Is Overcoaching a Thing?
Coaches are vital in every player’s development. It is well known that if someone is coached by someone else who is experienced in said sport or skill, they will learn and improve much faster. It is the same as the education system. A highly qualified individual (let’s say a maths teacher who has a degree at university) uses their expertise to teach the students. However, cricket is not like maths. There are no right or wrong answers. Cricket is more like art. You must nurture a player’s creativity and let them have their own style and methods, rather than following everything from a textbook of the ‘correct’ ways of doing things. If you want evidence that the coaching manual alone can’t make you a successful player, look at the international scene. There’s Australia’s best batsman, Steve Smith, who wafts his lightsabre threateningly towards the fielder at gully before every delivery. And if you looked back to the Stone Age, you would find Virender Sehwag, who batted as if h...
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