The 4 Stages of Learning Cricket Technique
Cricket Matters
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Most players think technique improves in a straight line.
It doesn’t.
In this episode of Blackboard Friday, James Breese breaks down the Cricket Matters framework for changing technique and explains why players often get worse before they get better.
This is how we think about technical change at Cricket Matters:
1. Unaware – the player doesn’t know there is a problem
2. Aware – they now understand the issue
3. Thinking – they are consciously working on it
4. Automatic – the new movement becomes natural under pressure
The problem is that most players, parents, and even coaches don’t understand that the hardest part is the middle.
Performance often dips when a player becomes aware of the problem and starts thinking about it. That is not failure. That is part of learning.
In this video, James also explains two key coaching ideas we use all the time:
• #OneThing – focus on one key change at a time
• Habit stacking – build one habit, then layer the next
This is the process we use to help cricketers improve technique without overwhelming them.
In this video, you’ll learn:
• Why players often get worse before they get better
• the 4 stages of learning technique
• Why video analysis matters
• Why success in skill development is never linear
• How to use #OneThing in coaching
• How habit stacking helps players improve under pressure
• the practice progression we use: underarms, overarms, bowling machine, then bowlers
Chapters
00:00 Why Players Get Worse Before They Get Better
00:12 The Cricket Matters Technique Framework
00:35 The 4 Stages of Learning Technique
01:24 Why We Start with Video Analysis
02:01 Why Performance Drops Before It Improves
02:31 What, Why, and How We Assess Technique
03:03 Why Technique Must Become Automatic
04:09 Why Success Is Never Linear
05:08 The #OneThing Coaching Rule
06:39 The Practice Progression We Use
08:02 Why Most Coaches Overload Players
08:58 Habit Stacking Explained
10:45 Recap: The 4 Stages of Technique Change
If you want clarity on your game, start with a Cricket Matters Performance Assessment. Stop guessing what is holding your performance back and get a clear roadmap for what to improve first.
Cricket Matters
Better Every Ball
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The 4 Stages of Learning Cricket Technique
Cricket Matters
3,561 views
Most players think technique improves in a straight line.
It doesn’t.
In this episode of Blackboard Friday, James Breese breaks down the Cricket Matters framework for changing technique and explains why players often get worse before they get better.
This is how we think about technical change at Cricket Matters:
1. Unaware – the player doesn’t know there is a problem
2. Aware – they now understand the issue
3. Thinking – they are consciously working on it
4. Automatic – the new movement becomes natural under pressure
The problem is that most players, parents, and even coaches don’t understand that the hardest part is the middle.
Performance often dips when a player becomes aware of the problem and starts thinking about it. That is not failure. That is part of learning.
In this video, James also explains two key coaching ideas we use all the time:
• #OneThing – focus on one key change at a time
• Habit stacking – build one habit, then layer the next
This is the process we use to help cricketers improve technique without overwhelming them.
In this video, you’ll learn:
• Why players often get worse before they get better
• the 4 stages of learning technique
• Why video analysis matters
• Why success in skill development is never linear
• How to use #OneThing in coaching
• How habit stacking helps players improve under pressure
• the practice progression we use: underarms, overarms, bowling machine, then bowlers
Chapters
00:00 Why Players Get Worse Before They Get Better
00:12 The Cricket Matters Technique Framework
00:35 The 4 Stages of Learning Technique
01:24 Why We Start with Video Analysis
02:01 Why Performance Drops Before It Improves
02:31 What, Why, and How We Assess Technique
03:03 Why Technique Must Become Automatic
04:09 Why Success Is Never Linear
05:08 The #OneThing Coaching Rule
06:39 The Practice Progression We Use
08:02 Why Most Coaches Overload Players
08:58 Habit Stacking Explained
10:45 Recap: The 4 Stages of Technique Change
If you want clarity on your game, start with a Cricket Matters Performance Assessment. Stop guessing what is holding your performance back and get a clear roadmap for what to improve first.
Cricket Matters
Better Every Ball
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