Episode 126 with Kevin Sharp: how learning how to coach primary school kids at the start of his coaching career stood Sharpy in good stead for a return to the professional game
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Episode 125 with Stevie Gilmour: How to help take pressure off players as a coach. Performance Pysch and Breathwork Consultant and Director of Cricket with Carlton CC in Edinburgh
From the age of seven Stevie had a poster on his bedroom wall saying he wanted to play cricket for Scotland and by the age of 20 he realised this dream when he represented Scotland 4 times before dislocating his shoulder and struggling with his fitness thereafter.
He studied Sports Science at University and went on to do a Masters in Performance Psych seeking the applied aspect of it and as a coach he looks to help take pressure off players, help them enjoy the game, express themselves and focus on a process to keep themselves grounded and in a bubble.
As a coach he is very keen to help people achieve their goals, achieve their potential and be involved along the way in their journey.
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Episode 124 with Ben Crump: how to create and imbed a coaching culture which embraces the mantra of it is "Safe to Fail"
Ben coaches in the Dorset County Age Group Pathway and is also Head of Cricket at King's School Bruton where both boys and girls cricket is thriving. He sees that communication as a coach is vital in relation to players, parents and other coaches. He also adopts an honesty policy when communicating decisions relating to a player or providing feedback and in our chat explains how he does this.
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Episode 123 with Madeleine Ward. How to get involved with a club's junior cricket with no prior experience of cricket at all and still be able to make a positive impact
Madeleine first got involved with her local cricket club as a parent when her 7 year old son expressed an interest in playing. 30 years on she is Chair of a very successful junior section and in her time in this role has overseen and led on decisions which have considerably moved the junior section of the club forwards.
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Episode 122 with Tom Pilkington who shows how having the confidence to reach out to others has led to many exciting coaching opportunities
Tom is a second year undergraduate University student at the Uni of Worcester and yet he has already started his own cricket coaching company called Vortex; he has already worked in county age group coaching with Herefordshire; and he has already established a base from which he can coach 121 at a club. How has he done this? Simply put, Tom has achieved this by approaching decision makers and talking to them about what he can offer and how this will help others. This is no small thing and something that will set him up well for the future the next chapter of which sees him about to go off to New Zealand to coach.
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