A moment to take stock
This week marks one year since Cricket Mind Online began, so it feels like a good point to take stock — to look back on the first year and reflect on what Cricket Mind Online has become.
Cricket Mind was created with a clear intention: to support players, coaches, and those around them with the mental side of the game in a way that felt human, practical, and grounded in real experience. Not as an add-on, not as a quick fix — but as part of how people learn, perform, and stay connected to cricket over time.
One year on, that intention still shapes everything we do.
What we’ve built together
Over the past year, Cricket Mind Online has grown into a considered ecosystem of support.
We’ve launched one-to-one mentoring for both players and coaches, creating space for individual conversations that sit alongside existing training environments and pathway structures. These sessions have been shaped around listening first, helping people make sense of their experiences, and supporting clarity rather than prescribing answers.
Alongside this, we’ve developed group workshops for players, coaches, and teachers. These workshops have allowed us to explore mindset, learning, and performance in shared spaces — encouraging discussion, reflection, and practical thinking across different roles within the game.
More recently, we launched the Cricket Mind Podcast, opening up wider conversations about the mental side of cricket. The podcast has provided another way to explore ideas thoughtfully, respond to questions, and reflect on themes that regularly surface in our work with players, parents, and coaches.
Each of these strands has developed in response to real conversations and genuine needs, rather than a fixed plan.
Sharing ideas beyond sessions
From the outset, Cricket Mind Online was never intended to exist only through paid support.
Over the past year, we’ve built a growing collection of free resources, including long-form blogs, a developing video library, and a monthly newsletter. These resources are there to support curiosity, reflection, and learning — whether someone is ready for formal support or simply wants to think a little differently about their cricket.
Sharing ideas openly has been an important part of how Cricket Mind has evolved. It reflects a belief that useful thinking should be accessible, and that not every meaningful conversation needs to begin with a booking.
The people who make this work
Cricket Mind Online has not grown in isolation.
We’re grateful to our partners — including HECC, the National Fast Bowling Academy, and Bear Cricket — for their support, collaboration, and shared commitment to thoughtful player development.
We’d also like to thank the coaches who have joined our Coach Partner Programme, contributing their experience, insight, and care to the wider Cricket Mind Online approach.
Behind the scenes, the Cricket Mind team continue to provide calm, professional, and high-quality support across everything we do. Their commitment to doing things properly — and doing them well — has shaped the experience for everyone involved.
The trust behind the work
Most importantly, thank you to the wide-ranging players and coaches who have trusted Cricket Mind Online over the past year.
From junior players finding their feet, to adults navigating pressure, form, and identity within the game — your openness and willingness to engage in honest conversations has shaped the direction of this work more than anything else.
And to the parents who have trusted us with their child’s development: thank you. That trust is never taken lightly, and it continues to guide how we approach our role within the wider cricket landscape.
Find out more
If you’d like to find out more about how Cricket Mind Online might support you — or if you’d like to share how the work has helped your game — you can get in touch via our contact page.
Thanks for being part of the first year.
Nathan
