In this episode, we talk about leadership and the idea of cultural architects vs cultural assassins.Whether you’re a coach, player or parent, you are part of a team's culture. I’d really encourage you to think about whether you’re more of an a

How the Best Athletes use Routines to Manage Nerves & Anxiety

Aug 12th, 2020 19m 12s

This is the final of 3 episodes from our epic conversation with Cricket Australia psychologist Peter Clarke. If you haven’t already listened to part one and two then I highly recommend you go back and check them out as there were so many great

Reflect, Relax, Refocus - Game Mindset with Sports Psychologist Peter Clarke

Jul 8th, 2020 25m 38s

This is part two of our three-part series with Cricket Australia sports psychologist Peter Clarke. If you haven’t already listened to part one then I highly recommend you go back and check that out as Peter shared so many great insights into wh

Dealing with Nerves, Anxiety & Pressure

Jun 8th, 2020 24m 42s

This episode is a change-up to our normal format as we don't have Burkey with us and instead have a special guest. Peter Clarke is a sports psychologist who works with Cricket Australia, and during our hour-long conversation, we (former Austra

Getting Into The Zone

May 17th, 2020 27m 28s

Cricket is a contest. A contest between the batter and the bowler. A contest between the bat and the ball. And this conversation was to try and give you an insight into how you can give yourself the best chance to win the contest, over and over

Mindset: What helps you Focus

Apr 29th, 2020 26m 53s

In this episode we discuss Game Day mindset and how what you think has a massive impact on how you perform. Something that I’ve heard a lot from people in our community and I’ve seen it first hand with some of my teammates over the years, is pl

Why Life Balance Can Help Your Game

Apr 19th, 2020 22m 47s

In today’s episode, we look at a topic that is extremely important for any sportsperson to understand - balance! Not balance in a physical sense but getting the balance right between being the best athlete you can be with having a life outside

Overcoming The Fear Of What We Don't Know

Apr 12th, 2020 22m 20s

From our experience, we've seen that a lot of young players get intimidated by what they don’t know. It can seem like there are players that are so much better than you so after some feedback from our listeners, we thought it was important to s

The Characteristics of Elite Athletes

Apr 5th, 2020 23m 41s

Welcome to Under the Lid - a podcast where we discuss skill-development, mental skills, performance and coaching. This episode is the first we've published in a while and the first with our new host Charlie Burke. In it, we discuss what we thi

The Mindset of Champions - Having a Growth Mindset

Jul 16th, 2019 12m 38s

This episode was recorded in April 2019 but published mid-July 2019. In this episode, we discuss why some young athletes don't know what a growth mindset it. Instead, they are thinking about certain issues including whether they fit in, whether

You've got to be prepared to make mistakes to improve

May 9th, 2019 17m

Any athlete who wants to improve has to try new things. Whenever you try new things and challenge yourself, you're going to make mistakes. So if you want to improve you must be willing to make mistakes.In this first episode, we discuss the sto

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