Age 5

Found pads at the local cash crusaders… Janru feels like a pro :)

The good and the bad, Consistency is looking better,Need to work on transfer of weight with straight back leg.. but all in due time :)

Did a bowling session, Roelan loves aiming at a target, He sometimes jumps off right foot, sometimes left foot. Does not have the same rhythm so needs to practice to see what is comfortable

The most wonderful thing about coaching, and taking players to greater heights is that you really build long lasting relationships along the way... This young man in picture I met when he was grade 0, long story short, at u11, he was dropped to the B team, which one can imagine was earth shattering, his 'mates' in the A team were toxic & arrogant, and his nature was anything but... However, taking him on privately, I shifted his perspective and made him see the amazing opportunity. 'Which would you choose? A team batting at 8, or B team batting at 3?' He was now without question around a more supportive unit, he was now without question the strongest opening batsman in the team, and now more than ever, they depended on him. When the A and B team of this school played each, the game was decided by 6 runs. just to give you an idea that this team was just as good. that same year, or possibly the next he was brought back up to the A team, But he was 1 of 2 players from the school that didn't make the regional team, which again was earth shattering... but this is the character of the man: the following year, he opened the batting for the regional team for the entire week long festival, he ended that week without a batting average, because no one got him out. Based on those performances, he was selected as 1 of 32 out of the entire province of Gauteng in South Africa. (At junior level Gauteng have the strongest set up if nothing has changed since I was around) This young man went on to play for the titans academy at u/19. The key take away: - Time at the crease is more important than the status of the team classification - Heartbreak forces character and growth to take place more than anything else - Keep playing, because we have no idea what can be achieved if we just stick with it. Have a stunning day!