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Our mission is to transform practice environments in sport by equipping coaches with the knowledge, understanding and skills to bridge the gap between skill acquisition theory and practice.
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What do beavers building dams have to do with coaching elite athletes? More than you'd think. In this episode, we dive into niche construction theory. A concept borrowed from evolutionary biology, and explore how coaches are constantly shaping the environments that shape their players. From Pep Guardiola transforming English football, to Sri Lanka losing its ability to play spin on perfect pitches, to why Pelé's barefoot training on uneven ground made him a genius. They unpack how the environ...
Should you ditch the bowling machine? The hidden cost of "convenient" practice What if the tools coaches rely on most are actually making athletes worse? In this roundup episode, Martyn, Keith, and Ian unpack a deceptively simple problem, getting young cricketers enough quality ball-facing time, and follow the thread all the way from 13-year-olds in the nets to Jannik Sinner's warm-up routine at the Melbourne Open. Along the way they tackle some big questions: Why did Tim Paine's batting expl...
Dr Tom Parry is the Kinesiology Program Director in the College of Education and Human Development at Butler University, Indianapolis, USA. His area of expertise is motor-skill learning, and specifically the application of ecological dynamics to coaching. Dr Tyler Yearby is the Co-Founder and Co-Director of Education for Emergence, a sports movement skill education company that offers prerecorded coach education courses and interactive learning opportunities in helping athletes become m...
If you're getting value from our podcast check out our membership options and coaching community at www.theconstraintscollective.com where you can access podcast summaries, narrated presentations, early release podcasts and monthly online meet ups with experts from the Constraints Collective. Support the running of the podcast at patreon.com/TheConstraintsCollective In this episode we revisit and unpack key insights from our conversation with high-performance rugby union coach Tabai Mattson....
In this episode Ian is joined by Brendon Moy and Adam Gorman to discuss a paper entitled ' Making physical education popular: the impact of the constraints-led approach on physical education students’ intrinsic motivation'. Link to paper: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/17408989.2025.2606036?casa_token=H_Mdur1XlZIAAAAA:hMmOxBVodsPMueFWP0uqaGo00ZA9-Fu0qdwfxLwslJMYbAKQd7XGRqjiObM4B8mNHNXbhcFLE-owy-k If you're getting value from our podcast check out our membership options and ...
In this episode we are joined by Brendon Moy, an Associate Professor in Physical Education at Queensland University of Technology. Both his research and teaching are focused on the constraints-led approach (CLA), an alternative physical education teaching approach informed by contemporary motor learning theory. His research and teaching have primarily focused on developing Physical Education Teacher Education (PETE) graduates as agents of change in physical education teaching practice. ...
In this episode, we explore how ecological dynamics continues to reshape the way we think about skill development. Keith shares insights from recent PhD research, including work examining whether virtual reality can help children develop risk assessment skills. The bigger issue? Many young athletes today grow up with fewer opportunities for unstructured play, meaning less exploration, less calibration, and weaker perceptual–motor foundations. We unpack what this means for coaches. If you're g...
In this episode we are joined by Brendan Moy and Adam Gorman to explore an important question for coaches: How can we help learners explore and improve their skills more effectively? We discuss how we can encourage athletes to explore movement solutions by manipulating aspects of the task, like the rules or structure, rather than telling them exactly what to do. If you're getting value from our podcast check out our membership options and coaching community at www.theconstraintscol...
Daniel Lycett is the Head of PE & Sport at St David’s College. He is an experienced physical educator working across primary and secondary education, bringing a practical, people-centred approach to education and learning. Daniel holds a BA (Hons) in Physical Education Teaching and Coaching from York St John University. If you're getting value from our podcast check out our membership options and coaching community at www.theconstraintscollective.com where you can access podcast summaries...
If you're getting value from our podcast check out our membership options and coaching community at www.theconstraintscollective.com where you can access podcast summaries, narrated presentations, early release podcasts and monthly online meet ups with experts from the Constraints Collective. Support the running of the podcast at patreon.com/TheConstraintsCollective This episode kicks a hole in the idea that better performance comes from better instructions. Using Ian's recent golf putting e...
If you're getting value from our podcast check out our membership options and coaching community at www.theconstraintscollective.com where you can access podcast summaries, narrated presentations, early release podcasts and monthly online meet ups with experts from the Constraints Collective. Support the running of the podcast at patreon.com/TheConstraintsCollective In this episode we discuss Jia Yi's long and challenging journey in developing nonlinear pedagogy, including early resistance ...
Tabai Matson is a globally experienced rugby coach with a career spanning elite club and international rugby across Japan, Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific, South America, and Europe. After playing and coaching Yamaha Júbilo, he moved into coaching roles in Australia before returning to New Zealand, where he led Canterbury to the 2012 ITM Cup title. He has since worked across the international game, including consulting with Brazil Rugby ahead of the Rio Olympics, coaching with the Māori A...
If you're getting value from our podcast check out our membership options and coaching community at www.theconstraintscollective.com where you can access podcast summaries, narrated presentations, early release podcasts and monthly online meet ups with experts from the Constraints Collective. Support the running of the podcast at patreon.com/TheConstraintsCollective In this episode, we explore what it truly means to develop your coaching craft. If you’re committed to becoming a more adaptab...
If you're getting value from our podcast check out our membership options and coaching community at www.theconstraintscollective.com where you can access podcast summaries, narrated presentations, early release podcasts and monthly online meet ups with experts from the Constraints Collective. Support the running of the podcast at patreon.com/TheConstraintsCollective Jia Yi Chow is the Dean of Teacher Education & Undergraduate Programmes at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. His...
If you're getting value from our podcast check out our membership options and coaching community at www.theconstraintscollective.com where you can access podcast summaries, narrated presentations, early release podcasts and monthly online meet ups with experts from the Constraints Collective. Support the running of the podcast at patreon.com/TheConstraintsCollective In this episode we discuss Ian's recent coaching trip and the Ashes. Unpacking what effective learning really looks like in coa...
He's raised a Test opener, now Matt Renshaw's dad wants to help fellow coaches the world over. The Cricketer chat with Ian Renshaw, who has written a new book with Stephen Rollnick that aims to get coaches thinking differently about how they get the best out of their players. You can purchase your copy of the book via Amazon here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dynamic-Coac... Thank you Cricketer for letting us use this episode! If you're getting value from our podcast check out our members...
If you're getting value from our podcast check out our membership options and coaching community at www.theconstraintscollective.com where you can access podcast summaries, narrated presentations, early release podcasts and monthly online meet ups with experts from the Constraints Collective. Support the running of the podcast at patreon.com/TheConstraintsCollective In this episode, we explore what it truly means to develop your coaching craft. Coaching isn’t a set of techniques, it’s a life...
If you're getting value from our podcast check out our membership options and coaching community at www.theconstraintscollective.com where you can access podcast summaries, narrated presentations, early release podcasts and monthly online meet ups with experts from the Constraints Collective. Support the running of the podcast at patreon.com/TheConstraintsCollective In this episode we are joined by Mark O'Sullivan, Associate Professor of Football at the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences. M...
If you're getting value from our podcast check out our membership options and coaching community at www.theconstraintscollective.com where you can access podcast summaries, narrated presentations, early release podcasts and monthly online meet ups with experts from the Constraints Collective. Support the running of the podcast at patreon.com/TheConstraintsCollective In this episode we explore how sociocultural constraints shape the way athletes learn and perform. Using cricket examples like p...
If you're getting value from our podcast check out our membership options and coaching community at www.theconstraintscollective.com where you can access podcast summaries, narrated presentations, early release podcasts and monthly online meet ups with experts from the Constraints Collective. Support the running of the podcast at patreon.com/TheConstraintsCollective Link to Ian's book https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dynamic-Coaching-Playbook-Cricket-Coaches/dp/B0FMNYQFBV In this episode we introduce...
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