seek, or create, cricketers who are “coachable”? Can we even agree what we mean by “coachable”? I came across a fascinating article quoting Brittney Reese, multiple World and Olympic Champion in the long jump, on the process of becoming a champion. A story from the 2013 World Championships was especially interesting. Reese, at …
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Grooving that stroke…does music help?
Interesting net session yesterday, working with a batsman to get ready for the new season. Lots of work on grooving the bat path, a little on developing bat speed. We were next to a group who had set up a (small) speaker in their net, and played music during their practice. Coaching in lane next …
Sledging – the missing component from the coaches’ tool kit?
I mentioned in an earlier post that I sometimes used “sledging” as a coaching tool. This is something I picked up working with an experienced Aussie coach – that the coach can sometimes use a little psychological pressure to focus the player on the challenge at hand. “Can you hit this one? I don’t think …
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