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  • New ECB hubs with Government funding? What really matters?

    New ECB hubs with Government funding? What really matters?

    With the Essex Over 60s 1st XI due to play Yorkshire Vets at Bradford Park Avenue last week†, I was reminded of the recent news about the new cricket centre in Bradford, and the (then) Government’s promise of £35m funding to support “grassroots” cricket.

    The talk of “16 new hubs by 2030” was, perhaps, all too reminiscent of the promise to build “40 new hospitals for the NHS”. And with the demise of the Conservative government, it might be that this funding never does come through.

    But I do wonder if the emphasis on investing in building new cricket hubs was ever really the best strategy.

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  • Where’s the evidence? A multitude of “n=1”s

    Where’s the evidence? A multitude of “n=1”s

    Last month I attended a fascinating event, “Playing by the Rules: Using the CLA to your Advantage”, hosted by Alex Lascu and Alex Sarama.

    Lots of open conversation around how to make CLA work — very practical, not too much theory.

    One of the questions that came up on the evening was the availability (or absence) of evidence to support the wider application of the CLA.

    I do believe that it is there.

    It’s just that no-one has bothered to report the evidence.†

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  • Coaching philosophy v4.2.1.7a

    Coaching philosophy v4.2.1.7a

    Being an update on an earlier post — philosophy v4.2.1.7.

    • I believe that the coach has a responsibility to design & develop appropriately challenging learning environments. Because
      • “kids today” don’t necessarily experience this often enough;
      • hence never learn how to navigate (challenging) learning environments.

    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?