In this episode we hear from Peter on how an initial trip to Kenya inspired him to pave a career path in coaching which then took him to South Africa before returning to the UK. He talks about the importance of ensuring that kids he coaches have fun, grow in confidence and learn more about themselves as individuals as well as the game. As someone who places as high value on developing himself and continuously learning he tries to bring this into his coaching too for the benefit of the kids. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Marcus started playing cricket when as an 8 year old he was invited to the club where his Dad was junior coordinator and he just instantly fell in love with the game. He now plays first team club cricket and takes the lead on all matters relating to the re-build of the junior section starting with the thriving All Stars and Dynamos programmes. His vision is to see Woodbridge produce enough juniors to play senior cricket ten years from now and nothing is going to stop him achieving this goal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Luke grew up in a very sporty family and cricket was one of the sports he got introduced to very young. He played cricket at school and remembers coaches and teachers who encouraged him to have fun when it came to sport. Going to Uni he needed to find a placement opportunity to help him with his Spanish so reached out to a friend who knew someone at the MCC who put Luke in touch with someone at the Argentinian Cricket Association and before long Luke found himself in Buenos Aires working in schools and local clubs with young cricketers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A wonderful panel of guests representing the coaching and leadership community in Cricket (Dinesha Devnarain), Rowing (Cath Bishop), Football (Lewis Nightingale) and Rugby (Will Webster). We hear each of the guests views on the following three questions: 1. How is success measured as a coach in your sport? 2. Describe your greatest challenge as an athlete and compare that to your greatest challenge as a coach. 3. How much emphasis is there placed on Winning in your sport? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dane is a massive believer in how the culture and environment you create as a coach directly links to how players perform and behave. He has seen this first hand good and not so good as a player and now wants to ensure he does all he can to create the best culture and environment for those players he coaches. He is also a great believer in a coach being a support role to players who leads by example from the front, so that means if a player needs you to be there to throw balls at 6am you are there etc etc Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Graeme's first recollection of coaching in London was to a group of primary school kids on the fifth floor roof of a building in Hampstead! Fast forward a few years and he is coaching in the nets with Middlesex academy and chatting with Toby Radford and from this conversation an opportunity arises which Graeme takes with both hands which takes him and his family to the Caribbean for 7 years during which time he leads the West Indies U19s to World Cup success in Bangladesh. He now is Director of High Performance with Cricket Ireland. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

CricFit specialise in providing S&C resource to amateur cricketers. Sam as its founder is someone with a strong background in the game, who grew up in the county age group junior ranks of Northants but fell out of love with cricket around the age of 16-17. Having spent time in NZ playing aged 18 Sam went to Uni in Sheffield and got stuck into his Sports Science degree and then Lockdown hit. During this time he shared some of his thoughts and ideas around cricket fitness online and this was the start of CricFit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Adi's first experience of coaching was in south African townships in 1986 where he wasn't a very popular figure simply because he was white. Post Mandela's release he got involved in coaching the Eastern Province youth from U13-18 and from there got into coaching at the top level of the game. He is from farming background and never played first class cricket so uses his love of the land and wildlife to help him create messages and build themes fit for purpose in cementing team values, develop togetherness and address challenges and has never looked back. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jon has had a lifelong involvement in cricket culminating in becoming Chair of Eastbourne CC a year ago. One of his main goals for his first year in office was to get behind the ground breaking idea that Cricket District put to him which was about creating a cricket festival and league for state educated kids across the county of Sussex. In its first year this event has seen 50 children take part in a range of formats including pairs cricket, Hundred format and T20 and has been a great success. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Tim loved the game of cricket from that first time he played as a six year old and took two catches in an U12s match. He very quickly got invited into the Netherlands junior programme and moved up to the full international team as a batter who was not afraid to hit the ball! Tim remembers the positive impact coach Nolan Clarke had on him from a young age and in particular the questions he was asked that helped him think about his game in a different way. Tim started coaching when his youngest son showed an interest and he has never looked back since then. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Three friends share their views on The Hundred and why they believe it is not the way forward for all youngsters who enjoy playing the game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mollie began her interest in cricket as a fan in the crowd at Headingley and Scarborough. Quickly this all changed as she was invited to a junior cricket academy and over that Winter she properly fell in love with the game. After being coached so positively she finds herself on a journey into the Yorkshire CCC junior age groups and from there to Chance to Shine where she coached for the first time and fell in love with it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Will went to school with Jos Butler and like JB wanted to become a pro cricketer until aged 13 he got more involved with rugby. Fast forward to the age of 16 and his school rugby coach instilled the idea of considering coaching as a career plan which he has now been doing for over a decade already which has seen him coach in Africa and China. He now mentors other coaches in pro sports including cricket and finds it fascinating learning about the challenges they face day to day in their coaching environments many of which are similar regardless of the sport or level at which they are coaching. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This is a first for the podcast series as I chat with a high level coach from football to hear his story and find out the challenges he faces and the values he holds dear when it comes to supporting young players in the game. This is a great episode to listen to for all those recreational club cricket coaches many of whom will also coach other sports including football. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A remarkable story to listen to for so many reasons and yet ultimately as someone who still advocates the importance of having fun when coaching younger players having had a career as a county player before turning his attention to coaching first of all in SA and then on to numerous other countries around the cricketing globe. Andy now has a book out called Round the World in 40 years and if you are interested please email him on andymoles@rocketmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jamie grew up in North Shore Auckland in New Zealand and got into cricket through friends at school although his first love was rugby! In those formative years he got to see and experience first hand the addictiveness of cricket, appreciate the camraderie and understand the spirit of cricket. He started coaching aged 17 but then after leaving school found himself detached from the game for what amounted to 13 years before Charlotte his now wife suggested he back involved and since then he has never looked back although they now live in NYC USA and have three children of their own. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dean comes from a famous cricket family background but that did not mean he was going to make it in the game. In fact as a youngster he was far more interested in football until he moved to RGS Worcester where he immersed himself in the cricket environment and excelled for the school and for his local club Old Hill CC. He was then offered a pro contract by Worcestershire at the age of 18 only to have that taken away aged 19 and was left feeling let down and angry. But everything happens for a reason and within a year he was offered a club contract in Staffs where he had a tremendous season and this got the attention of other counties whereupon Dean was offered a contract at Middlesex. Since hanging up his playing boots Dean spent 10 years in sales and since then has been in schools as a lead coach at Stamford and Blundell where he has learned much about himself as a coach as well as much about coaching youngsters of all abilities. He has seen how his dry sense of humour is perceived differently by certain individuals and how mentoring is something he really enjoys. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chris shares loads of important soundbites including the importance of developing your ability to solve problems as a cricketer eg where and how to score a single and rotate the strike. He stresses the importance of knowing your audience as a coach and teacher and being able to adapt your approach according to their needs. He also shares this simple yet powerful coaching mantra: "Coach bowlers from the feet up + coach batters from the head down" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nathan is very much a coach who is interested in making a positive difference to the person he coaches by adopting a personable, approachable and relaxed style. By his own admission Nathan has picked up learnings from different people along his journey and continues to do this currently. He is a big believer in bringing music into practice as he has seen the positive impact it has had with lifting the energy and atmosphere. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices