This is another chapter taken from The Handbook of Cricket Drills: My eBook is available now on PitchVision Academy.

Gary Kirsten, the former opening bat, has been a stalwart in the South African Cricket structure since our re-admission to the international stage. As a cricketer, his technique and ability needed to be complemented with a temperament that demanded a discipline and dedication that was par excellence.

But as a coach, Gary’s reputation is flawless. In my tenure with him at the South African High Performance centre, I witnessed a tireless dedication, clinical mental toughness, superior physical durability and an unparalleled love for the game that only served to complement his aura of professionalism.

It's no surprise that Gary Kirsten has achieved insurmountable success in the realm of coaching. The game of cricket is quickly evolving and talent alone is not enough. At High Performance, using the knowledge and expertise of many cricketing icons, we put together a model on the development of a complete professional cricketer.

Female Cricket Officer: Cricket Australia

Closing Date: 7th October 2013

Cricket Australia (CA) is one of the nation's premier sporting bodies, with the vision for Cricket to be Australia's favourite sport. CA offers an exciting and dynamic working environment, and is responsible for overseeing and developing cricket nationally.

As part of our aim to be a sport for all Australians, the CA Female Engagement Strategy Framework was developed to increase participation and excellence in cricket through greater involvement at all levels and in all forms of the game.

Community Coach: Wiltshire Cricket

Closing Date: 18th October 2013

Wiltshire Cricket Limited wish to appoint a Community Coach who will lead on the delivery of the Board’s secondary school Cricket offer. The Board has recently produced an offer that outlines all of the various programmes and services that are available to schools through Cricket. The role of the Community coach will be to work with the Wiltshire Cricket Development team to identify the needs of each secondary school throughout the county. Having identified which aspects of the offer are appropriate to each secondary school, the Community coach will then be responsible for delivering in each of these schools.

The post is being supported by the Cricket Foundation through the Board’s Chance to Shine funding and by Wiltshire and Swindon Sport (WASP). The successful candidate’s work programme will be managed by the Wiltshire Cricket Development Officer (Head of School’s Cricket) with a view to ensuring that Cricket becomes embedded in to secondary schools’ cultures throughout the county. The post holder will be an integral part of achieving the outcome of creating a sustainable future for cricket by attracting people to participate in Sport with cricket as their sport of choice.

Indoor Cricket Tournament Director: British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS)

Closing Date: Undisclosed

The BUCS Indoor Cricket programme is one of the fastest growing in the BUCS sporting programme. The partnership with the ECB has enabled the competition to expand dramatically with over 120 teams playing across the UK. To ensure the smooth running of the 51 regional competitions BUCS requires a tournament director at each of the events.

Today PitchVision Academy launches a new service to help you find a career in cricket (or find the perfect candidate): PV Jobs.

We will be listing all the latest cricket jobs from around the world in one location. All you need to do is sit back with a cup of your favourite beverage and go through the listings until you find the job that best suits you.

Remember those old TV shows where special guests just pop in from nowhere? This show is exactly the same with 2 friends popping by to keep Burners company at the ICC Academy in Dubai.

Joining Mark Garaway, Burners and David Hinchliffe is Sam Charnley - ICC Academy Head Coach - and The Boss. Much information and banter ensues.

But there is also plenty of time to discuss cricket coaching and playing as we talk about informal learning, dealing with soreness and how to handle sledging while you are batting.

Welcome to the PV/VIDEO Digest, your highlights summary of the weeks best videos from PitchVision Interactive

You can share these videos by email or onto facebook, and post your comments right here: From serious analysis to Friday fun. Here are the top 5 videos uploaded from PitchVision systems around the world this week.

This is the third article in a series showing you how to progress as a cricket coach. To read the first two parts, click here.

In the last article I talked about the importance of informal learning as part of your skill development as a coach. I stressed how online coaching is an important part of that. But in this article I want to give you further options for informal development.

There are some incredible books out there which I have on my shelf in the office and skim read chapters on a regular basis. Here are some of my favourites in a few categories that I feel are important to coaching:

Charlie asks,

"I need to know how to constantly hit the spot with my left arm away swing? I am 13 and I only started playing cricket this year."

Welcome to a lifelong obsession Charlie! Accuracy is one of the simpler skills to develop as a bowler. Simple, but not easy.

PitchVision Academy is delighted to welcome a brand new columnist: Shayamal Vallabhjee. Shayamal is a uniquely experienced sports scientist with experience at the highest level (India and South African national sides), speaker and author of 4 books including the brand new Handbook of Cricket Drills.

In this first article, we take an excerpt from the Handbook to give you a feel of what you get when you buy the eBook. Please post your questions and comments and welcome Shayamal to to PitchVision family!