ABSTRACT
Positive Pedagogy (PPed) is a framework for meeting coaching challenges through a focus away from ‘fixing mistakes’. PPed focuses on promotion of dialogue, reflection and purposeful social interaction to build intellectual self-sufficiency. This chapter presents a compilation of reflections relating to four prominent characteristics of PPed: fixing mistakes; viewing the game as a whole; promoting social interactions, and player self-sufficiency. Team discussions prior, during and post-match are commonplace in cricket and, yet, the tone and focus of these deliberations can be negative and unconstructive. At times finding the right balance between player autonomy and coach encroachment necessitated a not-so-positive learning experience which conflicted with stated principles of PPed (e.g. when determining team selections based on match day coaching strategy). Engaging in a season-long conversation framed around the concept of PPed meant an opportunity for serial commitment to coaching practice reflection.
