Tom Talks Junior Cricket Coaching Podcast

Rob grew up with cricket from a very young age as far back as 3-4 years old taking a red cricket bat on holiday with his parents to Wales.

Aged 10 he wrote on an A4 piece of paper that he wanted to become a pro cricketer and stuck it up on his wall.

Aged 18 he played in the U19 world cup with England and two years later he received his first cap for Lancs.

However by his own admission he never really fulfilled his potential as a batter in county cricket and so earlier this year decided to retire from the game and turn to coaching where he will start working with Glamorgan next month.

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Marc first experienced coaching when he was appointed as the overseas pro aged 22 at Radcliffe CC in Notts coming over from New Zealand. He had been challenged to find a way to leave the club in a better place by his mentor at the time Mike Shrimpton and this is how he got involved with coaching others.

He now focuses his time more specifically around helping players with the mental side of the game whether that be pre ball routines or diaphragmatic breathing and really loves this means of supporting other cricketers.

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Neil was a late starter to cricket but is now one of those individuals in club cricket who never sees a day go past when he is not down at the club in some capacity.

He manages and coaches the U15s, is captain of the fourth team and is also Dad to two daughters who play U11 and U13 cricket respectively.

In this episode Neil explains the importance of his role as captain in helping juniors step in to senior cricket

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Mariyaam grew up in Lahore where she enjoyed tennis and horse riding. She played gully cricket too but it wasnt until she came to the UK that she started playing club cricket and subsequently started coaching. She now coaches women and girls cricket and absolutely loves it.

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Matt played prem cricket in Victoria and then found coaching as a calling. He is now Head Coach of Fitzroy Doncaster CC who play prem cricket in Victoria and is also the co-founder of NetCaptain which is an app that sorts out all the management and administration and comms for coaches.

As a coach Matt believes massively in giving players autonomy and allowing them to explore things for themselves and every session needs to have PURPOSE and INTENSITY!

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Ollie is a PE teacher who loves sport. Cricket is a real passion for him and he sees his coaching as a means to give back to the game that has given him so much.

His coaching approach is one that believes in not over coaching but allowing players to feel good about themselves and to always focus on the next ball more than the last one!

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Nicolas has played to a very high standard of cricket in South Africa (all the way to the SA Lions standard) and still plays Prem cricket now.

He started coaching aged just 18 in a school and today coaching is his full time vocation since founding Top Gun Cricket Academy. His coaching philosophy is all about helping players foster a real love for the game and keep learning.

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Shaun says coaching is not about qualifications: its about the positive difference you make with players and I would agree with him.

Shaun has been making a positive difference for over 40 years. Based in Melbourne, Australia where most of his coaching programmes and camps are located but taking tours to New Zealand, India and England Shaun has a wide programme offer which helps develop hundreds of young cricketers each year.

What Shaun also has is an extensive network of people he knows in the game many of whom have played the game right up to International level and he makes use of this network by getting a number of these guys to coach with him each year. How about that for a USP?!

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Nik grew up in India playing cricket like most kids and now lives in Australia practising as a mental performance coach for cricketers, their coaches and parents.

He frames his approach within 4 principle concepts of:

1. Understanding internal pressure

2. Understanding the flow/zone when Skill meets Challenge

3. Understanding the fears that players have

4. Understanding the triggers that pre-empt fears/behaviours/reactions

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Shaun has been coaching top players from around the globe for over two decades including the likes of Joe Root. In that time he has based his approach on stripping things back to basics and looking for a pplayer's stickability.

Over time he has created a coaching philosophy that focuses on three key principles:

1. Make players uncomfortable

2. Find a Way

3. Develop the person

Shaun is also a great believer in encouraging players to reflect on their learnings from practice and matches.

At the end of the day, Shaun coaches because he wants to be the person he never had as a youngster growing up playing cricket

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