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Emma Raducanu is looking for a new coach…again
And maybe she is right not to want a full-time coach, next time?

#coaching #SportsCoaching #TennisCoaching

http://theteesra.com/2026/03/05/emma-raducanu-is-looking-for-a-new-coachagain/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Emma Raducanu is looking for a new coach…again

BBC Sport running another story about Emma Raducanu, the British tennis player US Open Champion in 2021, once again looking for a new coach. Raducanu to ‘tap into a few people’ over coa…

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Andrew Beaven Jul 21, 2025

“Wipe clean” and whole-part-whole — bringing the two concepts together?
#Coaching #SportsCoaching

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“Wipe clean” and whole-part-whole — bringing the two concepts together?

In his recent ECB podcast, Pete Sturgess talked about learning design in session planning and mentioned the “wipe clean activity”, a (short) distraction between the introduction of a new skill or t…

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Andrew Beaven Jun 12, 2025

Review — ADHD in Sport: Strategies for Success
#SportsCoaching #ADHD #Coaching

http://theteesra.com/2025/06/12/review-adhd-in-sport-strategies-for-success/

Review — ADHD in Sport: Strategies for Success

I have posted previously about my experience coaching with neurodivergent players, so I was very interested to read Dr Josephine Perry‘s ADHD in Sport: Strategies for Success.

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Andrew Beaven Feb 21, 2025

What do experienced coaches do?
Observation & #coaching OAFs.
#SportsCoaching #CricketCoaching

http://theteesra.com/2025/02/21/what-do-experienced-coaches-do/

What do experienced coaches do?

I wrote about the ECB Batting Fundamentals workshop late last year. And so far this year I have attended learning workshops on spin bowling and fielding. Lots of ideas, lots of drills. But what sto…

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Andrew Beaven Feb 21, 2025

Non-negotiables for coaches — from the players.
What do players expect from their coaches — an unscientific survey.
#coaching #sportscoaching #cricketcoaching

http://theteesra.com/2025/02/21/non-negotiables-for-coaches-from-the-players/

Non-negotiables for coaches — from the players

I have written previously about the under-13 squads I am working with this year. As part of their introduction to the squad, we have them discuss and agree on “non-negotiables” — agreed actions, be…

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Andrew Beaven Jan 6, 2025

Good player. Would you pick him?
What do you look for when selecting a player? Good technique? Good attitude? “Potential”?
#SportsCoaching #CricketCoaching

http://theteesra.com/2025/01/06/good-player-would-you-pick-him/

Good player. Would you pick him?

We finished the annual round of selections for our U13 squads just before Christmas. A new intake of 28 players to join 20 returning for a second winter training programme and summer season with us…

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Andrew Beaven Dec 19, 2024

Developing the batting fundamentals, the England way — where do you look?
#SportsCoaching #CricketCoaching

http://theteesra.com/2024/12/19/developing-the-batting-fundamentals-the-england-way-where-do-you-look/

Developing the batting fundamentals, the England way — where do you look?

I was very fortunate to snag a place on a workshop with Paul Shaw, Tim Boon, Matt Maynard & Mark Garaway, looking at batting fundamentals from the viewpoint of highly experienced coaches who ha…

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Andrew Beaven Nov 18, 2024

Session plans — front-foot defensive how and why (no, really!)
#CricketCoaching #SportsCoaching

http://theteesra.com/2024/11/18/session-plans-front-foot-defensive-how-and-why-no-really/

Session plans — front-foot defensive, how and why (no, really!)

This week’s theme was “batting (coach’s choice)”. We do lots of hitting and running scti ities, so, half in jest, I suggested I could run a session on the front-foot defensive. But from that jest a…

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Andrew Beaven Nov 5, 2024

Watching live football!
In which a #cricket coach muses on tactical decisions in a different sport…and perhaps draws some conclusions applicable more widely.
#SportsCoaching

http://theteesra.com/2024/11/05/watching-live-football/

Watching live football!

At the weekend, I watched London Seaward FC play Hackney Women’s FC in the Adobe Women’s FA Cup. A proper cup tie — skill, energy, drama. Hackney came back strongly in the second half, after their …

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