Excellent coaching starts with the relentless pursuit of excellence. There is nowhere that this is more important that your own development as a coach. The world of coaching changes all the time. Theories come and go, some stick because they work. New drills are developed. Old methods are re-examined: the discussion is never ending. That’s why "Coaching to Win" exists. It’s a place for you to learn about ideas and methods that I have tried and know to work. It's also a place for you to contribute and discuss your own experiences with coaches around the world. We are still putting the finishing touches on the place so I recommend you put your name down for updates because we will be regularly adding new content. Here’s to striving for excellence! |
How to Play Spin like Rahul Dravid
It's no secret that it's easy to struggle against spinners in the Sub-continent. England's batsmen have failed for decades.
Here is the inside guide to playing spin in slow, low turning conditions so you can coach your players to be a little more like Dravid.
Should You Tell Batsmen to Watch the Ball?
"Watch the ball closely!"
How many times have you - and I - uttered those immortal words?
It is great information.
For some of our cricketers; but not all of them.
Listen to Your Body: Not Everybody
One of the world's most brilliant coaches said to me the other day that "Great players listen to their body, not everybody" and the quote got me thinking through my career to date as both a player and a coach.
3 Ways The West Indies Restarted Their World Cup History
Congratulations to the West Indies; overturning the odds with a thumping win against Sri Lanka in the World Twenty20.
From the coaches dug out, how did they do it, and what can you learn from it with the teams you coach?
If Twenty20 is a Lottery: What Does That Make Super-Over Cricket?
We now see sides progressing into World Cup Semi finals on the back of 1 over innings; the penalty shoot out of cricket.
So it possible to become a great 'super-over' player and a great 'super-over' coach?
Here is the main attribute that I believe you need to be successful in the new shortest format of the game.
4 Twenty20 Batting Tactics from the World T20 That You Can Coach
Never has a format of cricket provided more opportunity for tactical debate than Twenty20.
I love tactical thinking and these are a few batting tactics that play a part in this T20 World Cup.
3 Twenty20 Tactics You Should be Coaching
With the World Twenty20 in full swing, I look at some new tactics that will be used in the tournament, and how you can copy them in your games.
1. Spinners in the powerplay
The difference in short format cricket now is the specific use of spin.
The IPL is the perfect example of spin being used as an economical and wicket-taking tactic.
How Profiling Kick-Started One Cricketer's Academy Drive
Following on from the profiling article, this is an example of how the profile is used practically.
I'm lucky enough to work with some very talented players, one of whom was disappointed not to make the Academy cut last year. Following that decision, We sat down and worked through the profiler in January and planned our programme around that initial assessment.
The aim was to make the cut for this year.
Profiling: The Start Point for Your Winning Cricket Season
Preseason is an exciting time of year as cricket is just around the corner.
It's a great time to put some profiling into place to help us design an strategy or coaching programme that supports your players through the season.
Hitting for Power: A Case Study
This summer at Millfield School we ran an experiment in improving the power hitting of the 1st XI players.
It was a new concept to us, and I wanted to see how well it would work. Here is what we did; and what we found out on the way.
We introduced “Back-loading” and played around with shifting weight in the set up as a batter waits for the bowler to release the ball.
