Thanks Coach

[Goughy]

Most of us on this forum play cricket and most of us will have a coach that was instrumental and very influential for our love of the game and our progression.

I thought it would be nice to have a place to say "Thanks" to those coaches who meant the most in our cricketing lives.

For me

Keith Pettingale
I came to cricket quite late at 13/14 yrs old. Keith was my first coach when I joined a small village junior section.

He helped get me started, fostered my love for the game and probably most importantly recommended and encouraged me to move and find other clubs and coaches once he realised that my ability outgrew his knowledge and experience.

Thanks Keith, without you I would have done nothing regards to cricket.

Please give credit to the guy(s) that helped you the most

 

[Matteh]

Pretty much only ever had two coaches, Tim Lamb showed me the basics at about 12 and John Hince managed to improve my all-round game at around 16. Pretty much developed (my bowling mostly) on my own by going over and over how i wanted to bowl.

 

[adharcric]

Practically learned the game on my own in the US. No wonder my bowling off the wrong foot was only noticed after a fulll season as a specialist seamer in the local league. Too late. Oh well.

 

[_TiGeR-ToWn_]

My old man pretty much taught me most of what I learnt. I didnt really like to do what he said but eventually I would.

Other then that probably Brad Glenn. The best junior coach I ever saw.

 

[readie]

Steve Tarbox

I started playing local grade cricket when i was about 14 and at that stage had njo defence, concentration or as much pride in my wicket. Took him a season to transform me from a 3rd Grade no.7 hacker, to a top order batsmen in 2nd and first grade taught me all the technical aspects of batting.

 

[Swervy]

My dad mainly...cheers fella

Then Mick Moore at St Annes CC

 

[nightprowler10]

Completely self-taught in cricket. Thanks for nothing Amir.

 

[andyc]

Completely self-taught in cricket. Thanks for nothing Amir.

Was lucky to spend 4 years (12-16 or so) playing with mostly adults in Shanghai, many of whom were qualified coaches, so I had a whole lot of help from quite a few people. They really helped me sort out my action, used to hop off one of my feet as I bowled, which got fixed pretty quickly, as well as a whole bunch of other problems.

 

[Neil Pickup]

Never been coached for a minute at either batting, bowling, fielding or keeping. It explains why I have some of the most horrendous techniques known to man and can't score runs or take wickets.

 

[PhoenixFire]

Never been coached for a minute at either batting, bowling, fielding or keeping. It explains why I have some of the most horrendous techniques known to man and can't score runs or take wickets.

Yeah would go part way to that, all though you can't let the lack of coaches take all the credit

 

[nightprowler10]

Now that I think about I did get some coaching. My friend's brother, who was a total ****, was forced to pick me in to his one afternoon. Neither one of us was happy about it, but in order to win he showed me a bit about batting bowling and fielding. A lot of that I have always carried through and it helped me become a decent defensive tail ender and a much better fielder. Did wonders for my bowling though. I nearly took off a batsman's head once which I never thought was possible with my bowling.

 

[bugssy]

one of my gun coaches well there was three, which i had from a very young age, u8's and had them all up to my u16's and then green shield

stuart mcgregor, jeff hill and mike drew. all where instrumental in making me and alot of my cricketing mates the players we where and turned out to be and still are. we had almost the same side all the way through juniors and probably 3/4's of our club side was our rep side.

we played on a weekend

juniors on sat morning
mens sat arvo
and reps sunday.

these 3 coaches where instrumental to my criket career which spanded 22 years of alot of good solid and a very good level of cricket.

thank you gentleman.

and my uncle who bought me my first cricket kit at the age of 3

 

[Richard]

Haven't had any serious coaching on a one-to-one basis TBH. Just the basic overseer role.

First person who filled this role I'll never forget tho - his name is Peter Sowler, Ponteland CC, summer of 1992. He's still there too. Then it was Dad the following year. In those days I could bat - well, I could play leg-side off the back-foot (very well) and I could block, and I could bowl - at that time, not very quickly.

Has basically just been age-group overseers though. Since we moved to Exeter those filling that role at my club have been Mike Medway (1999) and Gary Thomas (2000-2002), parents of young players both.

Have never had any serious coaching and have begun to wish I had the last few years TBH.

 

[Isolator]

I want to thank this guy in school who always promised me I could bat or bowl and then invariably sent me to stand behind the nets to get the ball from the bushes.

I became a botanist.

 

[open365]

Yeah would go part way to that, all though you can't let the lack of coaches take all the credit

Lol

I'd like to say sod off to any coach who's ever coached me ever.

Nothing personal, but you were all ****. None of you knew what the **** you were talking about because all you did was recite passages from ECB coaching books, and the only reason you coach is because you all failed as players.

 

[Neil Pickup]

Lol

I'd like to say sod off to any coach who's ever coached me ever.

Nothing personal, but you were all ****. None of you knew what the **** you were talking about because all you did was recite passages from ECB coaching books, and the only reason you coach is because you all failed as players.

Do you have any idea how arrogant and conceited that comes across as? Without people to run junior sections you'd have no cricket.

 

[Matteh]

Lol

I'd like to say sod off to any coach who's ever coached me ever.

Nothing personal, but you were all ****. None of you knew what the **** you were talking about because all you did was recite passages from ECB coaching books, and the only reason you coach is because you all failed as players.

Fully expect to see you as a junior coach fairly soon.

 

[Son Of Coco]

I want to thank this guy in school who always promised me I could bat or bowl and then invariably sent me to stand behind the nets to get the ball from the bushes.

I became a botanist.

 

[Son Of Coco]

Jim Taylor - was pretty late in the piece, in 2001...when I was 27 Jimmy helped me immensely with my bowling and (more importantly) fitness that year. He was trained in sports science as well as being a very good coach. Was good at keeping your mind on the job and helped out with little bits here and there to do with technique to ensure I bowled faster than I had before. I think he coached Aus U/19's at one stage when Hayden etc came through so he was handy!

My Uncle - Len...I'm not sure where my bowling action came from, but I assume it was helped by the backyard cricket sessions with my uncle. Len used to have a game with me after work, and put up with the fits of laughter that consumed me on the odd occasion I'd hit him in the family jewels from about 8 metres away once I became fast enough from that distance for it to be a dangerous option (and no it wasn't when I was 23 ).

Junior coaches...can't remember a lot but they must have helped somewhere. Went to Adam Gilchrist's dad's cricket camp when I was 14, apologies to the coach there who suggested I bowl leg-spin...I should have taken you up on it!

 

[sps]

got taught by my Dad even thought he had never played supprisingly he was better that any coach I ever had he sort of just watched good bowlers bowl and taught me to bowl at the same lenght etc