PodEpisodes

455 – Do We Really Need to Learn The “Fundamentals” of a Skill Through Decomposition and Repetition First?

455 Do we need to use decomposition and repetition to drill the fundamentals first before we move into a more representative game-like context. A direct comparison of drills and the CLA.  Download link Articles:“Train as you play”: Improving effectiveness of training in youth soccer players More information:Subscribe in iOS/AppleSubscribe in Android/GoogleMy Research Gate Page (pdfs…

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454 – How to Coach – An Integrated Framework

454 A review of the paper “How to coach: A review of theoretical approaches for the development of a novel coach education framework” which incorporates self-determination theory explicit, explicit learning and implicit learning.Download link Articles:How to coach: A review of theoretical approaches for the development of a novel coach education framework More information:Subscribe in iOS/AppleSubscribe…

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453 – On the Coach’s Role in the CLA

453A look at a couple of papers on a coach’s role within the constraints-led approach (CLA)? Is the role of coach in the CLA simply to design constraints manipulations and get out of the way or is there more to it than that? Does a coach need to adapt too? What is the role of…

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452 – WTF is an Uncontrolled Manifold?! Andrew Wilson

452 Andrew Wilson and I discussing the concept of the Uncontrolled Manifold and how it relates to good and bad variability and affordances. We also look at his new paper on using a UCM to understand throwing.Download link Articles: Affordances for Throwing: An Uncontrolled Manifold Analysis More information:Subscribe in iOS/AppleSubscribe in Android/GoogleMy Research Gate Page…

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451 – Coach Journeys: Drew Dunlop, Building a Basketball Laboratory

451 My interview with Drew Dunlop, Basketball Coach and co-founder of the Pro Lane.Download link Links:www.TheProLane.comhttps://twitter.com/CoachDrewDhttps://twitter.com/TheProLane More information:Subscribe in iOS/AppleSubscribe in Android/GoogleMy Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles)My ASU Web pagePodcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)Email: robgray@asu.edu Support the podcast and receive bonus content

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450 – Coach Journeys: Scott Sievewright, Finding Authenticity in an Ecological Approach to MMA

450 My interview with Scott Sievewright, Head MMA Coach, Primal MKEDownload link Links:https://www.primalmke.com/https://twitter.com/mke_mma More information:Subscribe in iOS/AppleSubscribe in Android/GoogleMy Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles)My ASU Web pagePodcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)Email: robgray@asu.edu Support the podcast and receive bonus content

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449 – Coach Journeys: Marianne Davies, Exploring the Ecological Approach from Horses to Rivers to Mountains

449 My interview with Marianne Davies, Senior Coach Developer for UK CoachingDownload link Links: https://dynamics-coaching.com/ https://rivertigerpodcastequestriancoaching.buzzsprout.com/ More information:Subscribe in iOS/AppleSubscribe in Android/GoogleMy Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles)My ASU Web pagePodcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)Email: robgray@asu.edu Support the podcast and receive bonus content

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448 – Our New Book: CLA to Baseball Coaching, Randy Sullivan

448 Randy Sullivan and I discuss our new book: A Constraints-Led Approach to Baseball CoachingDownload link Articles:A Constraints-Led Approach to Baseball Coaching More information:Subscribe in iOS/AppleSubscribe in Android/GoogleMy Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles)My ASU Web pagePodcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)Email: robgray@asu.edu Support the podcast and receive bonus content

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447 – Kicking Against Walls and Decision Making in Practice

447 How can we logically and rationally analyze a practice drill like kicking a soccer ball against a wall so we can improve its representativeness and connect it with what is happening on the field? What are the effects of adding decision making to practice activities?Download link Articles:Exploring the Effects of Tasks with Different Decision-Making…

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446 – Learning to Do it “Right” by Practicing Doing it “Wrong”

446 A look at the results from a recent study of mine where I tested the potential benefits of practicing doing the “wrong” things in practice. Does it give a performer more information for learning? Download link More information:Subscribe in iOS/AppleSubscribe in Android/GoogleMy Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles)My ASU Web pagePodcast Facebook page (videos,…

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