The Coach Rach Podcast

Sean Carroll was the Head of Integrity and Security at Cricket Australia.

In Sean's past life he was a police officer who then persued his passion for sport, and has worked for ADIDAS and the ICC before his  role at Cricket Australia.

We were both studying our Masters of Sports business and Integrity at Victoria University and had some classes together which is how we met. In 2019 I was very lucky to be in the same Study tour as Sean which is where we first formally met. Although we were in Spain for uni, we spent most of the time talking cricket so obviously I asked him to join me on the podcast.  

We recorded this episode at the end of November 2020, so at the time you are hearing this, some of these events will be current or have passed.

Sean has now taken up a new role as Victoria's new racing integrity commissioner.

This is part two of my interview with Cathryn Fitzpatrick. We are chatting all things womens cricket and about her coaching career.

 

Just to recap Cathryn is a former Australian Cricketer, best known for holding the record for the fastest ball bowled by a female bowler 125kph. She was also the first female to take 100 ODI wickets. Besides her impressive playing resume,  she was also coach the Vic Spirit and Southern stars  and was  inducted into the ICC cricket hall of fame in 2019.

Cathryn is a former Australian Cricketer, best known for holding the record for the fastest ball bowled by a female bowler 125kph. She was also the first female to take 100 ODI wickets. Besides her impressive playing resume,  she was also coach the Vic Spirit and Southern stars  and was  inducted into the ICC cricket hall of fame in 2019.

Cathryn has so much knowledge to offer and because of that, this is another two part interview. Part one is all about how she got into cricket and her playing career. 

 

This will be the last episode for the year and will be resuming after the New Year! Happy Holidays!

In this two part interview I am chatting with Ken Jacobs.

Ken was CEO of Cricket Victoria from 1980-2007.  Since then, he has worked in a number of different roles with the ICC, FFV, Tennis Victoria, Local governments, cricket without boarders and the Kerry packer foundation jut to name a few .

His career in cricket spans over an impressive 40 + years, yet he is still studying at uni.

In 2009, he was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia on Australia Day for his contribution to cricket and the community.

 

In part two we are chatting about Ken's life post CV and some of the things he has been doing since.

In this two part interview I am chatting with Ken Jacobs.

Ken was CEO of Cricket Victoria from 1980-2007.  Since then, he has worked in a number of different roles with the ICC, FFV, Tennis Victoria, Local governments, cricket without boarders and the Kerry packer foundation jut to name a few .

His career in cricket spans over an impressive 40 + years, yet he is still studying at uni.

In 2009, he was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia on Australia Day for his contribution to cricket and the community.

 

In part 1 of this interview, Ken talks about his time at Victoian Cricket Association (Cricket Victoria)

In this episode I am having a chat with Julia Price.

For those who haven't heard of her she represented Australia and played 10 tests and 84 ODI' between 1996 and 2005.

She is a channel 7 cricket commentator and has coached in the WNCL, WBBL, was the first female coach in the BBL and is the current head coach of the USA Cricket women's team.

 

Julia talks about her time playing, how she got into commentating and her coaching philosophy and experiences she has had coaching. At the end of the episode, she highlights her World Womans' XI from any era - would you have the same players in your team?

 

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Going from someone who never had anything to do with cricket, to helping me open and run a cricket training facility. My mum has supported me throughout my journey in cricket. 

The story of Cutting Edge Cricket is a very unique one and one very special to us, we go through the conception of the idea to how we got the facility up and running and talk about some of the things we have done along the way. 

Also, perfect timing in recording this episode: the day we recorded this, Cricket Victoria announced that we won the "Indoor Facility of the Year" award in their "A Sport for All Awards" so naturally we were very excited.

Ryley is a 14 year old who is playing his first season at Preston Cricket Club in the 4th XI. He also plays junior cricket at Ivanhoe cricket club in the ECA and is part of Monash Cricket Club's academy.

He has also played in rep teams including the NMCA U12s and the YPL Northern Falcons U14 team.

For someone who hasn't played a high level of cricket, Simon has an incredibly impressive coaching resume. Having coached Australia A the Bushrangers and the Renegades on home soil, he then travelled overseas holding positions in the APL, BPL, CPL and IPL.

Simon Talks about his journey from being a school teacher to coaching some of the best players in the world.

Stan is a full time cricket coach in Melbourne who spends his time coaching the younger generation of up and coming premier cricketers.

He has gained a wealth of knowledge through his experiences coaching Victorian Premier cricket and Sri Lanka A and explains the importance of education for cricketers and coaches at all levels.