Month: February 2018

98 – Interview with Movement & Skill Acquisition Ireland, Constraints Based Coaching

98 A discussion with Ed Coughlan, Phil Kearny and Olly Logan, founders of Movement & Skill Acquisition Ireland. In the interview we discuss the goals of the organization and their upcoming conference: Constraints based coaching and ecological dynamics to enhance sports performance. Download link More information about my guests: https://twitter.com/MSAIreland http://events.cit.ie/index.cfm?page=events&eventId=323 https://twitter.com/DrSkillAcq/ https://twitter.com/kearney_phil https://twitter.com/ollylogo More…

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97 – Interview with Mark O’Sullivan, AIK, Affordances, Practice Design & Talent Development

97 A discussion with Mark O’Sullivan, Coach with AIK Football in Stockholm. We discuss Mark’s concept of football interactions and how it relates to practice design and affordances, and the “race to the bottom” in talent identification. Download link More information about my guest: https://footblogball.wordpress.com/category/mark-o-sullivan/ https://twitter.com/markstkhlm More information: Subscribe in iOS/Apple Subscribe in Android/Google My…

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96 – Can Assisted Movement Facilitate Skill Acquisition?

96 A look at research investigating the effects of assisted/guided movement on skill acquisition. Can experiencing the movement pattern of an elite athlete facilitate motor learning in a novice? Is it better to use assistance to reduce or augment errors? Download link Articles: Can Robots Help the Learning of Skilled Actions? Robot assistance of motor…

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95 – The Legacy of Nikolai Bernstein III: “Repetition without Repetition” & Beyond

95 A look at how Bernstein’s famous phrase “repetition without repetition” revolutionized how we think about motor learning. And an introduction to a few extensions of Bernstein’s ideas including coordinative structures and the uncontrolled manifold hypothesis. Download link Articles: Dexterity and Its Development The Bernstein perspective: II. The concept of muscle linkage or coordinative structure…

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