Cricket Show 229: Competition Winner

This week's winner of the Cricket Show podcast question competition is Nicholas. He wins a free coaching course from PitchVision Academy.
The winning question was:
"I started training at age 11 and I am now 17.I think that I have over trained. When the season starts I look to be in good form but as the season comes to the middle I lose all my form and start to struggle. I was wondering if this was normal? and if not, what could I do in preseason training to better my performance to last the whole season?"
Listen to the panels answer to his question here.
To enter your own question for the chance to win your choice of online coaching course send your questions in here.
Spin Bowling Tips: Action Advice, from Bounding to Front On Actions
Menno Gazendam is author of Spin Bowling Project. Get your free 8 week spin bowling course here
Here is a question I got from a fellow spinner,
"I am having trouble with my approach to the crease and I am unable to jump in the delivery stride. Is the jump necessary? I feel I am losing momentum while delivering the ball. How should I use my non-bowling arm? How should my front leg land, on the toes or flat footed? Also many people have told me to become a side on bowler and more classical. However I am not getting the same purchase with a side on action as with my present action. What is your take on that?"
JOB: Girls Cricket Development Officer: Northern Districts Cricket

Girls Cricket Development Officer: Northern Districts Cricket
Closing date: 30th September 2013
Northern Districts Cricket is seeking a Girls Cricket Development Officer in the Counties Manukau region for 20 hours per week for 16 weeks.
This is an independent fixed term contract that involves working with girls from year 5 to year 13, coordinating and delivering girls cricket. The contract covers two periods, from 21st October to 20th December and then from 10th February to 28th March.
The successful applicant will be paid an hour and will also receive an un-taxable weekly petrol allowance. The exact amount of this allowance will be discussed with the successful applicant before the start of their role.
This role will form our on-going commitment to having female role models within our summer game, and preference will be given to applicants with sports coaching experience.
PV/VIDEO Weekly Highlights 14: The Future of Cricket

Welcome to the PV/VIDEO Digest, your highlights summary of the weeks best videos from PitchVision Interactive
You can share these videos by email or onto facebook, and post your comments right here: From serious analysis to Friday fun. Here are the top 5 videos uploaded from PitchVision systems around the world this week. [E]
JOB: Senior Coach/Player Coach: St Margaretsbury Cricket Club

Senior Coach/Player Coach: St Margaretsbury Cricket Club
Closing Date: Undisclosed
We are keen to meet and talk with a senior coach, who may also still play, who would be interested in helping our established club to regroup and move forward once more.
We envisage that the coach would start working with our adult players from January through to March at indoor training. The coach would then also plan and deliver the outdoor adult training session once per week during the season. If time and budgets allow, we hope that the coach may support the preparation of a team on match day and will have had significant input on selection.
The club is also continuing to support more managers in our junior section in becoming qualified coaches and has a strong tradition of developing young cricketers and giving them their opportunity in adult cricket. Our senior coach will be an example to our other coaches and closely monitor our young talent.
JOB: Talent Scout: Cricket New Zealand

Talent Scout: Cricket New Zealand
Closing Date: 11th October 2013
Cricket is New Zealand’s staple summer sport with more than 100,000 people currently playing the game, making it one of the most widely played sports in the country.
New Zealand Cricket is responsible for the administration of the game in New Zealand, with delivery of grassroots, club, school and representative programmes managed through six regional Major Associations. New Zealand Cricket also administers the New Zealand men’s international team, The BLACKCAPS and the women’s international team, The White Ferns, as well as the New Zealand A, U19 teams and emerging players.
We’re looking for two Talent Scouts, reporting to the GM National Selection. These are part time contract roles from the end of October 2013 until the end of March 2014, involving approximately 80 days of work over this period.
The primary focus of the HP Talent Scout is to identify the talented players in the national men’s pathway who have the potential to become international cricketers for the BLACKCAPS, or representatives at New Zealand A or New Zealand Under-19 levels. This may involve attendance at Plunket Shield, Ford Trophy, HRV Twenty20 or the occasional U19 or secondary school fixtures, prior to making recommendations to the GM National Selection.
Quick Tip: How to Overcome Big Game Nerves

I got a great question emailed in recently,
"My son gets a lot out of playing cricket. I think as well as the physical side of the game, it is vital the mental side is dealt with. My lad as played club and county development cricket this year. He says when he plays county he finds he feels different. He never seems to be able to say how, but just that he does. I would like to find out how he can overcome this."
The Reason Cricketers Need the New iPhone 5
Face it, your head has been turned by the new iPhone 5. It's the new hotness. It's sexy. It's GOLD.
Most of all, it's a game changing device.
Whatever you do as a cricketer, or coach, having a tiny but powerful computer right in your pocket opens up a world of opportunity. And with the new iPhone about to hit the shops, is the perfect time to buy.
So why exactly should you buy an iPhone 5 if you want to play better cricket?
JOB: National/High Performance Cricket Coach: Jersey Cricket Board

National/High Performance Cricket Coach: Jersey Cricket Board
Closing Date: 11th October 2013.
The Jersey Cricket Board is seeking to appoint an experienced and highly motivated coach to assist with the continued development of cricket in the Island.
It is envisaged that the contract will be for a minimum two-year period and will be operational from December 2013 and reviewed thereafter.
The principal responsibilities include:
JOB: Cricket Coach: University of Exeter

Cricket Coach: University of Exeter
Closing Date: 25th September 2013
A full-time Cricket Coach is required at the Sports Park, at the University of Exeter. The role will involve coaching and management. This position will be for 10 months and is part of the Graduate Business Partnership internship scheme.
The University of Exeter manages paid internships for graduates, placing them with small, medium and large organisations or companies. For more information on the scheme please visit www.exeter.ac.uk/internships
The main duties will include assisting the Director of Cricket in the coaching of University second and third eleven cricket teams, to be lead coach of the Exeter College cricket academy and all holiday camps and coach on a one to one basis as required. You will also support the management of the indoor corporate league and oversee and ensure that the cricket centre is maintained to the highest standard of presentation at all times.
