September 18, 2024

#30 Rassie van der Dussen & Dwaine Pretorius - The Journey of Building Trust

1 hour 5 minutes

In this episode, Rassie van der Dussen & Dwaine Pretorius with host Logan van Beek discuss their journeys to date. This episode was recorded in Toronto during the 2024 GT20 Tournament.

Chapters

Rassie meeting Dwaine for the first time (mo-hawk and red BMW)
(5:52) First meeting Rassie in The Netherlands
(8:37) Dwaine's family and traveling around the world
(14:25) Rassie - making sure that both people in the relationship are maximising their careers
(17:20) Dwaine - How long do you think you can keep going being a T20 franchise player
(20:27) Rassie - Understanding when is it time to retire and move on
(23:26) Rassie - Abantu Coffee business, how did start? How is it going?
(31:46) Dwaine - The Journey of career transitioning and trying a number of ideas.
(36:50) Dwaine - That's the lesson in being a sportsman, you are not reliant on that income, so you can possibly take a few more risks business wise.
(39:16) Dwaine / Rassie - High performing teams, Coaches, Captains, teammates - what are the key attributes for successful teams and when is it done poorly. Rassie's key element to a High Performing team - TRUST.
(44:00) Dwaine's Key element to a High Performing Team. 'Time' is a crucial factor when building trust. T20 comps, you need to give that trust straight away, compared to a team you are going to work together for a long time. 'Communication' is key.
(47:16) Dwaine shares the story of when Rassie changing his technique a few days out from his Test Debut and the Legend who suggested it to him. Also Mark Boucher's advice that changed Dwaine's T20 career.
(49:42) Can a non-international cricket player be a good coach? (Rassie going into more depth around the Jacque Kallis advice before Test Debut)
(55:45) The key element for a non-ex-professional coach… "Time… understand its going to that time to build the trust" "Build relationships with players… then the players need to be your advocate"
(59:10) Best Cricketing experience for Dwaine and Rassie… and lowest points! "The 2023 World Cup…" "We made it to the Champions League Final…" "Missing World Cups"

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September 18, 2024

#30 Rassie van der Dussen & Dwaine Pretorius - The Journey of Building Trust

1 hour 5 minutes

In this episode, Rassie van der Dussen & Dwaine Pretorius with host Logan van Beek discuss their journeys to date. This episode was recorded in Toronto during the 2024 GT20 Tournament.

Chapters

Rassie meeting Dwaine for the first time (mo-hawk and red BMW)
(5:52) First meeting Rassie in The Netherlands
(8:37) Dwaine's family and traveling around the world
(14:25) Rassie - making sure that both people in the relationship are maximising their careers
(17:20) Dwaine - How long do you think you can keep going being a T20 franchise player
(20:27) Rassie - Understanding when is it time to retire and move on
(23:26) Rassie - Abantu Coffee business, how did start? How is it going?
(31:46) Dwaine - The Journey of career transitioning and trying a number of ideas.
(36:50) Dwaine - That's the lesson in being a sportsman, you are not reliant on that income, so you can possibly take a few more risks business wise.
(39:16) Dwaine / Rassie - High performing teams, Coaches, Captains, teammates - what are the key attributes for successful teams and when is it done poorly. Rassie's key element to a High Performing team - TRUST.
(44:00) Dwaine's Key element to a High Performing Team. 'Time' is a crucial factor when building trust. T20 comps, you need to give that trust straight away, compared to a team you are going to work together for a long time. 'Communication' is key.
(47:16) Dwaine shares the story of when Rassie changing his technique a few days out from his Test Debut and the Legend who suggested it to him. Also Mark Boucher's advice that changed Dwaine's T20 career.
(49:42) Can a non-international cricket player be a good coach? (Rassie going into more depth around the Jacque Kallis advice before Test Debut)
(55:45) The key element for a non-ex-professional coach… "Time… understand its going to that time to build the trust" "Build relationships with players… then the players need to be your advocate"
(59:10) Best Cricketing experience for Dwaine and Rassie… and lowest points! "The 2023 World Cup…" "We made it to the Champions League Final…" "Missing World Cups"