181 A discussion with Fabian Otte from the German Sport University in Cologne on how to effectively develop a periodization plan for skill training and development.Download link Links:Skill Training Periodization in “Specialist” Sports Coaching—An Introduction of the “PoST” Framework for Skill DevelopmentEp 168 – Periodisation of Skill Acquisition More information:Subscribe in iOS/AppleSubscribe in Android/GoogleMy Research…

180 A discussion with Nick Winkelman about his new book: The Language of Coaching- The Art & Science of Teaching Movement. Topics include: is there a place for the use of internal focus of attention cues, developing effective analogies, avoiding over-cueing and links between attentional focus cues and constraints.Download link Links: https://www.thelanguageofcoaching.com/ More information:Subscribe in…

179I am joined by Garret Boyum, Brock Hammit and Robert Frey from the Finding the Edge podcast and Peter Fadde from Game Sense sports to discuss an interesting new article on baseball batting. How does pitch sequencing and advance knowledge about the pitch type effect the timing of the different stages of a baseball swing?…

178 My discussion with Chris Button, Professor in the School of Physical Education, Sport & Exercise Sciences, University of Otago, New Zealand. How can ecological dynamics and representative learning design be used to improve water safety training and prevent drowning? And a look at the second edition of one of the most influential books in…

176I am joined by Marianne Davies and Ben Franks to discuss the really interesting article by Tim Buszard and colleagues from AIS: Scaling sports equipment for children promotes functional movement variability.  Download link Articles: Scaling sports equipment for children promotes functional movement variability Video version: More information:Subscribe in iOS/AppleSubscribe in Android/GoogleMy Research Gate Page (pdfs…

175What is the relevance of ocular dominance for the control of action? How might it effect an athlete’s choice of stance or side? Is there any evidence to support the idea that being cross-dominant (different dominant hand and dominant eye) is advantageous in sports?Download link Articles: The Advantage of Eye–Hand Cross-Dominance for Baseball BattersSensory Eye…

174 Revisiting the issue of technique change, first discussed in Episode 14. How do we prevent proactive interference from a well-learned technique? How does this vary between individuals? How is technique change conceptualized in the ecological approach to skilled performance? Download link Articles: Reducing Proactive Interference in Motor TasksInterindividual differences in the capability to change…

173A look at decisions as emerging from a process searching for information to act and acting to acquire information. How can we manipulate constraints and interaction with opponents in practice to improve this process?Download link Articles: The ecological dynamics of decision making in sport Changes in practice task constraints shape decision-making behaviours of team games…

172A look at games based approaches to coaching. How do methods like teaching games for understanding differ from the constraints led approach? Is the CLA just “old wine in new bottles” or does it add something new? Download link Articles: Old wine in new bottles: a response to claims that teaching games for understanding was…