Workshops at the Challenge Conference

Gordon Lord has created a remarkable workshop program at the Challenge Conference this week.
There are ten workshops over the two days of the conference.
On Wednesday (17 October):
Nathan Leamon specialises in evidence-based approaches to tactical analysis and to skill acquisition in training. He has developed a wide variety of tools and techniques to help teams optimise their onfield tactics and their use of training time. His workshop is titled Moneyball and Cricket.
Chris Grant’s Team Checklist workshop offers three lenses through which the operation of a team can be studied at any moment:
Are we doing the right things? (content);
Are we organised to do things the right way? (Process)
; Are we up for it? (Energy).
In his Performing Under Pressure workshop, Dave Alred will look at: the balance between implicit and explicit learning; thinking correctly under pressure; sensory shutdown, behaviour, environment and the use of language (with reference to “no limits mindset”).
Louise Deeley will provide a taste of what Neuro Linguistic Programming in Elite Coaching is in her workshop. She will explore whyNLP has a high practical value for coaches at the elite level, and will explore some of the many techniques and approaches used within NLP as they apply to sport.
My You + (+) workshop is the fifth workshop of day one of the Conference.
On Thursday (18 October) the workshops are:
Developing Fast Bowlers of today and Tomorrow which provides an overview of the ECB’s “World Class” Fast Bowling Programme with insights from Kevin Shine, Richard Johnson and David Saker.
Peter Such will look at Spin at Every Stage in his workshop. Peter will looks at the development of spin and the appropriate messages for delivery at different stages of the Cricketing Pathway. This will include simple strength and conditioning exercises, a heavy focus on technical and tactical drills to enhance performance, as well as appropriate tactical information which is pathway specific.
Graham Thorpe’s workshop, Developing Expertise in Playing Against Pace and Spin, will focus on developing techniques for handling pace and spin bowling, raising player’s understanding of the balance between risk and reward to enhance decision making and measuring success in the practice environment.
Chris Taylor’s workshop will review the methods used for analysing fielding from an individual and team perspective. He will discuss techniques used for gathering information from the training ground through to competition and looks at the potential gains for players, teams and coaching and support staff.
In his workshop, Marginal Gains, Matt Parker will share insights from performance improvement through the aggregation of Marginal Gains used in British Cycling. Matt will cover topics such as, integrating science and medicine into the performance plan, the best practice/innovation cycle, the marginal gains team and awareness of beliefs and false beliefs.
Photo Credits
Edgbaston Cricket Ground From The Top of the Number 1 Bus
The Malcolm Marshall Memorial Cricket Cup at Handsworth Park

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