Tom Talks Junior Cricket Coaching Podcast

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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?! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices