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VOLUME 1, ISSUE 2 COACHES CORNER DECEMBER, 2015 NEWSLETTER Pathway Events in Cricket NSW: In this edition of “Coaches The December edition also looks Green Shield Competition, Corner”, we focus on the T20 at the advantage of having expe- Sydney—Dec 2015-Jan format. With the Big Bash rienced players, mixed in with up around the corner, the articles and coming future prospects— 2016 and drills look into the specific and how the balance of this ex- Kookaburra Cup, Riverina— skills for this format. perience and youth can pay large dividends to the develop- January 4-7, 2016 ment of players. Bradman Cup—Newcastle Our coach profile for this edi- tion is Greg Shipperd—who January 11-14, 2016— has had vast experience in all For all those budding coaches includes coach education on formats of the game. As a play- who have not played at the First fast bowling er, he represented Western Class or Test level, an interview Australia and Tasmania with and article about the NZ Head U13-14 State Challenge, distinction; and as a coach, he Coach— Mike Hesson—and his has developed players from rise and role within his ever im- Dubbo—January 18-21, around the world—NOT just in proving team. It gives all coaches 2016 this country. a sense of how you can persist and take on different roles to gain experience and expertise in the field of coaching. In the T20 format, he has coached the star studded Mel- Inside this issue: bourne Stars and Delhi Dare- devils. In his new role, he takes Finally, the technological aspect to job of coaching the Sydney this edition, there are two sec- Cricket NSW Coach Profile 2 Sixers in the upcoming Big tions—one on fitness for cricket; bash tournament. the other on using a delay video APP to assist your players. Drill of the Month— 2 Cricket fitness and WU Article of the Month — 3 Lessons from Big Bash Article of the Month — Article—NZ Head Coach 4-5 The article this month— Two Big Lessons from the Big Bash League to Create a Dates for the Calendar 6 Whole New Ball Game at Your Club— has its’ focus on T20 cricket, matching the full edition of this newsletter. It looks at how the success of the BBL from 2014/15 can be linked with some initiatives which could be advantageous at the club cricket Useful Resource 6 level — mix of experience and youth; as well as how keeping it simple works for any type of cricket, especially T20. Page 2 COACHES CORNER NEWSLETTER Coach Profile of the Month — Greg Shipperd aged to score the slowest Aus- win and was at the helm of tralian first class hundred tak- the Melbourne Stars during ing 481 minutes to reach 3 their 4 consecutive BBL semi figures. final appearances. As a coach, Greg has been Greg has already had a large able to gain first team coach- impact with the Sydney Sixers, This month we have a look at ing roles for Tasmania, Victo- where he was joined by his new Sydney Sixers coach, Greg ria, the Melbourne Stars and assistant coach, Darren Berry, Shipperd. Dehli Daredevils before being in a new coaching partnership announced as the Sydney Six- for the franchise. As a player, Greg was a top ers coach for 2015/16. order batsman who occasion- We look forward to watching ally kept. He represented Greg has led his sides to many the impact he has on the Syd- Western Australia and Tasma- premierships. He led Victoria ney Sixers during Big Bash 05 nia in First Class and List A to four shield, one one-day over the Christmas period. cricket. Greg attained healthy cup and four T20 premiership batting averages with 42.27 in wins before the rebranding of the extended format and the competition—now the Big 41.66 in one day domestic Bash. cricket. Greg also led Tasmania to During this time, Greg man- their first shield premiership Drill of the Month— APP for fitness drills The Cricfit APP gives the coach a step-by-step guide to warm up activities for both games and training. It gives a detailed guide to dy- namic stretching activities, pre- game and training fielding/ acceleration activities and a throwing routine for shoulder preparation. The APP is free and can be down- loaded from the App Store. Click here for Cricfit VOLUME 1, ISSUE 2 Page 3 Article of the Month — Two Big Lessons from the Big Bash League to Create a Whole New Ball Game at Your ClubTwo Big Lessons from the Big Bash League to Create a Whole New Ball Game at Your Club ing wickets. Young talent needs opportuni- The Big Bash League has ty, backing and support. Ex- been magnificent from start perienced players who have to finish: The quality of the Tie them down deliveries in- chosen to play at a lower lev- cricket, the size of the clude: el than their peak - not al- crowds and the production ways true with the ones who on the TV has made it a have been dropped - often 1. Heavy back of a length spectacle. put their own ego and prepa- ball over middle stump ration to one side. They open 2. Straight Yorker (bowled Mix the old and the new up facets of themselves that to an appropriate field) may have been hidden The BBL franchises have throughout the peak times in 3. Wide Yorker (bowled to done a great job of recruit- their career. an appropriate field) ing a combination of recent- 4. Knuckle ball slower ball ly retired (or sacked!) Inter- 5. Back of the hand slower national cricketers with the It can be a cathartic experi- next crop of young talent. ence for the more senior play- ball “Young talent needs The learning opportunities er and a hugely positive 6. Bouncer (mix it up ball) opportunity, backing and are incredible. learning opportunity for the support.” talented youngster. The ability to nail these dif- ferent deliveries has been the Any senior player who sees difference between the top their role as part develop- Do we get the most out of our T20 bowlers and those who ment and part performance experienced players after aren't as successful. is a brilliant person to have they go over their peak? around your changing room. I have seen this at club level An ideal mindset for bowlers when 'club legends' drop Can we use BBL4's example to to look at when bowling in down a playing level to free look at utilising our club leg- T20 cricket can be seen in up time for family life or to ends in a more proactive fash- Geoff Lawson’s adage of, ease the workload on their ion to inspire and educate our ageing body. I have also next generations? experienced this phenome- "be sure what ball your non in professional cricket. bowling, make sure your Tie up an end field is set appropriately, then commit!" Internationals such as Raul With the increased popularity Dravid (Rajasthan Royals), and occurrence of T20 crick- Ricky Ponting (Surrey), Jus- et, the need for improved tin Langer (Somerset), Adam tactics from bowlers has in- Gilchrist (Kings XI Punjab) creased concurrently with the H and Brett Lee (Sixers and change in batting tactics. KKR) still performed to the e best of their ability yet r their positive impact on Fast bowlers have been forced Article—Pitchvision impressionable young crick- to find variation deliveries so e Academy. they don't become predictable eters and cultures within a team or club cannot be to batsmen. These deliveries a measured. focus on wanting to tie down the batsmen rather than tak- r Page 4 COACHES CORNER NEWSLETTER 'To know when to intervene and when to say nothing is an art' New Zealand coach Mike Hesson talks about why a coach can be successful without having played first-class cricket. Mike Hesson is a self-described "pretty boring bloke". His is an ethos built upon em- boldening his players while remaining unobtrusive. Yet if the New Zealand coach's eschewing of the media marks him out as an anti-Mourinho, in a sense he is also cricket coaching's nearest to José Mourinho. No one has done more to show that a paucity of playing experience need not be a barrier to a plum coaching job. When John Wright quit as New Zealand coach in 2012, Hesson became one of the few full-time coaches of a Test nation not to have played a single first-class match. It was a breed small and undistinguished. Together with South Africa coach Russell Domingo, Hesson has proved that first-class, let alone international, experience need not be a prerequisite to international success. "There's a preconception that it helps to have played to coach - that has some advantages, but it's not completely necessary. If you have- n't played you need to be able to look, learn, watch and absorb - Mike's got those qualities," his predecessor Wright reflects. Hesson's three years as New Zealand coach have already brought them their first World Cup final and an ongoing unbeaten run of seven Test se- ries, a record for them. To Hesson, not playing international cricket deprives a new coach of "a honeymoon period" that illustrious former players enjoy. Not that he minds. "If you can't pass on the knowledge that you have, it doesn't matter whether you played 100 Tests or none. The players will make the decision whether they deem you to be useful or not.