I read the full interview of Greg and Ian Fraser and it is impressive. The main thing is how they are facilitating the kids to improve on non-cricketing skills along with cricket to instill decision-making skills, as well as instinctive skills like juggling, to make the mind open up to newer experiences. The concepts are new-world and sound good. i hope the kids take full advantage and benefit from this exposure and experience. Fraser's theory about the outer game and inner game is interesting and Greg saying that the second learning, where you go beyond your limitations, to overcome and conquer shows lot of insight. Basically, this is what even spiritual growth means, opening up your mind to infinite possibilities, inner growth and the courage to tread the harder path. the Guru, as Greg says, can only show the way but cannot make you achieve. That has to come from within each of us. Excellent work by prem and team. No wonder Greg could not move much with the Indian team in the limited time and monumental egos, along with the old foggies to contend with in BCCI. lets hope Modi gives him enough time and resources to make a success of this endeavor, which will be good for Rajasthan and ultimately could be a pilot for rest of India....!!!
RE:Greg's (and Fraser) training methods - very interesting
by on Apr 18, 2008 06:11 AM Permalink
GC and Frazer are back in India for one thing - MONEY. They have nothing new to offer and as some one said, they are BS. Modi has no clue about the game anyway. The RCA will achieve nothing other than waste money and time. Some of the boys who have come out of it, hated the experience. They say the military style obstacle course, running 5K in central park, climbing the 8 feet wall, knuckle push ups and other boot camp nonsense has not helped their cricket improve. Ian Frazer is a guy with a marketing background and he is not a qualified bio mechanist or physical trainer. He had no job in Australia and is piggy backing GC, who is himself just a good speaker and not a great coach.
