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Tom Talks Junior Cricket Coaching Podcast
Our UK Coaching 2023 Finalist podcast focuses on Junior Cricket Coaching and in it we hear from people who share a passion for developing the next generation of young cricketers. We will have guests from grassroots clubs, schools, district and county age group junior cricket. There will be guests who specialise in a certain age group, boys or girls, batting coaches, bowling, keeping, leadership, psychologists, parents, junior coordinators and many more.
Episodes
- Tom Talks Junior Cricket Coaching Podcast
Episode 192 with Daniel Lycett on how an interest in solving puzzles drew him towards the world of coaching and education
This episode will get your attention if you enjoy learning about coaching: Daniel talks about WayFinding, developing the right Culture in your environment, and…
- Tom Talks Junior Cricket Coaching Podcast
Episode 191 with Monali Patel on how cricket shaped her and her career as a coach educator and developer for ICC in Canada
Aged fifteen it looked like cricket was turning its back on Monali only for an opportunity to arise out of the blue and from that moment onwards she has not…
- Tom Talks Junior Cricket Coaching Podcast
Episode 190 with Rob Jones on how his career as a pro cricketer has led to him wanting to give back to the game as a coach
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…
- Tom Talks Junior Cricket Coaching Podcast
Episode 189 with Marc Ellison on how a chat with another coach led Marc to finding a way to help others in the cricket club he was playing at in a better place
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…
- Tom Talks Junior Cricket Coaching Podcast
Episode 188 with Neil Dutton on how the importance of a junior cricket coach being captain of the club fourth team helps with junior successioning into senior cricket
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…
- Tom Talks Junior Cricket Coaching Podcast
Episode 187 with Mariyaam Mirza on how a promising pursuit of tennis led to playing and coaching cricket....
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…
- Tom Talks Junior Cricket Coaching Podcast
Episode 186 with Matt Bremner on how playing led to coaching and how coaching led to founding NetCaptain
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…
- Tom Talks Junior Cricket Coaching Podcast
Episode 185 with Ollie Patmore on how much he loves coaching cricket at school, club and with his girlfriend
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…
- Tom Talks Junior Cricket Coaching Podcast
Episode 184 with Nicolas Whitelaw on how coaching has given him a different perspective on the game he has loved playing since the age of 6
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…
- Tom Talks Junior Cricket Coaching Podcast
Episode 183 with Shaun Brown on how forty years of coaching has continued to fill him with passion for his craft
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…
- Tom Talks Junior Cricket Coaching Podcast
Episode 182 with Nik Badkundri on how he is aiming to make the mental side of cricket accessible to any player or coach or parent
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…
- Tom Talks Junior Cricket Coaching Podcast
Episode 181 with Shaun Siegert on how three coaching principles defines how he coaches
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…
- Tom Talks Junior Cricket Coaching Podcast
Episode 180 with Patrick William-Powlett on how he got involved with South Shields CC and helped them grow their junior membership
Patrick did not get involved with cricket until the age of 28 when he was asked to help make up the numbers for a second eleven match. However he was…
- Tom Talks Junior Cricket Coaching Podcast
Episode 179 with Johnny Roberts on how starting to play cricket for the first time aged 11 inspired him to get coaching by the age of 17 and start up his own coaching company aged just 21
Johnny is one of those coaches who just wants to make cricket accessible and affordable to everyone. Living in a part of the North East of England where…
- Tom Talks Junior Cricket Coaching Podcast
Episode 178 with Seb Connor on his experience of setting up his own coaching business which is all about giving skills to youngsters to help them become better individuals
Seb started working with Kira Chathli at Surrey on the women and girls' pathway and has made it his mission to help coach in this area of the game and so…
- Tom Talks Junior Cricket Coaching Podcast
Episode 177 with Chris Morgan on the importance of successioning junior club cricketers into senior cricket as second eleven captain
Chris has been a player, coach, a scorer, a captain and now an umpire all at Ponteland CC in Northumberland. Over time he has coached and supported many junior…
- Tom Talks Junior Cricket Coaching Podcast
Episode 176 with Sam Heazlett on how being self aware from a young age has helped him play cricket professionally and forge a career as a coach too
Sam is by his own definition a reserved, quietly spoken and reflective individual but with strong motivation to get better as a person and a competitive…
- Tom Talks Junior Cricket Coaching Podcast
Episode 175 with Samara Afzal on how a supportive Father allowed her to continue playing cricket when others said it was not allowed
Samara remembers playing cricket with her brothers growing up with great pleasure but if it had not been for her supportive Dad she may never have played…
- Tom Talks Junior Cricket Coaching Podcast
Episode 174 with Andre Burger on how and why he set up Neuro Batting as a focus for his coaching in Australia
Andre originates from South Africa but has lived in Australia for a while where he played and has coached for a number of years. Over time he saw a gap in the…
- Tom Talks Junior Cricket Coaching Podcast
Episode 173 with Darius and Daniel Joseph on how cricket has offered them so much in their lives already and how there is much more still to come
Darius and Daniel are 19 year old twin brothers from Barbados who have been brought up with cricket since the age of four. They have experienced schooling in…
- Tom Talks Junior Cricket Coaching Podcast
Episode 172 with Darryl Rebbetts on how a love of the game combined with a desire to help create opportunities for kids to enjoy sport through education has shaped Darryl's life
Darryl loves the team and individual dynamics of cricket and has played since he was 10 years old. After finishing University and going into PE teaching he has…
- Tom Talks Junior Cricket Coaching Podcast
Episode 171 with Paddy Rathbone on how to create the right environment for the players you coach is so important
Paddy has built up a wealth of experience in and around junior cricket from his tenure as Chair of Percy Main CC and coach at South Northumberland CC. He is…
- Tom Talks Junior Cricket Coaching Podcast
Episode 170 with Ian Reece how as a coach he prioritises building rapport with the players he coaches and also values the subject of feedback
Ian is a sports psych who is from and lives in Barbados. Ian is a passionate, caring cricket coach who focuses a lot on building the confidence in the athletes…
- Tom Talks Junior Cricket Coaching Podcast
Episode 169 with Arsalan Khalid: how cricket became a safe haven and social hub for Arsalan in Ireland having moved there from Pakistan aged 19
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- Tom Talks Junior Cricket Coaching Podcast
Episode 168 with Min Patel; how prioritising fielding with young players is a priority at Kent Cricket
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Episode 167 with Henry Thorpe on how he brings positive energy to every session he runs and in doing so helps deliver the best hour for a young cricketer each week
Despite loving the game of ricket from a very young age Henry didnt think he was great at it or anything else until he realised he was good with people. He now…
- Tom Talks Junior Cricket Coaching Podcast
Episode 166 with Faisal Shahid on how an authentically caring approach to helping others led to coaching finding him some time after taking a break from the game
Faisal worked his was through all the age groups with Worcestershire CCC and got a first year contract only then to find that nerves got the better of him. He…
- Tom Talks Junior Cricket Coaching Podcast
Episode 165 with Shiv Hustler on how a random meeting at a cricket match led to her working in the county age group system with Kent Cricket.
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Episode 164 with Jenny Wilkes on how women's football's loss is women's cricket's gain
Jenny is the youngest of three daughters and remembers with great fondness how she was always playing sport with her Dad as a young girl. Very quickly Jenny…
- Tom Talks Junior Cricket Coaching Podcast
Episode 163 with Sab Muthusamy on how a lifelong love of the game has led to coaching his club U15s, starting a cricket podcast and a touring team all in 2026
Sab has always been interested in cricket. He grew up playing in the back garden and went on to enjoy playing junior club cricket in North Wales before…
- Tom Talks Junior Cricket Coaching Podcast
Episode 162 with Hugh Fort how the uniqueness, the nuances and inclusiveness of cricket have made Hugh a lifelong lover of the game of cricket
From playing cricket in the back garden as a young boy to the present day as a 40+ year old village cricketer looking forward to the upcoming season Hugh has…
- Tom Talks Junior Cricket Coaching Podcast
Episode 161 with Callum Jackson on how having started a career in county cricket he went on to forge a career in coaching and PT and founded New Era Training (NET) which offers a quite unique environment for its clients to practise in
Callum went through all the junior CAG programmes with Sussex after which he was offered a first pro contract and represented England U19s alongside Ben…
- Tom Talks Junior Cricket Coaching Podcast
Episode 160 with Dan Creasey on how a personal dislike of the game as a boy turned into a hunger to want to make cricket more exciting for youngsters
Dan openly admits he found cricket unexciting and dull up to the age of 14 but believes this helped him create the desire to do all he can to make the game…
- Tom Talks Junior Cricket Coaching Podcast
Episode 159 with Zach Lion-Cachet on how keeping cricket more as a hobby growing up led to it becoming his career
Zach always wanted to become a pro footballer and from the age of six to seventeen was at Southampton's Academy. During that time he played cricket with his…
- Tom Talks Junior Cricket Coaching Podcast
Episode 158 with Dan Such on how much loving the game as a youngster paved the way for him to forger a career in coaching
Dan describes himself as one of those kids who was born already with a bat in hand! His first game was at the age of 8 but already he had been playing dawn til…
- Tom Talks Junior Cricket Coaching Podcast
Episode 157 with Russell Perry on the changing face of coach education and how this may well be impacting on all aspects of the game from U13s to the national team
Russell brings 30+ years in coach development to this discussion in which he puts forward his view that the combination of the changing macro environment and…
- Tom Talks Junior Cricket Coaching Podcast
Episode 156 with Ian Hawkins identity and performance coach of young athletes
Ian previously had a career in the corporate world in Australia but by his own admission it all felt a bit "mediocre" to him. He felt he could do more and…
- Tom Talks Junior Cricket Coaching Podcast
Episode 155 with Gio Colussi, batting performance specialist and online coach who helps players score more runs!
Gio is from Cape Town and grew up playing cricket for Western Province CC where he also established their first academy which he ran for nearly 20 years before…
- Tom Talks Junior Cricket Coaching Podcast
Episode 154 with Adam Trunk on how he is about to undertake an opportunity that will see cricket reintroduced into state schools across Yorkshire and Lancashire
Adam grew up playing cricket in the streets around his home with mates. He joined his local club in Leeds, Alwoodley aged 5 and fell in love with the game and…
- Tom Talks Junior Cricket Coaching Podcast
Episode 153 with Joe Lowe coach with New Era Training on how a burning desire to play cricket at the highest level got him into coaching
Joe grew up in Merseyside and idolised Shane Warne growing up. He made his club first team debut aged just 13 and by the age of 15 was being asked to coach…
- Tom Talks Junior Cricket Coaching Podcast
Episode 152 with Gary Hector Founder of Fathom Cricket powered by the Go Fathom App which makes providing feedback simple and effective at the click of a button
Gary has experience of starting up and taking to market a tech based business in the education sector. He is also a junior sports coach and parent of two…
- Tom Talks Junior Cricket Coaching Podcast
Episode 151 with me being questioned by Livo on what's new about the upcoming Coach Development Day on Feb 21
This time last year Ian Livingston came on to chat with me about the inaugural coach development day in which I shared the background to the event, why I felt…
- Tom Talks Junior Cricket Coaching Podcast
Episode 150 with Richard Shorter the Non Perfect Dad and facilitator of how to make difficult conversations easier for coaches and parents
Richard is a Baptist Minister, hockey coach, Motivational Interviewing expert and parent of three sporty children. He is interested in finding ways of helping…
- Tom Talks Junior Cricket Coaching Podcast
Episode 149 with David Digby how by giving coaching a go led to it becoming his vocation and the start of Centurion Community Cricket
David started playing cricket for the first time in his first year of senior school and immediately fell in love with it. He went on to captain the school's…
- Tom Talks Junior Cricket Coaching Podcast
Episode 148 with Peter Minns, Performance Pathway Assistant Coach with Norfolk Cricket Foundation
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…
- Tom Talks Junior Cricket Coaching Podcast
Episode 147 with Marcus Smith on how he has taken the baton on from his Dad to lead the growth of the junior section of his club in Woodbridge, Suffolk
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…
- Tom Talks Junior Cricket Coaching Podcast
Episode 146 with Luke McLaughlin on how an introduction from a friend led to a coaching experience in Argentina
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…
- Tom Talks Junior Cricket Coaching Podcast
Episode 145: Coaching across cricket, rugby, football and rowing
A wonderful panel of guests representing the coaching and leadership community in Cricket (Dinesha Devnarain), Rowing (Cath Bishop), Football (Lewis…
- Tom Talks Junior Cricket Coaching Podcast
Episode 144 with Dane Vilas on how an incredibly supportive family network helped him forge a successful career as a professional in the game and now as a coach
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…
- Tom Talks Junior Cricket Coaching Podcast
Episode 143 with Graeme West on how his first experience of coaching in schools in inner London provided him with the best foundation to grow as a coach
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…
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Episode 142 with Sam Hunt on how by sharing resources about fitness for cricket in Lockdown led to him founding Cricfit
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…
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Episode 141 with Adi Birrell on how as a self confessed journeyman coach he brings about positive change in the players he coaches through authentic leadership and honest credibility
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…
- Tom Talks Junior Cricket Coaching Podcast
Episode 140 with Jon Purdey on how as Chair of local club he has got behind Cricket District's pioneering junior cricket festival
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…
- Tom Talks Junior Cricket Coaching Podcast
Episode 139 with Phoebe Turner: how a competitive spirit and resilient mindset led to getting a first professional contract and playing in the Hundred.
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- Tom Talks Junior Cricket Coaching Podcast
Episode 138 with Tim de Leede how being asked to field as a 6 year old was the start for what becomes a long and distinguished career in the game as player and coach
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…
- Tom Talks Junior Cricket Coaching Podcast
Episode 137: Three young friends discuss how The Hundred is not the way forward for developing the game of cricket
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…
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Episode 136: How watching Ryan Sidebottom in the stands led to a first opportunity to play which in turn led to her first experience of being coached
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…
- Tom Talks Junior Cricket Coaching Podcast
Episode 135 with Will Webster how a school rugby coach inspired him to pursue coaching as a career and years later has seen this come to reality in Africa and Hong Kong
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…
- Tom Talks Junior Cricket Coaching Podcast
Episode 134 with Gavin Levey on how a passion for learning and helping others improve themselves in football led to a career in the professional game for Gavin.
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…
- Tom Talks Junior Cricket Coaching Podcast
Episode 133 with Andy Moles: how Bob Woolmer encouraged him to take up coaching as a career option for post playing and ends up coaching all over the globe
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…