"My son Aadi Sharma (Bucks U-14/15/18/Academy/EPP & Northants EPP player) has been very lucky to have James Knott & Andy O’Connor as mentors/coaches at Stowe school. They have been instrumental in transforming & maturing Aadi’s game. They have pushed Aadi to focus on specific areas and improve both, the mental and technical aspects of his game. One of the impressive feature is the innovative drills organised by James to work on specific areas of the game, be it batting, bowling or fielding. James incorporates match scenarios in his sessions and works with the players to focus on tactical awareness & adapting to the challenge it presents. This really showcases his immense knowledge of the game and is a testimony of his Professional experience. James spends valuable time with Aadi in planning sessions, discussing objectives, targets and goals in preparedness of the upcoming season. He discusses the take backs of each session to enable Aadi to self reflect.
Andy spends a lot of time with Aadi in ensuring that Aadi masters particular aspects of his batting, such as playing the short balls or working on using his feat against the spin.
I am really grateful to both James and Andy for their continued support to Aadi, in developing and evolving his game and in the improvement Aadi has made as an overall cricketer.."