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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.

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45:34

Episode 128 with Chris Highton how important it is to...

Tom Talks Junior Cricket Coaching Podcast ·

2025/08/15

Chris is someone who by his own admission has to pinch himself to recognise his achievements in the coaching world. Having had a number of set backs along the way and moments when he did not think he was going to make it, he picked himself up and kept on going and is now relishing the opportunity with Derbyshire CCC. In this episode Chris looks back on his time when he first started out coaching in primary schools and the time when he coached disabled cricketers as pivotal moments in his coaching

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34:31

Episode 127 with James Taylor, Founder of Community...

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2025/08/08

James grew up in Trowbridge, Wiltshire and played cricket with his three brothers as a youngster and ended up going to play at his local club. He still loves the game as much today as when he first started playing but sees that money and time have become prohibitors to people to getting into the game and he wants to do something constructive to address this: hence starting Community Cricket Enterprise where the focus will be on shorter format matches for kids and adults, costs will be kept low,

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47:04

Episode 126 with Kevin Sharp: how learning how to...

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2025/08/01

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37:48

Episode 124 with Ben Crump: how to create and imbed a...

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2025/07/18

Ben coaches in the Dorset County Age Group Pathway and is also Head of Cricket at King's School Bruton where both boys and girls cricket is thriving. He sees that communication as a coach is vital in relation to players, parents and other coaches. He also adopts an honesty policy when communicating decisions relating to a player or providing feedback and in our chat explains how he does this.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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34:53

Episode 122 with Tom Pilkington who shows how having...

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2025/07/04

Tom is a second year undergraduate University student at the Uni of Worcester and yet he has already started his own cricket coaching company called Vortex; he has already worked in county age group coaching with Herefordshire; and he has already established a base from which he can coach 121 at a club. How has he done this? Simply put, Tom has achieved this by approaching decision makers and talking to them about what he can offer and how this will help others. This is no small thing and something

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48:37

Episode 121 when we go #global and connect with three...

Tom Talks Junior Cricket Coaching Podcast ·

2025/06/27

In this episode we listen to Dinesha, Mike and Marty and what their underpinning coaching principles are, why they enjoy coaching so much and much more. It is fascinating to hear from three coaches who place high levels of importance on the human side of coaching and we hear things like heart-performance, emotional intelligence, mental wellbeing etcLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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36:39

Episode 120 with Dr John Price who shares his story...

Tom Talks Junior Cricket Coaching Podcast ·

2025/06/20

John comes from a family where cricket was already in their DNA. He describes himself as an educator who places a great deal of importance on the role of sport in adding value to young people's lives and in particular cricket. He wants to see more cricket played in state high schools and also sees how important the role of club cricket is in a young person's life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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42:01

Episode 119 with Mithun Kundu a mental toughness...

Tom Talks Junior Cricket Coaching Podcast ·

2025/06/13

Mithun shares his coaching journey with us in this episode and in doing so educates us around the meaning of mental toughness as far as he sees it. Mithun supports hundreds of young players on their cricket journey by instilling belief in themselves and providing them with the motivation to stay in the game despite the challenges it presents along with the pressure from coaches and parents.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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40:33

Episode 118 with Andy Griffiths. The key ingredients...

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2025/06/06

Andy is the Head of Pathway Coaching at Somerset CCC and has worked with the county for 8 years. He started his coaching journey as an 18 year old in club cricket and saw a means to get into the pro game via Performance Analysis which he did successfully with Notts first before moving to Taunton.Andy has always had an interest in the people side of coaching and has always been proactive in building connections to broaden his network and experience. In our chat he references the models that

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42:05

Episode 116 with Stuart Barnes: how to surround...

Tom Talks Junior Cricket Coaching Podcast ·

2025/05/23

Stuart is a former professional cricketer who has coached for 25 years as a specialist fast bowling coach.Stuart talks about how through coaching, the game of cricket remains firmly in his heart and how through the support of a number of people with the gift of connection he has developed as a coach over the years. His ambition is to become world class as a bowling coach and he wants to pass on to younger players the learnings he has realised since he was a Pro. Learn more about your ad choices

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35:52

Episode 115 with Dan WIlliams: how by creating the...

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2025/05/16

Dan started coaching when his son Freddie started showing an interest in the game aged 9.At Whimple CC Dan is one of 12+ coaches who support over 100 kids play cricket where there is a real Team effort to provide an excellent offer for the children. Dan's style of coaching is about getting to know the players as individuals to assess their confidence levels and from there help them with their game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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40:02

Episode 114 with Mike Lucas: how patience and...

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2025/05/09

Mike is a proud parent of twin cricket-loving boys who now is a passionate coach of younger players in Barbados at Wanderers CC. At the centre of his coaching is fostering a strong sense of discipline, understanding the value of practice and encouraging healthy competition balanced alongside the importance of fun. Mike puts the player first and sees how important it is to help the player feel comfortable and get them to talk about their game by encouraging them early. Learn more about your ad

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36:23

Episode 112 with Ole Passant: how a wish to help...

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2025/04/25

Ole has already seen a number of wonderful opportunities present themselves to him through cricket as a 17 year old. He clearly remembers how as a 13 year old he received some 121 coaching support over the Winter which helped him and made him realise how he could help others with their game. This prompted him to take his first step on his coaching journey which he has developed over the last 4 years to the present day where he is now Core Coach qualified and takes on a number of coaching roles

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34:23

Episode 110 with Sean Carey from Clock Cricket: how...

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2025/04/11

From working in the Community Team at Glamorgan CCC to now running cricket sessions for people with dementia Sean is a real #gogiver and this is a must listen to episode for people to find out more about the absolutely wonderful work Clock Cricket does.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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37:27

Episode 109 with David Selby: how despite the impact...

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2025/04/04

David is now a Cricket Development Officer for Durham Cricket Foundation a job which he describes as perfect for him. His background in club cricket both as a player and a coach has paved the way for him into this role. Throughout his time on his coaching journey so far David has stuck to his priorities of offering a clear pathway to players, providing senior player role models, making it affordable and fun.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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41:41

Episode 108 with Duncan Ross: how he turned self...

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2025/03/28

Duncan is not someone who has played much senior club cricket but who got involved with coaching the juniors as a parent when his son joined their local club in Macclesfield. After feeling a strong sense of self doubt he threw himself into learning about how to coach by learning from others around him at the club and started to build up his knowledge and awareness and with that came his confidence and self belief.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Episode 107 with Mark Jacobs: how a chance encounter...

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2025/03/21

Mark is born and bred Northumbrian and has always played his club cricket at Stocksfield CC in the Tyne Valley. From the age of 16 he started coaching and found he really enjoyed it and wanted to do more as he was keen to see how others develop. So after investing in his first ECB coaching qual he now coaches numerous age groups at his club and is also now part of the Auld Alliance Cricket team of coaches which he loves.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Episode 106 with Omaima Waqar, Co-Founder of Calgary...

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2025/03/14

Omaima shares her story in which she explains how she first got into cricket in a part of the world where there wasn't much on offer at the time for girls: Canada. She goes on to describe how her love for the game develops and how she came up with the idea of establishing the first Women's league in Calgary before taking a leading role in coaching the next generation of female cricketers in Calgary after doing her first ICC Coaching badge. A truly inspiring tale. Learn more about your ad choices

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35:48

Episode 104 with Chris Scott: how coaching as a...

Tom Talks Junior Cricket Coaching Podcast ·

2025/02/28

Chris forged a career as a pro cricketer with Nottinghamshire and Durham CCC as a wicketkeeper. After retiring from playing he took up a coaching role with Northumberland County Board where he worked with some very talented junior players before being successful in securing a coaching role with Uni of Cambridge where he stayed for 20 years. He now works as a contract coach in clubs, schools and in the Junior County Age Group system supporting players of all abilities. He remembers the game as being

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Episode 103 with Jim Law: how an interest in numbers...

Tom Talks Junior Cricket Coaching Podcast ·

2025/02/21

Jim was introduced to playing cricket as a youngster in the family back garden but by his own admission wasn't very good. However having gone to stay with his Aunt who packed him off to London to go and watch a match at Lords, Jim found himself hooked. He found making friends at the cricket was easy and he enjoyed the adventure of getting to and from games as a youngster. As he grew older and started his working life he never lost his love for cricket and used his people skills to continue to build

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