When someone says that a player is or isn’t mentally tough I always reply with "what is mental toughness"?

This was a question that was asked to England's best players back in the mid-2000s by Dr Steve Bull and his Sports Psychology team. The findings of those discussions ultimately split the subject of mental toughness into 4 sub-categories: Fight, Inner Drive, Critical Moment Control and Resilience

By breaking the huge subject down, we are able to attribute characteristics that define each of these 4 sub-categories. As coaches, we can make interventions and build strategies into our planning that help to develop and challenge these capacities with our players and teams.

So let's take "fight" and delve a little deeper into the associated characteristics:

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Closing date: undisclosed

Totton and Eling Cricket Club, a well established cricket and sport club based in Hampshire's Southern Electric Cricket League, are currently recruiting a new groundsman.

Closing date: 24th November 2014

We are pleased to invite applications for the position of Chair of Suffolk Cricket Board:

Suffolk Cricket Board Limited is looking to recruit a Chairman whose business and marketing skills can help promote “Suffolk Cricket” and secure investment into the game within the county.

Closing date: 26th November 2016

Full-time – Based At National Cricket Performance Centre, Loughborough 

£ Competitive + excellent benefits 

The vision of England Cricket is “to Inspire the Nation”. The mission is “to become and remain the most successful and respected cricketing nation” and, as part of this, is seeking to “create the world’s best cricket intelligence and applied knowledge”. 

This week's winner of the Cricket Show podcast question competition is Daire. He wins a free coaching course from PitchVision Academy.

The winning question was a video, so we have posted some stills here

Listen to the panels answer to his question here.

To enter your own question for the chance to win your choice of online coaching course, send your questions in here.

Closing date: 23rd November 2014

• Organisational Change – Fast paced environment – Friendly Team
• Opportunity to make a real difference
• Part Time – 3 days per week
• 12 month contract (parental leave cover)

Closing date: 2nd December 2014

HMC BOARDING AND DAY 1100 BOYS; 7-18 YEARS

An outstanding candidate is required for April 2015 (or sooner) to direct cricket coaching and player development at all levels throughout the school. It is expected that the successful candidate will have coached and/or played cricket to a very high standard. 

Closing date: 6th December 2014

Hampstead CC is looking for an outgoing, friendly and self-motivated Coach to help launch a new programme of girl’s cricket at the club.

The role represents an excellent opportunity for a motivated self-starter to help establish a girls coaching programme at HCC to run parallel to the coaching now being offered to 250 boys.

Closing date: 24th November 2014

Part time 20 hours per week

Salary £10k per annum 

Shropshire Cricket Board (SCB) is wishing to recruit an experienced and competent Finance Administrator