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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