Start clear. Build momentum.
For cricketers who want to begin the season with confidence, clarity and a simple approach they can trust when competitive cricket starts again.
Don’t chase the perfect start.
Just give yourself the best chance.
The start of a new season can bring excitement — but it can also bring pressure.
Players often arrive at the first few games wanting to prove that all their winter work has paid off. A quiet innings, a bad spell or an early mistake can suddenly feel much bigger than it really is.
That can lead to overthinking, forcing performance or judging the season far too quickly.
A strong start is not about scoring runs or taking wickets immediately. It is about staying clear on how you want to play, responding well to what happens and giving yourself time to build momentum.
This workshop will help you approach the opening weeks of the season with a calmer mindset, clearer focus and a more useful definition of success.
Build your season from the right foundations.
Managing early-season expectations
Avoiding the pressure to prove yourself immediately.
Defining a strong start properly
Looking beyond early runs, wickets and selection decisions.
Keeping your game simple
Taking a clear approach into competitive cricket.
Handling early setbacks
Responding constructively to mistakes, low scores or difficult spells.
Building confidence through action
Focusing on behaviours you can repeat rather than waiting for results.
Avoiding early-season overreaction
Keeping perspective when only a few games have been played.
Creating your opening-weeks plan
Leaving with clear priorities for how you want to compete.
Cricketers at the start of a new season.
Turn preparation into performance.
- Ready to put their pre-season work into games
- Clear on how they want to approach the first few matches
- Focused on building confidence and momentum
Keep results in perspective.
- Concerned about starting badly
- Giving early performances too much importance
- Looking for a better way to respond when games do not go to plan
Suitable for junior, pathway, school, club and adult cricketers beginning a competitive season.
Start with clarity.
A clearer definition of what a strong start actually looks like
Practical ways to manage early-season expectations
A simple focus for approaching the first few games
Tools for responding after mistakes or disappointing performances
A better way to build confidence without relying only on results
Greater perspective when the season is still young
The opportunity to ask questions during a live Q&A
Cricket experience.
Performance expertise.
Briony Brock
Specialist in confidence, anxiety and performance pressure.
Nathan Wood
Ex professional cricketer and former Head of Coach Development at England Cricket.
Start the season on your terms.
Join from anywhere and take part live. The workshop is practical, interactive and designed to help cricketers manage the pressures of the opening weeks and build confidence through the way they prepare and compete.
- Date
- Tuesday 20 April 2027
- Time
- 7:00pm–8:00pm
- Format
- Live online via Zoom
- Audience
- Players
- Price
- £35
- Recording
- Included
Preparing for the workshop.
Who is the workshop for? +
The workshop is for cricketers beginning a new competitive season who want to approach the opening weeks with greater clarity, confidence and perspective.
What age is it suitable for? +
It is designed for developing cricketers through to adult players and is particularly relevant to players involved in school, club, pathway, academy or representative cricket.
What if my season has already started? +
That is absolutely fine. The principles are designed for the opening phase of a season rather than one specific first match, so the workshop can still be useful if you have already played several games.
Is the workshop live? +
Yes. It is delivered live online and includes opportunities to ask questions.
Will there be a recording? +
Yes. All registered attendees will receive access to a recording after the live workshop.
Will this help me score more runs or take more wickets? +
The workshop does not provide technical cricket coaching or guarantee results. It focuses on the mental side of performance — helping you manage pressure, stay clear on your approach and respond constructively to what happens during the opening weeks of the season.
Start clear.
Keep building.
Tuesday 20 April 2027 · 7:00pm–8:00pm · Live online · £35
Book your place — £35