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We recieved a message from a player at the recent ICC U19 world cup being held in Africa, around their mindset and their takeaways from the Mindset Mastery course. Scolls explains the 6 pillars of success that athletes need to become successful cricketers! In this episode we discuss:

- The importance of mindset in cricket.

- What are the 6 pillars of success?

- How elite players focus on the 6 pillars of success.

- Understanding how to improve your game!

- The skills that high-performing athletes use to improve!

Plus a whole lot more!

Scolls was recently invited to work alongside the Sydney Sixers as they prepared for the upcoming their upcoming finals matches against the Perth Scorchers! From being in the team talks to throwing balls to world-class, international players! In this episode we discuss:

- Individual player preperations at the elite level.

- What it is like throwing balls to Steve Smith & Babar Azam!

- Team training + coaching support at professional organisations.

- How the best players handle the pressure and occassion of big matches.

- The mental skills that high-performing athletes use.

Plus a whole lot more!

In this episode we discuss:

* The conditions of pitches in Australian cricket and how that's impacting spinners

* How the toss affects spinners in Australian domestic cricket

* Why the defensive qualities of spinners are really important and why spinners have to have a defence first mindset

* How the game is different for spinners now compared to 10-15 years ago

Plus a whole lot more. We hope you enjoy it spinners!

Mindset for Spin Bowling - When to attack and when to defend | The Spin Bowling Podcast Ep 5

As a spinner it's so important to know when to attack and when to defend. In this Episode of The Spin Bowling Podcast we explore the difference between having an attacking mindset and a defensive mindset.

In this episode we speak about the difference between sidespin and overspin as a spin bowler. Howie shares examples including:

• How he witnessed Steve O'Keefe prepare to bowl in India which lead to him taking 12 for 70 odd in the first test of that series.
• Ravi Ashwin's adjustment to bowl in Australia
• Todd Murphy's 7 wickets on Test Debut
• More

We hope you enjoy this episode!

This episode focuses on the Spin Bowling Podcast we focus on the Technical Fundamentals of Leg Spin and how it's different to finger spin.

In this episode, we discuss:

• The 8 key technical fundamentals
• The different categories of leg-spinners and what separates them
• Why some leg-spinners mature later
• How speed impacts revolutions and why that impacts what type of spinner you are
• How Shane Warne meant Australia produced "a lot of mildly accurate leg-spinners who didn't spin the ball enough."
• The impact of T20 on leg-spin
• A lot more

We hope you enjoy this episode.

🎙️ Technical Fundamentals of the World’s Best Finger Spinners | Spin Bowling Podcast Ep 2

Welcome to Episode 2 of our Spin Bowling Podcast Series with expert spin coach Craig Howard (Howie). In this episode, we dive deep into the Technical Pillar of spin bowling, focusing on the fundamentals of finger spin — specifically off-spin and left-arm orthodox bowling.

Howie has studied the techniques of the world’s greatest finger spinners over the past 50 years — including Nathan Lyon, Graeme Swann, Ravi Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Harbhajan Singh, Daniel Vettori, Rangana Herath, and Saqlain Mushtaq. By breaking down their methods, Howie reveals the 8 key technical elements that all elite finger spinners have in common.

If you’re a young spinner, coach, or cricket lover wanting to understand what makes the best in the world so effective, this episode is packed with insights to help you improve your game.

We're super excited to launch the Spin Bowling Podcast Series with one of the world's best spin bowling coaches Craig Howard.

In this first episode of the series, Howie shares the Characteristics of the world’s best Spin Bowlers that he's seen in person having worked with some of the world's best male and female spinners including: Nathan Lyon, Adam Zampa, Mitch Swepson, Ashton Agar, Todd Murphy, Amelia Kerr, Georgia Wareham, Sophie Molineux, Dunith Wellalage, Prabath Jayasuriya, Wanindu Hasaranga, and Maheesh Theekshana.

Who's Craig Howard?

Howie is a former teammate of Shane Warne and has worked in the professional game for the past 15 years or so with his most recent roles being the spin coach for Sri Lanka men and New Zealand women prior to that.

In this episode of the Cricket Mentoring Podcast, Scolls has a chat with social media sensation Jackson "The Cricket Kid" Bentley and his Dad

In this episode of the Cricket Mentoring Podcast, Scolls is lucky enough to sit down with former professional cricketer and mental health activist Cameron Merchant.

Are you ready to take your cricket to the next level? In this video, Scolls shares his personal experience of making his professional debut at Lords and how he struggled with mindset and emotions before the game. To become a successful cricketer, you need to master the 6 Pillars of Success - technical, tactical, mental, emotional, physical and lifestyle. 🧠 - Mindset Mastery Online Course - https://cricketmentoring.com/mindset-mastery/ Purchase now to get an early-bird discount of 20% off! 🏋️‍♀️ Cricket Strength & Conditioning Programs - https://cricketmentoring.com/online-strength-conditioning-programs/ 📥 Get 30 days of free actionable value you can use to take your game to the next level: https://cricketmentoring.com/30-days-of-value/ 🌏 The online platform you need to get the results you dream of: https://cricketmentoring.com/global-community/ 🤝 Be trained by us: https://cricketmentoring.com/contact/

In this episode of the Cricket Mentoring Podcast, Scolls has lucky enough to sit down with Kiwi great, Ross Taylor.

In this episode of the Cricket Mentoring Podcast, we chatted with the lads from Cricket District, one of the world's most popular cricket content creators and community. Toby Marriot and Jack Meacher talked to us about their cricket journeys, the story of Cricket District, and what's to come. This was an awesome chat with two guys that are doing amazing things for the promotion and growth of the sport!

In this podcast episode, we chatted with new Australian Test opener Nathan McSweeney. Nathan talked about facing India's bowling attack, his technique, routines & batting plans to overcome the India bowlers, and discusses what's allowed to him to go from a 'good grade player' to a Test cricketer. There's an unbelievable amount of value in this episode for all cricketers!

In this episode, we chat with Cricket Mentoring athlete and Kent all-rounder Laura Bailey. Laura talks us through her journey from cricket beginner to playing country cricket, and the challenges of pregnancy and balancing motherhood with playing cricket.

Click here to watch on YouTube.

Instagram: @laura_ann_bailey

This episode of the Cricket Mentoring Podcast is brought to you by, The Cricket Mentoring Community. 

I’m on a mission to help cricketers reach their potential by providing the mentoring I wish I had when I was a young pro. At Cricket Mentoring, we coach you on every aspect of your game - technical, tactical, mental, emotional, physical and lifestyle - the 6 Pillars of Success, so you can achieve the results you desperately desire.

Thanks to The Cricket Mentoring Community, we are now mentoring hundreds of serious and committed cricketers from 24 countries plus connecting them with an incredible network of specialist coaches, experts, professional players and other like-minded cricketers.

If you're keen to become the best you can be, then join the Cricket Mentoring Community today.

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Get it done legends!

James Bracey has played at the very highest level. The wicketkeeper-batter has played 2 Test Matches for England, along with 93 First-Class matches, 40 List A games and 68 T20s.

In this episode, Scolls sits down with James and discusses his early cricket development, the joys of being selected for England and the lows of being dropped from the Test team. James also delves into the habits and training routines that have allowed him to reach the very top of the game.

There's a load of value in this episode for all cricketers wanting to get the best out of themselves.

Click here to watch on YouTube.

Instagram: @james_bracey

This episode of the Cricket Mentoring Podcast is brought to you by, The Cricket Mentoring Community. 

I’m on a mission to help cricketers reach their potential by providing the mentoring I wish I had when I was a young pro. At Cricket Mentoring, we coach you on every aspect of your game - technical, tactical, mental, emotional, physical and lifestyle - the 6 Pillars of Success, so you can achieve the results you desperately desire.

Thanks to The Cricket Mentoring Community, we are now mentoring hundreds of serious and committed cricketers from 24 countries plus connecting them with an incredible network of specialist coaches, experts, professional players and other like-minded cricketers.

If you're keen to become the best you can be, then join the Cricket Mentoring Community today.

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Get it done legends!

Joel Curtis has scored 3 100s in a row for Perth Cricket Club in Western Australian Premier Cricket. We caught up with the Cricket Mentoring Athlete & Mentor to get inside his head and understand his mindset and game plans during this special period.

Instagram: @joell_curtis

This episode of the Cricket Mentoring Podcast is brought to you by, The Cricket Mentoring Community. 

I’m on a mission to help cricketers reach their potential by providing the mentoring I wish I had when I was a young pro. At Cricket Mentoring, we coach you on every aspect of your game - technical, tactical, mental, emotional, physical and lifestyle - the 6 Pillars of Success, so you can achieve the results you desperately desire.

Thanks to The Cricket Mentoring Community, we are now mentoring hundreds of serious and committed cricketers from 24 countries plus connecting them with an incredible network of specialist coaches, experts, professional players and other like-minded cricketers.

If you're keen to become the best you can be, then join the Cricket Mentoring Community today.

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Get it done legends!

Marie Kelly has been a professional cricketer for a number of years and recently represented the Northern Supercharges in the Women's Hundred Competition in England. in 2019, she captained Warwickshire to a first T20 Cup title. In this chat Marie shares how she gets anxious before matches and how a few technical tweaks and a shift in mindset from frustration to gratitude was the catalyst for her success earlier this season.

There are some great lessons for all cricketers from a highly skilled and thoughtful cricketer who's played with and against the best female cricketers in the world.

Instagram: @mariekelly96

This episode of the Cricket Mentoring Podcast is brought to you by, The Cricket Mentoring Community. 

I’m on a mission to help cricketers reach their potential by providing the mentoring I wish I had when I was a young pro. At Cricket Mentoring, we coach you on every aspect of your game - technical, tactical, mental, emotional, physical and lifestyle - the 6 Pillars of Success, so you can achieve the results you desperately desire.

Thanks to The Cricket Mentoring Community, we are now mentoring hundreds of serious and committed cricketers from 25 countries plus connecting them with an incredible network of specialist coaches, experts, professional players and other like-minded cricketers.

If you're keen to become the best you can be, then join the Cricket Mentoring Community today.

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Get it done legends!

In Part 2 of this incredibly insightful conversation with Western Australia off-spinner Corey Rocchiccioli, we covered the Mental, Emotional, Physical and Lifestyle pillars.

We were absolutely blown away by the level of detail Corey goes to in his training and preparation, which allows him to manage his emotions and perform under pressure when it counts most out in the middle.

This is comfortably the most valuable and insightful conversation we have ever had on The Cricket Mentoring Podcast!

Instagram:@coreyrocc

This episode of the Cricket Mentoring Podcast is brought to you by, The Cricket Mentoring Community. 

I’m on a mission to help cricketers reach their potential by providing the mentoring I wish I had when I was a young pro. At Cricket Mentoring, we coach you on every aspect of your game - technical, tactical, mental, emotional, physical and lifestyle - the 6 Pillars of Success, so you can achieve the results you desperately desire.

Thanks to The Cricket Mentoring Community, we are now mentoring hundreds of serious and committed cricketers from 24 countries plus connecting them with an incredible network of specialist coaches, experts, professional players and other like-minded cricketers.

If you're keen to become the best you can be, then join the Cricket Mentoring Community today.

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Get it done legends!

Corey Rocchiccioli is pushing to be Australia's next Test spinner having been the leading spin-bowler in Sheffield Shield cricket the past two seasons. But it's not been a straight-forward journey to become Western Australia's first choice spinner. At 18, 'Roc' was playing 4th grade and after changing grade clubs he was the 7th choice spinner at University CC. But through "being naive", a sheer love of cricket, curiosity and an incredible work ethic, Roc has become instrumental in Western Australia's back to back to back Sheffield Shield victories and is well and truly on the radar of the Aussie selectors.

This is an inspiring story and one that has so much to still come.

Stay tuned for apart 2, where we dig deeper into the Mental, Emotional, Physical & Lifestyle Pillars of Success.

Instagram:@coreyrocc

This episode of the Cricket Mentoring Podcast is brought to you by, The Cricket Mentoring Community. 

I’m on a mission to help cricketers reach their potential by providing the mentoring I wish I had when I was a young pro. At Cricket Mentoring, we coach you on every aspect of your game - technical, tactical, mental, emotional, physical and lifestyle - the 6 Pillars of Success, so you can achieve the results you desperately desire.

Thanks to The Cricket Mentoring Community, we are now mentoring hundreds of serious and committed cricketers from 24 countries plus connecting them with an incredible network of specialist coaches, experts, professional players and other like-minded cricketers.

If you're keen to become the best you can be, then join the Cricket Mentoring Community today.

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Get it done legends!

Liam Blackford has always had a bright future in the game. He first represented Victoria and Under 12s and his junior career was filled with selection national team after national team all through the age groups. In 2019 alone, as a 15-year-old, he captained Victoria Country at the 15 & Under National Championships, represented the Cricket Australia Under 16s at the National Under 17 Championships, and then represented the Cricket Australia Under 18s at the National Under 19. Championships.  He made his First Grade debut for Geelong as a 16-year-old and scored 97 on debut for Victoria in Second XI at the age of 18. He was then awarded a 2-year Rookie Contract by Cricket Victoria and it looked like a fairy tale rise to the top.

Until something major happened in July 2023 that not only threatened playing cricket again but potentially his life. Liam missed the whole of the 23/24 Australian season but has thankfully made a full recovery (after many major surgeries) and has just made a return to playing.

This is an amazing story of someone who stayed positive throughout the toughest of times.

We hope you enjoy this episode. This episode of the Cricket Mentoring Podcast is brought to you by, The Cricket Mentoring Community. 

We’re on a mission to help cricketers reach their potential by providing the mentoring I wish I had when I was a young pro. At Cricket Mentoring, we coach you on every aspect of your game - Technical, Tactical, Mental, Emotional, Physical and Lifestyle - the 6 Pillars of Success, so you can achieve the results you desperately desire.

Thanks to The Cricket Mentoring Community, we are now mentoring hundreds of serious and committed cricketers from 24 countries plus connecting them with an incredible network of specialist coaches, experts, professional players and other like-minded cricketers.

If you're keen to become the best you can be, then join the Cricket Mentoring Community today.

If you want to get more content like this, you can follow us or contact on:

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Get it done legends!

"It is about really being in the moment, being in the now. Because once you're there, the whole world sort of can change."

In this episode, we are joined by two mental performance experts, Katie Page and Nik Badkundri to discuss the importance of mindset and mental skills in sport. Katie and Nik both have a lot of experience helping athletes across a range of sports and share their personal stories, experiences and the techniques they teach athletes to help them perform at their best and reach their full potential.

We hope you enjoy this episode. This episode of the Cricket Mentoring Podcast is brought to you by, The Cricket Mentoring Community. 

We’re on a mission to help cricketers reach their potential by providing the mentoring I wish I had when I was a young pro. At Cricket Mentoring, we coach you on every aspect of your game - Technical, Tactical, Mental, Emotional, Physical and Lifestyle - the 6 Pillars of Success, so you can achieve the results you desperately desire.

Thanks to The Cricket Mentoring Community, we are now mentoring hundreds of serious and committed cricketers from 24 countries plus connecting them with an incredible network of specialist coaches, experts, professional players and other like-minded cricketers.

If you're keen to become the best you can be, then join the Cricket Mentoring Community today.

If you want to get more content like this, you can follow us or contact on:

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Get it done legends!

Adam Voges had an exceptional career as a player and in a short time as a coach, has already achieved some remarkable things. His Western Australian team have won both the Sheffield Shield Title and One Day Cup for the past 3 seasons while the Perth Scorchers won back to back titles meaning his teams have won 8 of the last 9 domestic trophies. This success has inevitably meant 'Vogesy' is expected to be the next coach of Australia by many people in the know.

This was an awesome chat about Vogesy's coaching career, his coaching philosophies, coaching in the recent IPL, building a sustainable winning culture, the traits he looks for in young players, mindset, perfectionism, parenting athletes and a whole lot more.

We hope you enjoy this episode. This episode of the Cricket Mentoring Podcast is brought to you by, The Cricket Mentoring Community. 

We’re on a mission to help cricketers reach their potential by providing the mentoring I wish I had when I was a young pro. At Cricket Mentoring, we coach you on every aspect of your game - Technical, Tactical, Mental, Emotional, Physical and Lifestyle - the 6 Pillars of Success, so you can achieve the results you desperately desire.

Thanks to The Cricket Mentoring Community, we are now mentoring hundreds of serious and committed cricketers from 24 countries plus connecting them with an incredible network of specialist coaches, experts, professional players and other like-minded cricketers.

If you're keen to become the best you can be, then join the Cricket Mentoring Community today.

If you want to get more content like this, you can follow us or contact on:

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Get it done legends!

Josh Philippe is an absolute legend, on and off the field. He first came on our podcast back in December 2018 and has been a CM Ambassador, athlete and good friend ever since. In this episode, Josh tells us about his move from WA to NSW, his match day routine, an insight into Virat Kolhi, Steve Smith & ABD, the US Major League, Playing in the IPL and much more.

Instagram: @joshphilippe 

This episode of the Cricket Mentoring Podcast is brought to you by, The Cricket Mentoring Community. 

I’m on a mission to help cricketers reach their potential by providing the mentoring I wish I had when I was a young pro. At Cricket Mentoring, we coach you on every aspect of your game - technical, tactical, mental, emotional, physical and lifestyle - the 6 Pillars of Success, so you can achieve the results you desperately desire.

Thanks to The Cricket Mentoring Community, we are now mentoring hundreds of serious and committed cricketers from 24 countries plus connecting them with an incredible network of specialist coaches, experts, professional players and other like-minded cricketers.

If you're keen to become the best you can be, then join the Cricket Mentoring Community today.

If you want to get more content like this, you can follow us or contact on:

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YouTube: @cricketmentoring 

Instagram: @cricketmentoring 

Get it done legends!

Senior mentor Scolls chats to Andrew Walton about where he believes England won and India lost last night's T20 World Cup Semi Final, as we believe there are some good lessons for all cricketers. Hopefully you find it interesting and valuable to help you in your own game.

In this chat, Waldo asks Scolls:

1. Where did India fail to set up achieving a better score? 2. How did England use their bowling structure to their advantage? 3. Describe the intent and planning that England applied to the chase?

We hope you enjoy this analysis.

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Joel Curtis comes into the CM Show studio after his breakout English season where he amassed 1242 runs! He discusses his mindset to bat for long periods and make hundred after hundred while maintaining mental freshness, along with a lot more gems for all aspiring cricketers.

Cheers for tuning in legends!

This week, Scolls and Reedy are back to discuss Teague Wyllie's first-class debut and what it means to have been a part of Teague's journey. They also discuss who they think is the best batter in the world, in an enthralling conversation.

Thanks for tuning in legends!

This week, the lads are joined by CM athlete Teague Wyllie, who discusses his time at the Under 19 World Cup, lessons he's learnt and how he sees his cricket progressing in the coming years.

We hope you enjoy legends!

This week, Reedy & Scolls are joined by BBL star and grade cricket veteren Jon Wells. The lads discuss:

• The international cricket going on at the moment, inclusing Australia vs Pakistan, India vs Sri Lanka, England vs West Indies, New Zealand vs South Africa and the Womens World Cup
• Wellsy talks us through his sucess at Big Bash level, and how he's been so prolific in grade cricket, where a lot of professional cricketers struggle to perform
• Wellsy discusses how to be adaptable in T20 cricket manage batting in the middle overs
• Discuss the CM performances of the week
• Scolls & Reedy go through their predictions for the upcoming cricket

Cheers for tuning in legends!

On this week's episode, Scolls and Reedy sit down with Josh Philippe after a whirlwind summer of cricket. The lads discuss Flip's BBL season, his learnings from playing for Australia, the incredible team culture of the Sydney Sixers & the methods of head coach Greg Shippard.

Thanks for tuning in and we hope you enjoy the episode legends!

Scolls sits down with Reuben Williams and Ryan Walker from SportsGrad, who provide online coaching and guidance to help people attain their dream jobs in the sports industry. They discuss their journeys which led them to working at Cricket Australia, what it takes to work in the sports industry and how to set yourself for future success in the vast sporting landscape.

We hope you enjoy the episode legends!

Scolls and Reedy are back for another episode of the CM Show!

In this episode they discuss:

• The Cricket Australia/Langer saga, and past-players wanting to stay relevant by commenting in the media
• The return of Sheffield Shield cricket in Australia
• The upcoming T20I series between Australia & Pakistan
• Jack Weatherald's return to first-class form
• How to develop YOUR game plan
• Tim David's success in T20 cricket
• Reedy welcomes a new member to the Grinder's Club
• How to improve your batting as a tail-ender

Thanks for tuning in legends! 

In this episode, we discuss:

• The beauty of test cricket, after a thrilling 4th day of the Womens Ashes Test
• The exciting future of West Indies cricket
• The BBL final & the brilliance of Laurie Evans and Ashton Turner
• How Ash Barty reshaped her identity to rediscover her love for tennis
• Reedy welcomes a cross-sport addition to the Grinder's Club
• The importance of the sweep-shot and how to improve its execution
• Teague Wyllie's hunger for improvement and excellence in high-level cricket
• Scolls & Reedy make their predictions

In this episode, we have Western Australian rookie Sam Fanning join us to discuss his break-out season for Perth Cricket Club. 'Fanners' is leading the 1st-grade WACA competition with 798 runs (almost 250 more than the next best) at an average of 66.50 with 4 centuries in 12 matches and in this episode, the former Australian under 19 batter goes deep into his mindset and game plans that have helped him dominate this season.

We also share what we've noticed, enjoyed, and not enjoyed in the world game plus Reedy welcomes another member to his grinders club.

Welcome to a new series of The Cricket Mentoring Show, where Reedy finally gets a gig on the podcast.

In this episode, we share what we've noticed, what we've enjoyed, and what we haven't enjoyed in world cricket recently.

We talk about why we think King Kohli is back and form and answer the question from our followers "What can we do when we are out of runs?".

Reedy also introduces The Grinders Club and welcomes our first few members plus a whole lot more.

We hope you enjoy this new show.

Last night Australia won the T20 World Cup for the first time with WA boy & friend of CM, Mitch Marsh the Man of the Match.

In this episode, Scolls & Reedy review the T20 World Cup Final and share a few lessons from the match & tournament.

Here are a few things we discuss:

• The similarities and differences between Williamson & Marsh's innings and how young players can learn from it.
• How Josh Hazlewood has become one of the world' best premier white-ball bowlers and how much that's impressed us
• Why Mitch Marsh was so successful despite it being such a big match
• Who we thought was Australia's most important player throughout the tournament
• Why the Aussies wanted to win so much for each other
• Plus a lot more

We hope you get something to implement into your own game from this chat.

This episode is with Scolls on a recent live stream discussing Indian super star cricketer Virat Kohli and his recent golden duck. Scolls talks about how an amazing player like Virat can still make mistakes and have failures and how you can learn so many lessons and grow and develop your own game.

Question: When I'm training to play short balls (with someone chucking them down from the other end), I generally play them quite well. But when I face short balls in the nets, I tend to hesitate and move away. I'm guessing that's because I prepare myself for a short one during throwdowns, but they're a lot more unpredictable in the nets. What's a good way to solve this challenge?

Hey Legends! Welcome to Monday Mentoring! Every Monday we will be sharing a question from our Cricket Mentoring Community with you.

Question: Can you show us the technical points of a good on drive or hitting straight down the ground?

This episode is with one of our favourites at Cricket Mentoring, a fan favourite, one of our incredibly exciting young athletes, and a good mate of mine, Teague Wyllie. 

Having just turned 17, Teague is still very early in his cricket journey but has achieved a lot in the past couple of years to make him one of the brightest young batting prospects in WA and Australia.

Having played the whole season as a 16-year-old, Teague opened the batting for Rockingham-Mandurah in the 1st-grade competition this season and scored 627 runs @ an average of 44.79 the 10th most runs in the competition. His outstanding and really consistent performances, helped his side finish second on the ladder at the end of the season and saw him finish 5th in the umpire voted Best & Fairest award for the competition.

Those of you that have followed Cricket Mentoring for a while will know that Teague has been one of our much publicised athletes for a while and has grown his own little following amongst the CM community.

I’ve been coaching/ mentoring him for the past 4 years after I reached out to him via Instagram and am really proud of not only the cricketer he is becoming but also the confident and humble young man he is, which I’m sure you will get an insight to through the way he speaks in this episode.

While he is still young and has a long, long way to go in the game, cricket is in his DNA and he has an exceptional understanding of the game for his age which he talks about through the episode. I was really excited to do this episode as Even though I know him well, I knew I’d learn more about him and from this conversation.

In this episode Teague shared:

• How his dad taught him the fundamentals of the game that are the pillars of the way he plays now
• The moment he believed he was good enough to perform at national level which gave him the belief to keep pushing his game and career forward
• How the Cricket Mentoring tour to India two years ago helped his game against spin and how he uses those lessons in grade cricket
• How his emotions were on a rollercoaster during an incredible month that saw him score his first, 1st grade century followed by three ducks in a row and how he bounced back from that
• How he sets up his batting plan for different formats and how he tries to bat all day in two-day cricket
• Plus a whole lot more!

We have a lot of teenage listeners who I have no doubt will get something out of this conversation with a teenager navigating his way through the early stages of his grade cricket career while having big dreams to keep improving and go further in the game. 

To follow Teague, you can find him on Instagram at @teaguewyllie04

If you enjoy this conversation, please send him a DM letting him know that you listened to the podcast and enjoyed it.

Understanding yourself and your game is one of the most crucial elements to your success as an athlete.

But HOW do you understand yourself and your game?

Through reflecting on past experiences and learning from them!

In this video, @scolls5 shares a way you can learn from your previous success and failures by trying to understand what you’ve done well when you’ve performed at your best and what you haven’t done well when you have made mistakes.

The sooner you can understand yourself and your game, the easier it will become to be consistent!

Tag a mate who will benefit from listening to this advice…

#awareness #understandyourself #sport #motivation #success #reflect #cricketmentoring

Hey Legends! Welcome to Monday Mentoring! Every Monday we will be sharing a question from our Cricket Mentoring Community with you.

G’day legends. Welcome back or welcome to the Cricket Mentoring Podcast.

The idea of this podcast is to share the unique stories of cricketers, coaches and performance experts, with the aim of giving you; serious & committed cricketers, coaches or parents, some techniques, strategies and inspiration so you can become a better and more confident cricketer and ultimately live a better, happier life.

This episode is with someone who has a really inspiring story. 

New Zealand all-rounder Daryl Mitchell is relatively new to International cricket having made his debut in 2019. At the time of this conversation Mitchell has played 4 Tests, 3 One-day internationals and 15 T20 Internationals. He already has a Test and ODI 100 and is fast becoming one of the best all-rounders in the game.

But it certainly hasn’t been an easy ride for Mitchell and as you will hear in this episode, he hasn’t always been destined for international cricket.

In this episode Darryl shared:

• What it was like growing up with a father who was an all-black and famous rugby player and coach
• How he had a little private cricket academy in Perth with Marcus Stoinis and Marcus Harris who were club teammates
• Why he left Perth and relocated back to New Zealand
• What he does away from cricket to get balance in his life
• How it took him about 5 years to learn what worked for him and how to manage playing to his strengths while trying to negate his weaknesses
• How he asked to bowl at the death and what he had to do physically, technically and tactically to be at the level required to do the job for his team
• How he prepares for a match and how it changes depending on how he feels
• Plus a whole lot more!

I have no doubt you’re going to get a lot out of this conversation!

To follow Daryl, you can find him on Instagram at @dazmitchell47

If you enjoy this conversation, please send him a DM letting him know that you listened to the podcast and enjoyed it.

Now lets get into this episode with New Zealand’s Daryl Mitchell.

Hey Legends! Welcome to Monday Mentoring! Every Monday we will be sharing a question from our Cricket Mentoring Community with you.

Hey Legends! Welcome to Monday Mentoring! Every Monday we will be sharing a question from our Cricket Mentoring Community with you.

Hey Legends! Welcome to Monday Mentoring! Every Monday we will be sharing a question from our Cricket Mentoring Community with you.

This week:

Question:  Hi Scolls

I hope you don't take this the wrong way!

In your own game, you score loads of 20's/30's in WACA Grade Cricket.

What is stopping you going on to get the bigger scores you obviously strive for?

Is it technical, tactical, mental?

I am sure you think about this!

100 next week?

Monday Mentoring Ep05 - Game day mindset

We got this question from one of the members of The Cricket Mentoring Community during a LIVE Q & A with Scolls.

Q: Couple of questions to you around Game-day Mindset. 

1) I felt like I was in a Negative frame of mindset last Game. Maybe, I lacked the motivation compared to the other games I played this season!

Any tips/advice around how to change the story (narrative) in my mind to be more positive? or any other advice in general around, how to perform close to your best, if not best, on the days when you lack motivation before a match?

2) Any advice around how can I be more Switched ON before a Match?

Have a listen to Scolls answer in this Monday Mentoring Episode 05. To become a member of the Cricket Mentoring Community, head to www.cricketmentoring.com/community and make use of our 7-day free-trial.

Hey Legends! Welcome to Monday Mentoring! Every Monday we will be sharing a question from our Cricket Mentoring Community with you.

This week:

Question: How do you decide if a trigger movement is the right thing for you or not? On somedays I seem to be playing well when I move back and across but on others I play better just staying still until the ball is released.