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Vincent Barnes has spent over 30 years watching and helping develop talent. In this period, he has had a front row seat to watch outstanding talent coming through. He shares his memories on some of the brilliant players he watched make their way in professional cricket. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chadwickdrive.substack.com

Cricket is churning out incredible pieces of content on a daily basis through international series and franchise leagues. However, does this glut of action help to satiate the fans’ search for meaning in all the action they consume? This is the question Performance Coach, Tom Dawson-Squibb asks. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chadwickdrive.substack.com

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In this episode of Stumped, I ask, how can you get the best out of athletes? To get answers to that, we invited Tom Dawson-Squibb, a performance coach. Tom was with the Proteas at the 2024 T20 World Cup, has helped the Stormers rugby team, works with Welsh Fire, Sharjah Warriors, and various other teams. Tom shared his journey in his book, Humanball, where he shares ideas on how to get the best out of players.To learn more about Tom and his work, visit his website, and you can get his book here

In this episode, we look at rhythm, mindset, and developing pace bowlers. To do that, we invited Vincent Barnes. The South African coach has spent over 30 years developing cricketers in South Africa. He was part of the CSA coaching staff from the late 90s until his retirement in 2023. He currently works with Schools SA20 and is one half of the Barnes Prince Academy. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit

In this episode of Stumped, we look at how to make winning a habit. To do that, we invited Richard Pybus, because he has done a lot of winning as a coach. Pybus won his first title as a coach in 1997 with Eastern Province’s U19 side at the Khaya Majola Week. he followed that up with numerous titles with the Momentum Multiply Titans and WSB Western Province. He capped it off with three titles at international level with the West Indies’ U19, Women, and men’s teams as the West Indies’ director of

Eric Simons is one of only two former South African players and active coaches to lift an ODI World Cup trophy. He did so with India alongside Gary Kirsten with India in 2011. Kirsten was head coach of the Indian ODI side while Simons was the bowling coach. A big believer in the power of influence in building teams, Simons discusses his philosophy and methods in this episode of the Idea-Sharing Project. ● On motivation: "I derive a lot of joy and satisfaction in knowing that I have done a great job