The Southpaw Coaching Team
Blake Dean -
Blake Founded Southpaw Underground in 2014, A batting foundation specialist and spin bowling coach. Blake has been coaching 1on1 now for 12+ years (12,000hrs). With a playing and Coaching career that has spanned a decade.
•3x GI medalist-winner , player of the ACT 1st grade Grand Final
• 13x ACT first grade premierships as a player QDCC, WCCC, and WDCC
• 12x ACT premierships as a Head Coach of WDCC and QDCC the only Head Coach to ever win all 5 premierships in 1 season from 1st grade - 5th grade.
• Canberra Comet 2011-2021
• Sydney Thunder 2014/15
• Melbourne Renegades Sup player 2013/14
With Playing and Coaching experience in England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales holding the record for most runs ever in North wales premier Cricket and a nationals T20 comp winner in Scotland , it’s safe to say Blake is one of the most experienced players and Coaches in ACT and NSW Cricket.
Alex Corver -
HP Batting foundation specialist and A past Southpaw student of 7 years. Coach Corver is one of the strongest batsman in ACT premier league and at just 21 years old has debuted for the ACT comets and scored several hundreds in 1st grade cricket. Alex has been coaching Southpaw students since 2019 and is one of the strongest coaches in ACT/NSW.
• 1st grade cricket - WDCC , NCCC
• ACT Comets - 2023 Debut
• 4x 2nd grade premierships WDCC
• Top 5 leading run scorer first grade premier cricket.
• Highest scores 104 + 117 in 1st grade premier cricket 2022/23 season.
• 2023 playing 1st grade premier league cricket United Kingdom + Head Coach.
Sean McFarlane -
HP Batting foundation specialist, Wicket Keeping Coach and A past Southpaw student. Coach Mcfarlane is fast becoming one of the strongest batsman in ACT 1st grade premier league and at just 20 years old.
Canberra 1st Grade Cricketer - WDCC
North Coast 1st Grade Premier League Cricketer - Harwood CC
North Coast Zone Representative player 5 years
2x NCCC PL Premierships
The Southpaw Coaching Squad
All southpaw coaches have been apart of the program for more then 5 years having developed there games through the southpaw process from junior cricket all the way through to 1st grade premier cricket and representative cricket.
We pride ourselves on the ability to build strong training habits not only through our structured sessions at southpaw HQ. But the accountability to Work hard from home at at our local clubs.
becoming an allround player is not only about developing your skills but gaining as much experience playing the game as possible and becoming good human beings in the community in the process
it’s not just about the game but the structure and accountability we all take into our every day lives.
build strong training habits and core foundations
Gain as much experience having fun and playing the game as possible.
access to test yourself against the best representative players in your own age group and at grade cricket.