Andrew Beaven
@theteesra.com
Cricket - coach a bit, play a bit, watch a bit.
Mostly talking about cricket coaching, sports culture.
Blogging at theteesra.com
Opinions way above my pay grade!
Mostly talking about cricket coaching, sports culture.
Blogging at theteesra.com
Opinions way above my pay grade!
Think that no-one really buys into city-based franchise teams?
Read this, from Tarutr Malhotra, on #RCB, #Bengaluru #cricket fans, #IPL
Read this, from Tarutr Malhotra, on #RCB, #Bengaluru #cricket fans, #IPL
ROUNDUP: RCB threaten to hit and run
Sharma hits 5K runs, MI’s overload of all-rounders, & RCB threaten to leave BLR.
open.substack.com
January 22, 2026 at 8:05 AM
Think that no-one really buys into city-based franchise teams?
Read this, from Tarutr Malhotra, on #RCB, #Bengaluru #cricket fans, #IPL
Read this, from Tarutr Malhotra, on #RCB, #Bengaluru #cricket fans, #IPL
Sports youth development pathways as vampirism.
And the winner is…the self-perpetuating pathway.
From Loren Anderson - @revenant73.bsky.social - on substack.
#SportsCoaching
#coaching
And the winner is…the self-perpetuating pathway.
From Loren Anderson - @revenant73.bsky.social - on substack.
#SportsCoaching
#coaching
Let Us In
How youth sports was promised immortality—and quietly gave up its pulse
open.substack.com
January 21, 2026 at 8:47 AM
Sports youth development pathways as vampirism.
And the winner is…the self-perpetuating pathway.
From Loren Anderson - @revenant73.bsky.social - on substack.
#SportsCoaching
#coaching
And the winner is…the self-perpetuating pathway.
From Loren Anderson - @revenant73.bsky.social - on substack.
#SportsCoaching
#coaching
A review of Ian Renshaw & Stephen Rollnick's Dynamic Coaching - a playbook for cricket coaches.
#coaching
#CricketCoaching
#BookReview
#coaching
#CricketCoaching
#BookReview
REVIEW: Dynamic Coaching — A Playbook for Cricket Coaches
I have very much enjoyed reading Dynamic Coaching — A Playbook for Cricket Coaches by Ian Renshaw assisted by Stephen Rollnick. Ian Renshaw’s presentations to the ECB Coaches Association Conference in 2017 were one of my earliest practical introductions to the constraints-led approach, and provided a justification of my own preference for games-based learning. I have been waiting for this book since then!
theteesra.com
January 20, 2026 at 5:44 PM
A review of Ian Renshaw & Stephen Rollnick's Dynamic Coaching - a playbook for cricket coaches.
#coaching
#CricketCoaching
#BookReview
#coaching
#CricketCoaching
#BookReview
After Scott Robertson, the #AllBlacks face a deeper question than who coaches next.
Fascinating insight into the importance of culture in #SportsCoaching
#NZRugby
“Who coaches next will matter. How they lead may matter more.”
Fascinating insight into the importance of culture in #SportsCoaching
#NZRugby
“Who coaches next will matter. How they lead may matter more.”
After Scott Robertson, the All Blacks face a deeper question than who coaches next
For the All Blacks, the next coaching era may hinge less on tactics than on trust, culture and leadership style.
theconversation.com
January 16, 2026 at 5:19 PM
After Scott Robertson, the #AllBlacks face a deeper question than who coaches next.
Fascinating insight into the importance of culture in #SportsCoaching
#NZRugby
“Who coaches next will matter. How they lead may matter more.”
Fascinating insight into the importance of culture in #SportsCoaching
#NZRugby
“Who coaches next will matter. How they lead may matter more.”
One coach’s journey.
“People learn most reliably when the environment does the honest work.”
#SportsCoaching
#EcologicalDynamics #coaching
“People learn most reliably when the environment does the honest work.”
#SportsCoaching
#EcologicalDynamics #coaching
Messier Sessions: A Coach’s Look Back
Three contexts, one pattern: youth sport, coach education, and organizations learning to trust players earlier.
open.substack.com
January 3, 2026 at 8:48 AM
One coach’s journey.
“People learn most reliably when the environment does the honest work.”
#SportsCoaching
#EcologicalDynamics #coaching
“People learn most reliably when the environment does the honest work.”
#SportsCoaching
#EcologicalDynamics #coaching
Very interesting piece from @nickfriend.bsky.social on the #sidearm “revolution” in #CricketCoaching.
The input from John Neal on #coaching practice was insightful (and more than I ever heard from Neal when he was ECB Head of Coach Development).
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The input from John Neal on #coaching practice was insightful (and more than I ever heard from Neal when he was ECB Head of Coach Development).
1/2
"You see a lot of people using it, but in a way they just become throwers."
The sidearm revolution: How a dog-walker's aid changed the way that batting is coached, the way that batters train and, arguably, the way that batters bat | @nickfriend.bsky.social
The sidearm revolution: How a dog-walker's aid changed the way that batting is coached, the way that batters train and, arguably, the way that batters bat | @nickfriend.bsky.social
The sidearm revolution: How a dog-walker's aid changed cricket | The Cricketer
A contraption designed for dog-walkers, then reimagined as a way of helping club cricketers, has changed the way that batting is coached, changed the way that batters train and, arguably, techniques
www.thecricketer.com
January 2, 2026 at 12:34 PM
Very interesting piece from @nickfriend.bsky.social on the #sidearm “revolution” in #CricketCoaching.
The input from John Neal on #coaching practice was insightful (and more than I ever heard from Neal when he was ECB Head of Coach Development).
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The input from John Neal on #coaching practice was insightful (and more than I ever heard from Neal when he was ECB Head of Coach Development).
1/2
“…changing the coach will not solve the chronic structural problems of English #cricket, its alienation, its invisibility, its elitism. In fact, this…is the whole point here.”
@barneyronay.bsky.social
A closer look at the ECB’s 2025 State of Equity report might show how much is really happening?
@barneyronay.bsky.social
A closer look at the ECB’s 2025 State of Equity report might show how much is really happening?
December 31, 2025 at 8:55 AM
“…changing the coach will not solve the chronic structural problems of English #cricket, its alienation, its invisibility, its elitism. In fact, this…is the whole point here.”
@barneyronay.bsky.social
A closer look at the ECB’s 2025 State of Equity report might show how much is really happening?
@barneyronay.bsky.social
A closer look at the ECB’s 2025 State of Equity report might show how much is really happening?
#AskGeorge + Mel
Should #CA consider returning to the old-style #Kookaburra balls, as used recently in the County Championship, to guarantee some play on the 3rd day of #Ashes Tests?
@georgedobell.bsky.social
Should #CA consider returning to the old-style #Kookaburra balls, as used recently in the County Championship, to guarantee some play on the 3rd day of #Ashes Tests?
@georgedobell.bsky.social
December 27, 2025 at 7:05 AM
#AskGeorge + Mel
Should #CA consider returning to the old-style #Kookaburra balls, as used recently in the County Championship, to guarantee some play on the 3rd day of #Ashes Tests?
@georgedobell.bsky.social
Should #CA consider returning to the old-style #Kookaburra balls, as used recently in the County Championship, to guarantee some play on the 3rd day of #Ashes Tests?
@georgedobell.bsky.social
#AskGeorge + Mel
Will the truncated #Ashes make a sell-off the the #BBL franchises even more important for #CA finances?
@georgedobell.bsky.social
Will the truncated #Ashes make a sell-off the the #BBL franchises even more important for #CA finances?
@georgedobell.bsky.social
December 27, 2025 at 7:02 AM
#AskGeorge + Mel
Will the truncated #Ashes make a sell-off the the #BBL franchises even more important for #CA finances?
@georgedobell.bsky.social
Will the truncated #Ashes make a sell-off the the #BBL franchises even more important for #CA finances?
@georgedobell.bsky.social
From Cricket in a Time of Terror — Gideon Haigh on the Bondi Beach attack.
Cricket in a Time of Terror
GH wonders what the game can do
open.substack.com
December 18, 2025 at 8:53 AM
From Cricket in a Time of Terror — Gideon Haigh on the Bondi Beach attack.
For anyone wanting to follow today’s Westminster Hall Debate “Government support for grassroots cricket clubs”, the streaming link appears to be here: parliamentlive.tv/event/index/...
@cricketacademic.bsky.social
@cricketacademic.bsky.social
Parliamentlive.tv
Westminster Hall
parliamentlive.tv
December 16, 2025 at 2:22 PM
For anyone wanting to follow today’s Westminster Hall Debate “Government support for grassroots cricket clubs”, the streaming link appears to be here: parliamentlive.tv/event/index/...
@cricketacademic.bsky.social
@cricketacademic.bsky.social
Strong appointments by #EssexWomen, especially Cath Dalton (sorry, Nick).
#cricket
#CricketCoaching
Might have been nice to include Cath’s name in the post above the pic of Nick Browne.
Both ex Trinity High School, Woodford, I believe.
#cricket
#CricketCoaching
Might have been nice to include Cath’s name in the post above the pic of Nick Browne.
Both ex Trinity High School, Woodford, I believe.
"Her calibre as both a former international player and an innovative coach will see her bring a blend of experience, technical knowledge, and leadership to Essex Women."
Essex Women reinforce coaching team after Stephen Parry appointment | The Cricketer
Essex Women have strengthened Stephen Parry's coaching staff with the appointment of the recently retired Nick Browne and highly regarded bowling coach Cath Dalton
www.thecricketer.com
December 15, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Strong appointments by #EssexWomen, especially Cath Dalton (sorry, Nick).
#cricket
#CricketCoaching
Might have been nice to include Cath’s name in the post above the pic of Nick Browne.
Both ex Trinity High School, Woodford, I believe.
#cricket
#CricketCoaching
Might have been nice to include Cath’s name in the post above the pic of Nick Browne.
Both ex Trinity High School, Woodford, I believe.
Look out for your mates.
🫶
Always true.
Especially true at this time of year.
🫶
Always true.
Especially true at this time of year.
Alex died on this day in 2012.
His suicide still prompts thoughts. From how it might have been prevented to little things like what we’d talk about if he was here with me now having a coffee.
Look out for your mates ❤️
His suicide still prompts thoughts. From how it might have been prevented to little things like what we’d talk about if he was here with me now having a coffee.
Look out for your mates ❤️
December 14, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Look out for your mates.
🫶
Always true.
Especially true at this time of year.
🫶
Always true.
Especially true at this time of year.
A silence broken: The tragedy of Martin Bedkober & Terry O'Connell
written by Adam Burnett, for #CricketAustralia
#cricket #PTSD
written by Adam Burnett, for #CricketAustralia
#cricket #PTSD
A silence broken: The tragedy of Martin Bedkober & Terry O'Connell | cricket.com.au
Half a century on from the death of Martin Bedkober in a Brisbane grade match, we trace his all-too...
www.cricket.com.au
December 13, 2025 at 8:47 AM
A silence broken: The tragedy of Martin Bedkober & Terry O'Connell
written by Adam Burnett, for #CricketAustralia
#cricket #PTSD
written by Adam Burnett, for #CricketAustralia
#cricket #PTSD
#PowerChords by @waltwriting.bsky.social purchased from @newhambookshop.bsky.social
Dangerous places, bookshops...went in to collect two books I had on order, came away with three more!
📖📖📖📖📖
Dangerous places, bookshops...went in to collect two books I had on order, came away with three more!
📖📖📖📖📖
December 9, 2025 at 2:39 PM
#PowerChords by @waltwriting.bsky.social purchased from @newhambookshop.bsky.social
Dangerous places, bookshops...went in to collect two books I had on order, came away with three more!
📖📖📖📖📖
Dangerous places, bookshops...went in to collect two books I had on order, came away with three more!
📖📖📖📖📖
“One of the good things about England to be fair. Speaks a lot about the multicultural assimilation”?
@bbelljangler.bsky.social
Or indicative of the failure of the English (& Welsh) recreational game, County Pathways & Academies, and national coaching set-ups to develop young bowlers?
#AskGeorge
@bbelljangler.bsky.social
Or indicative of the failure of the English (& Welsh) recreational game, County Pathways & Academies, and national coaching set-ups to develop young bowlers?
#AskGeorge
December 6, 2025 at 8:57 AM
“One of the good things about England to be fair. Speaks a lot about the multicultural assimilation”?
@bbelljangler.bsky.social
Or indicative of the failure of the English (& Welsh) recreational game, County Pathways & Academies, and national coaching set-ups to develop young bowlers?
#AskGeorge
@bbelljangler.bsky.social
Or indicative of the failure of the English (& Welsh) recreational game, County Pathways & Academies, and national coaching set-ups to develop young bowlers?
#AskGeorge
I have just completed “Coaching neurodivergent athletes”, an online course (free!!) from @ouopenlearn.bsky.social .
Highly recommended as a practical guide for sports coaches working with neurodivergent athletes.
#coaching #sportscoaching
#neurodiversity
#neurodivergent #ADHD #autism
Highly recommended as a practical guide for sports coaches working with neurodivergent athletes.
#coaching #sportscoaching
#neurodiversity
#neurodivergent #ADHD #autism
Coaching neurodivergent athletes
This course is designed to improve the knowledge and understanding for anyone working with neurodivergent athletes in sport and exercise settings or with an interest in coaching neurodiverse ...
www.open.edu
December 4, 2025 at 6:01 PM
I have just completed “Coaching neurodivergent athletes”, an online course (free!!) from @ouopenlearn.bsky.social .
Highly recommended as a practical guide for sports coaches working with neurodivergent athletes.
#coaching #sportscoaching
#neurodiversity
#neurodivergent #ADHD #autism
Highly recommended as a practical guide for sports coaches working with neurodivergent athletes.
#coaching #sportscoaching
#neurodiversity
#neurodivergent #ADHD #autism
It would be interesting to know the demographics of the UCCE programmes — who misses out when ECB funding is pulled?
"There are numerous players who wouldn't be professional without the programme."
UCCE scheme faces uncertain future after ECB pulls funding | @nickfriend.bsky.social
UCCE scheme faces uncertain future after ECB pulls funding | @nickfriend.bsky.social
UCCE scheme faces uncertain future after ECB pulls funding | The Cricketer
The decision to reallocate close to £200,000 previously given to universities has left a significant hole in tight budgets, risking the longevity of a programme that has produced hundreds of players
www.thecricketer.com
November 27, 2025 at 8:43 AM
It would be interesting to know the demographics of the UCCE programmes — who misses out when ECB funding is pulled?
ECB pulls funding for UCCE.
You don’t make a system more inclusive by excluding some of the incumbents.
#cricket
From @thecricketer.com 💷
You don’t make a system more inclusive by excluding some of the incumbents.
#cricket
From @thecricketer.com 💷
UCCE scheme faces uncertain future after ECB pulls funding | The Cricketer
The decision to reallocate close to £200,000 previously given to universities has left a significant hole in tight budgets, risking the longevity of a programme that has produced hundreds of players
www.thecricketer.com
November 27, 2025 at 8:40 AM
ECB pulls funding for UCCE.
You don’t make a system more inclusive by excluding some of the incumbents.
#cricket
From @thecricketer.com 💷
You don’t make a system more inclusive by excluding some of the incumbents.
#cricket
From @thecricketer.com 💷
“What good is it, me and you and other County pros, running in bowling with this rubbish Kookaburra in the UK for the England batters to go and bat like that?…Make it worth us toiling, in the summer, with this ball.”
— Chris Wright, on #TheBowlersUnion with Keith Barker
#cricket #Ashes
— Chris Wright, on #TheBowlersUnion with Keith Barker
#cricket #Ashes
The Bowlers’ Union: Ashes Wrap-Up Live!
YouTube video by The Bowlers Union
youtube.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:25 PM
“What good is it, me and you and other County pros, running in bowling with this rubbish Kookaburra in the UK for the England batters to go and bat like that?…Make it worth us toiling, in the summer, with this ball.”
— Chris Wright, on #TheBowlersUnion with Keith Barker
#cricket #Ashes
— Chris Wright, on #TheBowlersUnion with Keith Barker
#cricket #Ashes
An interesting little post, but more nuanced data analysis might reveal more of the reality — England’s win %age is up, but playing the game so fast means fewer draws. Winning 2 Tests still results in a 2-3 series loss.
(And I’d take 2-3 right now!)
#Ashes #cricket
(And I’d take 2-3 right now!)
#Ashes #cricket
Data suggest when England goes into full attack mode, scoring more than 4.8 runs per over, they usually win.
👉 Read the full story: theconversation.com/the-baz...
👉 Read the full story: theconversation.com/the-baz...
November 25, 2025 at 8:42 AM
“…there's nothing more stultifying, nothing more ignorant, nothing more destructive than certainty. It prevents progress. It prevents reflection. It leaves us in a world with dragons on the horizon and horses pulling carts.”
#Ashes #cricket #TheAshes
When you stop learning, you go backwards.
#Ashes #cricket #TheAshes
When you stop learning, you go backwards.
"Doubt doesn't have to be a foe. It can be a friend."
Blind trust in a failed method highlights Brendon McCullum's greatest flaw | ✍ @georgedobell.bsky.social
Blind trust in a failed method highlights Brendon McCullum's greatest flaw | ✍ @georgedobell.bsky.social
Blind trust in a failed method highlights Brendon McCullum's greatest flaw | The Cricketer
After England collapsed from a position of strength to hand Australia a crushing eight-wicket victory in the first Ashes Test, Brendon McCullum doubled down on his selections and game plan
www.thecricketer.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:35 PM
“You Can’t Yell a Tomato into Ripeness”
From Loren Anderson on substack, on #coaching in an ecological system.
#SportsCoaching #EcologicalDynamics
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From Loren Anderson on substack, on #coaching in an ecological system.
#SportsCoaching #EcologicalDynamics
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You Can’t Fix a Living System, Part II
How to Coach What Grows
open.substack.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:54 AM
“You Can’t Yell a Tomato into Ripeness”
From Loren Anderson on substack, on #coaching in an ecological system.
#SportsCoaching #EcologicalDynamics
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From Loren Anderson on substack, on #coaching in an ecological system.
#SportsCoaching #EcologicalDynamics
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Are pitches killing Test #cricket? Or making it more compelling?
The contest between bat & ball still thrives.
Time no longer a factor? 4-day Tests?
Less “attritional” cricket? Well that should be seen as a positive — why flog bowlers for 2 days, on the off-chance of a result on day 5?
The contest between bat & ball still thrives.
Time no longer a factor? 4-day Tests?
Less “attritional” cricket? Well that should be seen as a positive — why flog bowlers for 2 days, on the off-chance of a result on day 5?
Extreme pitches have minimised the chance of draws and levelled the playing field, but what about the contest between ball and bat, and between runs, wickets and time? bit.ly/4oF1RcB #INDvSA
November 16, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Are pitches killing Test #cricket? Or making it more compelling?
The contest between bat & ball still thrives.
Time no longer a factor? 4-day Tests?
Less “attritional” cricket? Well that should be seen as a positive — why flog bowlers for 2 days, on the off-chance of a result on day 5?
The contest between bat & ball still thrives.
Time no longer a factor? 4-day Tests?
Less “attritional” cricket? Well that should be seen as a positive — why flog bowlers for 2 days, on the off-chance of a result on day 5?
Who coaches the coaches? And can we do it better?
ECB Coach Development have been hosting a monthly online call for Coaches Association coaches this year, giving the chance to talk with peers about current coaching topics. The most recent call addressed the subject of “who coaches the coaches?" An…
ECB Coach Development have been hosting a monthly online call for Coaches Association coaches this year, giving the chance to talk with peers about current coaching topics. The most recent call addressed the subject of “who coaches the coaches?" An…
Who coaches the coaches? And can we do it better?
ECB Coach Development have been hosting a monthly online call for Coaches Association coaches this year, giving the chance to talk with peers about current coaching topics. The most recent call addressed the subject of “who coaches the coaches?" An interesting call, but it perhaps opened more questions than it addressed.
theteesra.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Who coaches the coaches? And can we do it better?
ECB Coach Development have been hosting a monthly online call for Coaches Association coaches this year, giving the chance to talk with peers about current coaching topics. The most recent call addressed the subject of “who coaches the coaches?" An…
ECB Coach Development have been hosting a monthly online call for Coaches Association coaches this year, giving the chance to talk with peers about current coaching topics. The most recent call addressed the subject of “who coaches the coaches?" An…