📍 THE WEEK’S RADAR

• Don’t miss - Royals Coaching Hub is finally here (free for May!)

• 14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi smashes IPL’s second-fastest ton — 101 off 38

• Why Glenn Maxwell’s stance changes reveal the power of motor adaptability

• Jemimah Rodrigues shows how switching motor loops helps players stay in flow

• Gloucestershire’s bowling group crack the code on selecting the perfect ball

• Dr Tom Seabury on creating a mental pause with the ARR method

• How street cricket clubs across the UK are driving confidence, community, and wellbeing

COACH’S CORNER

DON’T MISS: Royals Coaching Hub — free for all of May

Rajasthan Royals have just launched a free online course—designed and fronted by their IPL coaching brains —to arm club coaches and keen parents with modern T20 drills. It looks great!

Need-to-know:

• Who is it for – club coaches, parent helpers, player-coaches

• What it is – a short, five-module online course (≈ 2 hrs watch-time, self-paced)

• Price – £0 if you sign up before 31 May (the Royals are footing the bill for launch month).

Inside the course:

• 📚Practical drills – batting power, spin cues, fielding intensity, game-sense design, and reflective practice.

• 🎥Expert led – Royals support staff break down real IPL clips & data sets.

• 🗺Session blueprints – ready-made 60- and 90-minute plans you can lift straight into Friday night training.

Try it / share it:

👉 royalscoachinghub.com — 2-minute sign-up, no card details, no upsell.

If it sparks ideas, pass it to the parents who always end up running a cone grid at short notice. (Heads-up: the free window closes after May, so give it a look now and bank the certificate while it’s on the house.)

FROM THE ANALYSIS BOX

Take A Bow, Vaibhav Suryavanshi!

Vaibhav Suryavanshi scored second-fastest century in IPL history; 14-year-old smashed 101 runs off 38 balls for Rajasthan Royals against Gujarat Titans to become youngest-ever T20 centurion.

Press below to watch his record-breaking highlights!

🎯 Why Adaptability Is As Important as Technique

MotorEye tracking and MotorPreferences explain why rigid technique isn’t enough. Glenn Maxwell shows how subtle changes — like wider or narrower stances — influence how players track the ball and stay balanced under pressure.

Just like a runner shifts their stride during a marathon, batters, bowlers, and fielders naturally adapt their body mechanics as fatigue or match demands kick in. Stick to one "perfect" technique, and flow state becomes harder to maintain.

The real skill? Knowing when and how to adjust — through posture, balance, and mindset — without losing rhythm. Coaches exploring methods like Differential Learning are tapping into this new edge: building adaptable, resilient players, not robots.

THE SCIENCE OF SKILL

🎯 Jemimah Rodrigues on Big Loop vs Small Motor Loop

Jemimah Rodrigues isn't describing two different personalities — she’s naturally switching between her big and small motor loops. Her shifts between extroversion and introversion are examples of adapting brain and body states to match the moment.

By understanding motor signatures and motor preferences, players can consciously tap into the right tools — whether energy, focus, or calm — to perform at their best when it matters most. Adaptability isn't luck; it’s a skill.

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“How Do You Gain an Advantage Before your Competitors are Even Ready to Perform?”

That was the question I posed to our bowling group when I was at Gloucestershire County Cricket Club. We gathered around a table — quicks, swing bowlers, senior pros, and up-and-coming talent — and I threw one topic out there: How to select the right ball for us…

Not a flashy coaching point. Not a drill. Just… how can we choose the best ball? 

Because if you’re a seam bowler, and your biggest weapon is lateral movement then what you’re holding in your hand really matters. The questions started flying: How wide is the seam stitching? Does the ball feel small or full in the hand? Is the leather dense and mottled, or smooth and clean? Are the quarter seam joins tight? Does the gold embossing indent the leather (and mess with the aerodynamics)? Is this ball round? These aren’t marginal gains…They’re performance basics that most people easily overlook.

BETWEEN THE EARS

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