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- Imagine a 10-year-old girl.

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It's a sunny Saturday morning,

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and she's off to her first
cricket match with her friends.

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By 15, she's invited to a
high performance academy.

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But at 16, they stop inviting her.

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And when she asks, they
can't give her a reason why.

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When she tries to sign
up for cricket at school,

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they tell her to play with
the 14-year-old boys instead,

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because it will better suit her skills.

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This is a common story
for female cricketers,

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and it's not unlike my own.

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We lose thousands of
women and girls each year

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to our nation's favourite sport

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because of experiences like these.

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The problem is, we think
talent is something we can see,

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a physical trait or characteristic.

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But what if talent is
something you can learn?

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When I interviewed 20
elite female cricketers

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and their coaches,

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they told me a talented cricketer

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is defined by their ability to adapt.

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But nobody could tell me
how to develop adaptability.

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We search for talent instead.

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We scout junior sporting
fields for the next big thing.

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Anyone who resembles familiar stars

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like Sam Kerr or Jess Fox.

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Did you know that if I bowled
a cricket ball towards you

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at 120 kilometres an hour,

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you cannot move your eyes
fast enough to see it?

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And yet cricketers have no
problem hitting that same ball.

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So why do we rely on
our eyes to see talent?

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We need to stop searching for it

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and start developing it instead.

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I developed a tool that can measure

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how well a training
environment develops talent.

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When I trialled it in local cricket clubs,

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they struggled to meet
any of the criteria,

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and I really wanted to help.

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So I co-designed a six-week intervention

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with a women's cricket team.

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Together, we set goals

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and designed the right
training environment

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to achieve them using my tool.

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We set new challenges,
played in open spaces,

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and asked a lot of questions

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instead of telling athletes what to do.

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In just six weeks, their
skills improved by up to 50%.

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They even played in
their first grand final.

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Now, I plan to develop a handbook,

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so that every woman and
child has the chance

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to unlock their potential.

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What potential would you unlock

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if you were given the chance?

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I hope we get to find out.

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