The Cricket Mentoring Podcast

Sports Psychologist Martin Hagger on the mindset of Elite Athletes

Martin Hagger is a Professor, psychologist, sports psychologist, lecturer, speaker, author, researcher and athlete himself who travels the world researching the mind and human behaviour. 

It’s a change-up for us in this interview as I step away from cricketers and instead interview a sports psychologist. I’m pumped about this interview with Martin Hagger as there’s so many practical mental conditioning tips and techniques that the world’s best athletes use that you can use yourself. 

In this episode we discussed: 

• The mindset that separates the absolute best from those that aren’t quite as good
• Why teams or individuals choke
• How to deal with anxiety and fear
• How to shut out mental distractions while competing
• How people can motivate themselves by setting goals
• How people can build confidence into their games and lives

While Martin isn't a cricketer like our normal guest, we hope you see the value in what he has to share and can implement some of his teachings into your own life on and off the field.

Nathan Coulter-Nile on dealing with injuries & setbacks

This episode of The Cricket Mentoring podcast is with Australian fast-bowler Nathan Coulter-Nile. I’m really excited about this interview with Nathan Coulter-Nile as I think it gives you guys a huge amount of value.

Coulter-Nile has played T20 & ODI cricket for Australia and has starred in the IPL over the past few years but his successes haven’t come easy. He’s been injured for a huge part of his career and has had to continually pick himself up and start again.

In this episode we discussed:

• How he found out he had a rookie contract with Western Australia
• The conversation that sparked something within him to change how he went about his cricket.
• How he’s dealt with all the injury setbacks over the years.
• What it’s like to play in the IPL
• What he does to switch off and get away from the game
• What his routine is like in between balls
• Plus a whole lot more. 

I hope you enjoy this episode and insight into Nathan.

Adam Voges on Leadership, Mindset & building a successful culture

Adam Voges will go down as statistically one of the best Test batsmen of all time but for a huge part of his career, it didn’t look like he would even play a single Test match.

Voges is a very clever and thoughtful cricketer & person who has a wealth of knowledge to share with you guys.

He’s played all 3 forms of cricket for Australia, as well as playing in the IPL and numerous years of county cricket and has been a brilliant and successful captain and leader in the later parts of his career.

In this episode we discussed:

• What his younger years looked like and how often he trained
• What changes he made to take his game to a new level
• How he bounced back from a difficult period of Test cricket
• What his mental routine is between balls
• What characteristics and similarities he’s seen in the world’s best players he’s played with and against.
• What traits a good leader should have

It’s a story of perseverance, resilience and deep belief as well as meticulous preparation!

I hope you enjoy this episode with Vogesy.

Dawid Malan on his preparation for the ASHES

Everyone dreams of being successful and achieving their goals, but not everyone actually does achieve them. How do successful people overcome the hurdles they face and come out the other side?

Dawid Malan has had to overcome a lot of frustration and tough times but has come out on top to have the success that he’s now having on the international stage. Hopefully this gives you some inspiration to work through your tough times and realise how good it could be….

Dawid is an English international cricketer who is at the top of his game right now. He has just finished a very successful Ashes campaign in Australia and a T20 series in New Zealand and in this episode he shares his journey.