Phil Relf is the Director of Sport at Canterbury Academy. Formally working in professional cricket, Phil worked as the academy director and first team assistant at Kent and also went on to work of the England Cricket Board (ECB).

Show notes

01:20 - Previous experiences as a practitioner

06:30 - Groundings as a practitioner in the grassroots settings

09:00 - How Phil allows 'flow' within his sessions

11:45 - The role of academy director in Cricket

16:00 - Periodisation in the cricket season

19:30 - Preparing plays to play across formats during a short season

28:00 - How do you manage players obsession to score runs

33:30 - The balance of practice in a progression pathway

35:30 - The role of social architects in a group development

38:00 - The need for hostility in the training environment

40:00 - How New Zealand were ahead of the curve in their player development

42:00 - How did the Red Sox manage difference in pitching action to the benefit of batters

50:00 - The use of ball type in effecting coaching outcomes

54:45 - Managing meetings with high numbers of staff

57:30 - How to engrain players in culture setting

1:02:00- Gaining player feedback for a practitioner.

1:04:00 - Describing Phil in 3 words

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