Paul Ryan
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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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I remember a pre-season training session at Western Suburbs when I first came to Sydney and Australian cricketing great and club legend Alan Davidson spoke to the playing group about the benefits of hard work and training with purpose.
Mr. Davidson strongly emphasized the 6 Ps in cricket. Perfect Practice Prevent Piss Poor Performance.
All these years later I now know the 6Ps don’t just relate to cricket.
It’s human to want to know your role and not just in a cricket team. It’s in business, the workplace, and our personal lives. We all like to know where we fit in and the role we play.
The role of a captain in cricket is not just about what happens on the field or game day. It’s also important to know your players, what makes them tick and how you can help them feel better and more confident about the role you want them to play in the team.
A player who knows their role will tend to perform better than a player who is unsure and second-guessing their position.
https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/32/paul-ryan/blog/1735/when-should-a-cricket-captain-share-the-batting-order-with-their-players-and-the-team
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Having Captained teams regularly since U/12’s I think it’s very important to communicate to your team in roles everyone plays including the batting order.
Nothing worse than being a top order batsman & not knowing where you are listed in the order arriving on the day of the match.
I remember one player I Captained & he would only bat on even numbers in the order.
Luckily he was good enough to bat 4 all year…😂😂
I let the player know asap .
I plan weeks away and tell them “ be prepared to bat there , your up to it and enjoy “.
When I played for Nsw I was told on match day and I couldn’t care less , I knew from the side where I would probably bat so no issue.
