MBTI: In Elite Cricket

Headingly – October 2013

Kate Green, ECB National Lead Personal Development

Carl Hopkinson, Sussex CCC Club Coach & ECB U19

All that matters is runs & wickets…

• ‘the fact is, sport operates at a different rhythm from normal life.

Its frontiers are more clearly defined by the simple, primary diktats

of victory or defeat…emphasized by the speed at which a career

is over…an entirely self-absorbed pursuit: all that matters is how

well you are doing. When self-esteem is so uncompromisingly

connected to performance, it can quickly and easily be

fractured…’

Jim White, The Telegraph, 16 Jan 2012

“… The significant

problems that we face

cannot be solved by the

same level of thinking

that created them…”

Albert Einstein

So we use MBTI in Cricket to help us

develop and perform better as individuals

and as a team…

- To enable everyone to learn & understand

themselves better

- To understand there’s no right or wrong

nor is it an excuse for doing or not doing

something

- To understand and appreciate differences in

each other, that each person is unique, even if

your MBTI type is the same

To ultimately help

performance…

To help coaches and players

improve their relationships on

and off the field…

To help with interpersonal

skills to enable them to do all

the various parts of their job…

To help them prepare for life after

cricket…eg The EPP Apprentice

To aid team development…

PERFORMANCE

15 20 25 30 35

England

Academy

County 1st XI

Lions

County 2nd XI

England U19’s

Club 1st XI

AGE

CLUB CHANGE / RELEASE

PDW support:

Where to from here?

The value of perspective

Career Counselling

Dealing with change

Identify career & training needs

INJURY

PL Support:

Personal development

Career Planning

Prioritisation

Integrated planning – Problem solving &

decision making

SELECTION & DE-SELECTION

PDW Support:

Appraisal preparation

Interview & communication skills

Budgeting Advice/ Financial referrals

Contract negotiations

PLAYING DEMANDS

PDW support:

Public Speaking

Effective Networking

Negotiation Skills

Managing Relationships (-ve/+ve),

Dealing with Agents

Assertiveness & Managing Difficult Confrontation

Media Training

EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT

PDW support:

Study for exams

Flexible learning options

Exams Abroad while competing

100% ME Drugs education

PROFESSIONAL PLAYER PREPARATION

PDW Support:

Media training

Business of Cricket

Image & Impression Management

Networking advice

Marketing yourself

RETIREMENT PREPARATION

PDW Support:

Professional development

Re-training

Career Development

Educational Funding

Winter Placement (PLAN)

CAREER & SELF MAINTENANCE

PDW Support:

Sponsorship & Promotion,

Financial Planning & Budgeting

Time Management -

Personal Organisation

Nutritional Cooking & Preparation

England Player:

County Player:

Case study: Individual & Team

• We make it relevant – age, context, usability

• It is not a one off…

• It is embedded in cultural language

• We make it fun!

• We re-iterate …over & over…

As a team…

• We do work within workshop

• Introduce the basics…

• 1-2-1 after/before re best fit

• Enable them to gauge themselves as

individuals as well as group

• Example…J or P?...18/19 year old boys…

“Let’s go out next Saturday

– surprise me!” ;-)

Restaurant?

What to

Wear?

Meet Time

& Place?

Club Guest

List?

Hair

Cut? ££?

Cinema?

Gift?

HOW DO YOU PLAN

THE DATE?

What To

Do?

“Sorry, can’t do Saturday, it’s Gran’s

B-day - lol!

Let’s do tomorrow instead!!!”

♥☺♥

…. 6pm Thursday:

How do YOU (J’s and P’s) prefer to

deal with life?

• Judging

• Scheduled and organised

• Systematic and methodical

• Likes to have things decided

• Gets satisfaction from getting things done

• Dislikes working under time pressure

• Perceiving

• Spontaneous and adaptable

• Flexible and casual

• Likes to keep options open

• Can feel constrained by plans

• Not stressed by working under time pressure

MBTI - Pre Tour…

External Function

E : I

Internal Functions

S : N T : F

External Function

J : P

1) If someone is giving you instructions what information do

you like to hear?

2) How do you like to give or receive feedback and make

decisions?

Batting Scenario

1st game of the Pune Training Camp…

•EDP U-17 versus Combined Colleges (50 overs)

•EDP win the toss and choose to bat 1st

•EDP Innings: 60-4 (18 overs)

No. 3: 28* No. 6: 0*

What type of instructions / feedback would the new batsman prefer to

hear?

Sample profile…

Testimonials…

Parents:

• “You (EDP) have done

marvels with my son turning

him from a kid to a man on a

mission. He has acquired

skills, maturity, focus and

discipline that will stand him

in great stead whatever he

chooses to do with his life”.

Players:

• “Bonding as a team”

• “Helped me learn about

myself…”

• “Learnt why others are quiet

in the room on tour”