00:00As the Trinidad and Tobago Red Force cricket team gears up for a mentally challenging regional
00:05four-day tournament, they've called in the experts to give them the competitive edge
00:09against their competition.
00:10The team has appointed Dexter Simon as their elite performance, mental conditioning and
00:15nutritionist strategist.
00:17Simon is an accomplished IFBB professional bodybuilder, certified trainer and project
00:22manager with over 36 years of multidisciplinary experience.
00:26In his initial assessment of the team, he indicated they've been like a sponge absorbing
00:32information.
00:32We have guys on this team who are playing at the highest level of cricket and they were
00:37not aware of most, if not all of the elements that I spoke about.
00:42So it begs to say that on a national level, across all genres, we have been missing some
00:49elements because I don't only speak to them, I speak to other national teams too.
00:54He says the opportunity has come at the perfect time as their passion to win matches his desire
01:00to share his years of experience in elite performance, mental conditioning and nutritional
01:05planning.
01:06He indicated that he does not want to just to see them successfully through the tournament,
01:11but he's hoping to develop in them a proper routine.
01:14The objective is to bring something to the team that they never had before.
01:18The team is a team that I met, awesome bunch of guys, very focused, very disciplined.
01:27And the intention is to arm them with additional things that will lift the game, their performance,
01:34their discipline, their focus, and get them to the finish line, as it were, with a level
01:42of consistency in the years to come.
01:46Thus far, he has had a few interactions with the team as he develops their way of thinking.
01:51I've already had several training sessions with them with regards to their mental focus and
01:56giving them, equipping them with different techniques and methodologies that not only from
02:03a team building standpoint, but from a personal standpoint, they can develop themselves and
02:09have more awareness of things that may affect the overall performance of the team and many
02:15things that will contribute in small ways when add up together that will amount to a beneficial
02:22outcome.
02:23He says they are a high energy bunch and described their receptiveness as
02:28Excellent from the guys.
02:29They were very locked in in all the sessions.
02:32They asked a lot of questions.
02:34The coach also, the feedback from the coach and the captain was that they saw immediate
02:41changes in the guys with regards to their attitude and their application.
02:47The Red Force will be hoping to take the title when the tournament begins in Antigua come
02:52April 12th.
02:53To do so may come down to their ability to listen and apply what Simon says.
02:58Sergio Dufour, TV6 Sport.
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