Andrew BeavenMar 7

Does anyone speak up for the coaches?
Does the ECB have a strategy to develop new coaches in England & Wales, #grassroots to the professional game?
#coaching #CricketCoaching #CoachDevelopment #CoachEducation

http://theteesra.com/2026/03/07/does-anyone-speak-up-for-the-coaches/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Does anyone speak up for the coaches?

I don’t think it would be unfair to suggest that ECB Coach Development (the group within the England & Wales Cricket Board with responsibility for developing coaches, at all levels of the…

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Andrew BeavenAug 8, 2025

So what actually is #coaching? Listening & noticing! More inspiration from the iCoachCricket podcast.
#CoachDevelopment #CricketCoaching #SportCoaching

http://theteesra.com/2025/08/08/so-what-actually-is-coaching-listening-noticing-more-inspiration-from-the-icoachcricket-podcast/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

So what actually is coaching? Listening & noticing! More inspiration from the iCoachCricket podcast.

I have posted recently on several of the iCoachCricket podcasts from the ECB. Not always positively, but there seems to be a more recent trend for these podcasts to go beyond the “secrets of my suc…

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Andrew BeavenJul 16, 2025

What makes a good football coach? And how are they made? Might the same be true for cricket coaches?
#Coaching #CricketCoaching #SoccerCoaching #CoachDevelopment #CoachEducation

http://theteesra.com/2025/07/16/what-makes-a-good-football-coach-and-how-are-they-made-might-the-same-be-true-for-cricket-coaches/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

What makes a good football coach? And how are they made? Might the same be true for cricket coaches?

I read a thought-provoking article from Alan McKay of the Centre for Football Research in Wales at the University of South Wales on “What makes a good football coach ?. Various factors were identif…

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Andrew BeavenApr 15, 2025

Learning…for #CoachDevelopment?
#coaching #CricketCoaching

http://theteesra.com/2025/04/15/learningfor-coach-development/

Learning…for Coach Development?

Interesting to see that ECB Coach Development has launched a new podcast series under the icoachcricket name. As a coaching colleague commented, however, it is not immediately apparent that the fir…

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Andrew BeavenOct 23, 2024

Do coaches need to demo?
Should #CoachDevelopment require coaches to deliver competent, accurate demonstrations of the skills they expect their players to develop?

#Coaching #CricketCoaching #ConstraintsLedApproach #SkillAcquisition

http://theteesra.com/2024/10/23/do-coaches-need-to-demo/

Do coaches need to demo?

Should coaches be expected to deliver competent, accurate demonstrations of the skills they expect their players to develop? I had an immediate answer to this. Then I changed my mind. Twice. And no…

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Andrew BeavenFeb 14, 2024

Online coaching & coach education — can we do better?
#SportsCoaching #CoachDevelopment #CoachEducation #eLearning #OnlineLearning

http://theteesra.com/2023/07/22/online-coaching-coach-education-can-we-do-better/