Mental Wellbeing &
Suicide Prevention
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We provide free sessions promoting positive mental health to leagues, clubs, players and coaches.
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Who We Are…
Opening Up Cricket was formed in response to the death of Sefton Park CC wicket keeper, Alex Miller, and a will to promote positive mental health in our sport.
Alex took his own life in December 2012, and in the year that followed his team mates supported the work of CALM (Campaign Against Living Miserably) to pay tribute to him. This has continued but as the season following his passing came to a close, there was a thought to do something more lasting and further reaching…
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Happy birthday, bru
I always like to appear more cultured than I am so I jumped at the chance to use some South African slang. My friend Alex came to join my club via another down the road but ultimately from Durban. Bru, I was told, means mate or bro. It sounded good in his accent. ...
Challenge & Threat States
Katherine reviews the distinction between different states for athletes
Performance Slumps
Katherine looks at how we can deal with bad form
Reflecting On Performance
Katherine examines how best to reflect on performances in sport
Resilience In Elite Athletes
Katherine focuses on the ways elite athletes develop resilience
Fear Of Failure
Katherine delves into the reasoning behind fear of failure
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