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Graham Winter played first-class cricket before retiring early to pursue a career as a Performance Psychologist. From winning Sheffield Shield and One Day Cup Teams he stepped into a varied and high profile career as the performance psychology coach to Olympic Gold Medallists, Test Cricketers and the Executive Teams of international Corporations. Career highlights include three times Chief Psychologist to the Australian Olympic Team, Consultant to the ICC Academy and Australian Test Cricket Team. In Mindful Cricket Graham brings together his unique experiences and passion for performance psychology and cricket to challenge and equip cricketers and coaches to find better ways to play a sport which everyone knows is played above the shoulders.

Paul Tweddle is an assistant coach at Somerset cricket coach, doubling up as a fielding coach. He has been the interim head coach for Somerset's One-Day Cup side last summer for the third time. Tweds talks to us about his experiences, his knowledge and reflects on many things relating to cricket coaching. Listen to part 2 of 2 now.  

Paul Tweddle is an assistant coach at Somerset cricket coach, doubling up as a fielding coach. He has been the interim head coach for Somerset's One-Day Cup side last summer for the third time. Tweds talks to us about his experiences, his knowledge and reflects on many things relating to cricket coaching. Listen to part 1 of 2 now, part 2 to follow next week.    

We were joined by Nathan Wood of Cricket Mind Online, the leading provider of high–performance coaching for cricketers of all ages and abilities. Whether you’re an aspiring young player, a dedicated club cricketer, or a professional seeking a competitive advantage, optimising your training and mastering your mindset is vital for consistent success.

Beth Gammon is a wicketkeeper-batter by trade, but a true cricketing all-rounder. The 23-year-old Wales international is also The Blaze’s Talent Manager, using her expertise to assist the next generation of aspiring cricketers in the Emerging Player Programme and County Age Group setups. She joined us on TCCCPod to give us her views and approach to dealing with a scenario as well as answering some quick fire questions.

For this episode we were joined by Jared Wilson to ask him all about what Cricket.Jobs is doing in the world of cricket. 

Beth Gammon is a wicketkeeper-batter by trade, but a true cricketing all-rounder. The 23-year-old Wales international is also The Blaze’s Talent Manager, using her expertise to assist the next generation of aspiring cricketers in the Emerging Player Programme and County Age Group setups. She joined us on TCCCPod to discuss all things cricket and coaching.

We were joined by Grant Flower, Sussex batting coach, and brother to Ex England Head Coach Andy Flower. A short reflective conversation where we discussed his introduction into cricket coaching and the challenges he faces in his current role.

George Bartlett is the Lead Project Manager for the Root Academy. George shared with us all the things the academy is involved in and shared many insights into where it is going. 

Shane joined us for his Coach's Corner episode to give his approach to his scenario (coaching a batter who is looking out of 'form' two days before a game) and to answer some quick fire questions.

For this episode we were joined by Shane Burger, Somerset CCC Batting and Assistant Coach and discussed all things coaching.

Jody Martins is the host of his own Podcast, The Performance Formula. He is in pursuit of understanding how athletes get to be at their best. When we can show up as the optimal version of ourselves in performances... we allow performance to flow naturally.

Toby Radford, cricket coach and author, has spent the past eight years working with the West Indies international men's team as their batting and assistant coach. He was batting coach when the team was crowned T20 World Cup Champions in 2012 and recently helped the West Indies beat England 2-1 in their Test Series in the Caribbean in February. In domestic cricket Toby was Head Coach at Middlesex CCC when the County became English T20 Champions in 2008. Toby joined us for his Coach's Corner episode to give his approach to his scenario and to answer some quick fire questions.

Toby Radford, cricket coach and author, has spent the past eight years working with the West Indies international men's team as their batting and assistant coach. He was batting coach when the team was crowned T20 World Cup Champions in 2012 and recently helped the West Indies beat England 2-1 in their Test Series in the Caribbean in February. In domestic cricket Toby was Head Coach at Middlesex CCC when the County became English T20 Champions in 2008. Chapter List 00:00 - Toby Radford's Coaching Journey 06:59 - Cultural Adaptation in Coaching 12:54 - Building Trust and Psychological Safety 14:48 - Coaching Strengths and Influences 19:44 - Initial Assessment of a Batter and Coaching Framework 23:40 - Connecting with Younger Generations 29:17 - Developing Self-Awareness in Players 35:19 - Interdisciplinary Coaching Dynamics 37:22 - Non-negotiables in Batting Fundamentals 43:06 - The Journey to Writing a Book 46:48 - Memorable Coaching Moment

Matt Rayward is the Royal Navy's Lead Coach Advisor. We talk to him about all things coaching, not just in a cricket context, but how he goes about developing coaches in the work place.