Mens high performance review report

SEPTEMBER 2022 OUR PROPOSED ACTIONS · Contracts that relieve the pressure on players’ physical and mental wellbeing by providing assurances of workload management from England through the right balance of retainers and match fees OUR RATIONALE England is increasingly competing with franchise leagues for talent, and therefore needs to have a central contracts system that is fit for purpose in the changing cricket world, where in particular fast bowlers and multi-format players will have major demands placed on them. This is a complex issue, which will further require consultation with players and TEPP to find a solution that works for all. OUR PROPOSED ACTIONS · Investing in a digital athlete monitoring system, which brings together a range of datasets on England players to help gain a more complete understanding of their physical status · Improving profiling, screening, and surveillance of player workloads · Having a greater focus on long-term and individualised player programming (training, match and rest) · Having a greater focus on recruiting and retaining top expertise OUR RATIONALE Being an attractive proposition for players – and producing sustained international success - goes well beyond financial reward. We need to look after the welfare of players and minimise injuries by offering them the best standards of care, as well as ensure that our players can peak at the right moments. Not only does this in itself help deliver better England performance from individual players, it will give England a larger pool of fit players at any given time, enabling the team to select according to conditions. RECOMMENDATION: 15 RECOMMENDATION: 16 ENABLE PLAYERS TO BETTER MANAGE WORKLOADS IMPROVE PHYSICAL & PSYCHOLOGICAL RESILIENCE HIGH-PERFORMANCE REVIEW OF MEN’S CRICKET IN ENGLAND AND WALES 34