David Charlton Gets Grilled By Tom Jones

Tom Jones is a highly qualified cricket coach with a fascination for the mental side of the game. He is also the owner of Cricket Coach 365, a cricket coaching organisation whose philosophy is all about helping junior cricketers build self-awareness and resilience so that they can enjoy the game more.
In today’s episode, I chat with Tom Jones, the founder of Cricket Coach 365 and the University of Manchester Men’s Cricket First Team Coach. Tom goes on to ask me many questions about mental toughness, the role of the environment, how we can help cricketers play to the best of their ability more often and a whole lot more. By listening to this episode you’ll learn more about how I work as a Sports Psychologist, and my thoughts on how cricket coaches can better support their players.
Key Learning Points:
- As a coaches seek to understand your players have environmental preferences that help or hinder their focus and concentration.
- Music can be a positive warm up tool for some cricketers however individual needs should be respected.
- Coaches should tread with caution when you mention the words “YOU MUST WORK HARD.”
- All players are coachable despite what many people assume.
- Playing and coaching cricket is awash with changing emotions that can have a huge influence on decision making.
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Relevant podcasts with a focus in cricket
Ep072: Tom Jones – Mastering the Mental Side of Cricket
Ep091: Jarrod Leathem – How to Transfer Your Cricket Skills to Matches
Ep221: Jeremy Snape – How To Use Pre Performance Routines When The Pressure Is On #BITESIZE
For More Resources for Cricketers
Blog – Make Bowling Simple by Avoiding these 3 Common Mental Game Errors
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David Charlton
Global Sports Psychologist who is located near Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK and willing to travel Internationally. David also uses online video conferencing software (Zoom, Facetime, WhatsApp) on a regular basis and has clients who he has supported in USA, Canada, South America, UAE, Australian and New Zealand.
Managing Director – Inspiring Sporting Excellence and Founder of The Sports Psychology Hub. With over 10 years experience supporting athletes, coaches, parents and teams to achieve their goals, quickly.
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