Follow Through with LVB

Follow Through with LVB is a podcast where host Professional Cricketer Logan van Beek interviews other athletes and learns about their unique journeys. An athlete's journey is full of ups and downs, perseverance, identity issues and dealing with pressure. Hear the stories of how these athletes followed through on their aspirations and improved their overall well-being through their experience performing at the top level.

#33 David Wiese - The Journey of Proving that I Can 12/17/2024

#33 David Wiese - The Journey of Proving that I Can In this episode, host Logan van Beek dives into the journey of David Wiese and how his followed through on his aspirations. (1:41) The key to finishing games with the bat… (2:38) David’s developmental journey to becoming into one of the best T20 finishers in the World… (4:48) Finishing games from a Bowling perspective… (6:01) David’s upbringing in South Africa, family influences and key moments… (9:35) What was David’s motivational factors throughout his career… (12:20) How David deals with setbacks and being able to pick himself up to go again… (14:41) Pivotal moments in David’s career… Playing for South Africa, becoming a Kolpak for Sussex, playing for Namibia, the final chapter… (19:47) What did it look like during the match when David had too much expectations on his performance… (23:00) Imposter Syndrome… when are they going to work out that I am not that good. (23:31) How David’s mindset changed when he came into the South African team… (26:00) What is it like on the T20 Circuit finding the balance of not focusing too much on personal performances, knowing that it can lead to more T20 competitions… (28:52) The nature of playing for a number of different teams and understanding team mates / coaches / leaders… how David navigates the T20 Circuit chaos. (32:39) Important performance against The Netherlands (Logan) at the 2021 T20 World Cup… (37:07) What are the differences between a really good team environment vs a low performing environment… (39:59) What should a Coach be doing to foster a high performing environment… (45:23) People are asking David the same question recently… How long are you going to play?… (46:58) David’s journey with fitness and nutrition… (51:53) How David maintains his family balance while on the road and how family has helped his game… (56:41) It takes a special type of woman to date a Sportsman… (59:16) The life of being on the T20 Circuit… (1:01:36) Flying Business Class… “The Best Worst thing you can do” (1:04:27) What will David Wiese be doing in 10 years time… Career Transitioning /episode/index/show/followthroughwithlvb/id/34491965

#32 Colin Munro & Jason Behrendorff - The Journey of becoming a T20 Specialist 10/29/2024

#31 Gerhard Erasmus & Paul van Meekeren - The Journey of an Associate Cricketer 10/15/2024

#31 Gerhard Erasmus & Paul van Meekeren - The Journey of an Associate Cricketer In this episode, Gerhard & Paul sit down with Host Logan van Beek during their time at the GT20 in Toronto and discuss their journey to date: (3:08) Cricketing Goals growing up in Namibia and Netherlands (4:50) What are the main sports in Namibia (6:58) What has been the key to success for Namibia Cricket in recent years (8:43) Paul’s experience of the development of Netherlands Cricket (12:08) What is it like being an Associate Cricketer… the reality. (18:10) A crucial match which had the weight of the National Cricketing environment reliant on the outcome, dictating the amount of funding and matches for the next few years in the Country. “The consequences of that shot…” “I dropped a catch…” (23:18) Gerhard’s mate experience of playing Associate Cricket for the first time… (24:48) 2022 World Cup - The Nerve wracking watch Namibia vs UAE… winning on Net Run Rate… Netherland boys celebrating to dead silence… to Celebration!! Dutch delight to Namibian heartbreak. Joy vs Despair. (29:18) Paul can’t watch, one of most nervous cricketers leading into games… to a World Cup Superman. Can’t watch the batting innings… Gerhard shares his ways of calming his nerves in the dugout (32:03) With the lack of Sport Psychologists within the Namibian and Netherlands systems, how have Paul and Gerhard gone about their mental preparation / performance. “The culture you create within the team…” “We have about 8 WhatsApp groups…” “I’ve barely scratched the surface with it…” “Control the controllable…” (38:32) Best piece of advice from a player or coach over the years… “The Bowlers are so dumb, they don’t even know what they are going to bowl…” “I always play with a smile…” (42:18) Who is Gerhard and Paul outside the game… interests and career after Cricket? “I love Cricket… would love to stay in it” “I love coaching… help the Dutch set up” (46:46) What would be your dream for Namibian and Netherlands Cricket in ten years time? “Full time contracts… fully focusing on their Cricket” /episode/index/show/followthroughwithlvb/id/33473967

#30 Rassie van der Dussen & Dwaine Pretorius - The Journey of Building Trust 09/18/2024

#30 Rassie van der Dussen & Dwaine Pretorius - The Journey of Building Trust In this episode, Rassie van der Dussen & Dwaine Pretorius with host Logan van Beek discuss their journeys to date. This episode was recorded in Toronto during the 2024 GT20 Tournament. Chapters Rassie meeting Dwaine for the first time (mo-hawk and red BMW) (5:52) First meeting Rassie in The Netherlands (8:37) Dwaine’s family and traveling around the world (14:25) Rassie - making sure that both people in the relationship are maximising their careers (17:20) Dwaine - How long do you think you can keep going being a T20 franchise player (20:27) Rassie - Understanding when is it time to retire and move on (23:26) Rassie - Abantu Coffee business, how did start? How is it going? (31:46) Dwaine - The Journey of career transitioning and trying a number of ideas. (36:50) Dwaine - That’s the lesson in being a sportsman, you are not reliant on that income, so you can possibly take a few more risks business wise. (39:16) Dwaine / Rassie - High performing teams, Coaches, Captains, teammates - what are the key attributes for successful teams and when is it done poorly. Rassie’s key element to a High Performing team - TRUST. (44:00) Dwaine’s Key element to a High Performing Team. ‘Time' is a crucial factor when building trust. T20 comps, you need to give that trust straight away, compared to a team you are going to work together for a long time. ‘Communication’ is key. (47:16) Dwaine shares the story of when Rassie changing his technique a few days out from his Test Debut and the Legend who suggested it to him. Also Mark Boucher’s advice that changed Dwaine’s T20 career. (49:42) Can a non-international cricket player be a good coach? (Rassie going into more depth around the Jacque Kallis advice before Test Debut) (55:45) The key element for a non-ex-professional coach… “Time… understand its going to that time to build the trust” “Build relationships with players… then the players need to be your advocate” (59:10) Best Cricketing experience for Dwaine and Rassie… and lowest points! “The 2023 World Cup…” “We made it to the Champions League Final…” “Missing World Cups” /episode/index/show/followthroughwithlvb/id/33111077

#29 Michael Bracewell - The Journey of Trusting his Authentic Self 03/19/2024

#29 Michael Bracewell - The Journey of Trusting his Authentic Self In this episode, Michael Bracewell with host Logan van Beek discuss his journey to date: Chapters: (5:09) - Why are we so competitive with each other?! (10:01) - Did Michael feel the pressure to have to live up to the ‘Bracewell name’ and become a Professional Cricketer? (13:52) - A moment when Michael felt quite inferior on the cricket field and he needed to find a way to be better... (16:03) - Comparing the mindset of a 20 year old Michael to the 33 year old Michael… (19:24) - Last few years for Otago… getting too technical and not trusting yourself… (23:23) - Who were the people that Michael seeked for advice and guidance around his game… (30:22) - What does a typical training day look like for Michael with Wellington… (32:25) - How Michael felt when a lot of his peers were playing for New Zealand throughout the first 10 years of his career… (34:35) - What were the reasons why Michael made the move to Wellington… (37:27) - 2021… Michael’s career is starting to level up… what were the key moments? (47:01) - Michael’s journey with Mindfulness… (49:51) - 141* vs CD in T20… The innings that started Michael’s greatest year as a Professional Cricketer… memories from that day. (53:35) - Debut for the Blackcaps... thoughts and feelings? (56:06) - Reflection of 2022… Playing and Performing at the highest level of Cricket… IPL, Debuting in all three formats for the Blackcaps. (59:44) - Everything was coming up Michael Bracewell, another huge year ahead with the prospect of the 2023 World Cup… then… snapped his Achilles. (1:05:40) - The Beast was back… almost… then disaster… (1:09:03) - Moving forward… what Michael would love to get out of his career in the next few years. (1:11:33) - What is Michael Bracewell doing after his Cricket Career is finished… life after cricket… /episode/index/show/followthroughwithlvb/id/30434568

#28 Jason Pine - The Journey of the Man behind the Mic 03/05/2024

#27 Melie Kerr - The Journey from out of the Darkness 02/27/2024

#27 Melie Kerr - The Journey from out of the Darkness In this episode, Melie with host Logan discuss his Journey: Chapters (4:11) - Melie has the golf bug… (6:02) - How Melie got into Leg-spin bowling? Bowling and learning with Peter Younghusband. (10:57) - Growing up in Tawa and having Sophie Devine as a Role Model from the same town… (13:47) - Core Values that Melie’s Grandparents and Parents instilled in you growing up that Melie takes forward into her life… (19:24) - What tools or methods does Melie use after a bad performance to help her get back to her best self… (22:27) - Not riding the highs too high, how Melie levels herself out… (24:09) - On the Bad Days… How Melie gets back up to level status… (26:28) - Melie’s Mental Skills toolbox… (28:23) - Staying Present helps you stay level… looking back makes you feel depressed, looking forward raises anxiety levels… (31:11) - Logan recognising Melie’s Follow Through in her awareness for Mental Health (32:57) - Melie experiencing her first Panic Attacks … (38:07) - A panic attack feeling… (39:53) - How Melie deals with her panic attacks coming on and her views on medications and acceptance of using them… (45:14) - Melie’s family intervention in 2021… (54:31) - Moving back home to my parents… going to the crisis team at the hospital and them giving mum and dad a plan… (57:53) - If you have a friend that is struggling with Mental Health, what are the top priorities you can do to help them… (1:01:39) - Mental Health doesn’t discriminate… from the outside looking in, how could you be depressed when everything is going so well… (1:04:07) - Here and today… Melie feeling a lot better now… what she does to mitigate panic attacks and depressive episodes… (1:08:05) - How the Treading Water series came about and why did you want to do it… (1:12:12) - What has been the response from the Treading Water series… are there any stories of people you have helped from the videos… (1:16:04) - Who is post cricket Melie in fifteen years time… what is she doing? Need to talk? Free call or text any time for support from a trained counsellor. – 0800 543 354 (0800 LIFELINE) or free text 4357 (HELP). – 0800 376 633, free text 234 or email or online chat. – 0800 726 666 – 0508 828 865 (0508 TAUTOKO). – 0800 611 116 . Links to Social Media /episode/index/show/followthroughwithlvb/id/30128698