by Admin | Sep 20, 2021 | Coaching, Constraints, Ecological Dynamics, Uncategorized
Leaning On More Than Task Manipulation Over the past 2 to 3 months, coaches have been reaching out with questions about constraints manipulation, which has coincided with a surge of constraints-led questions from several individuals involved with The Movement...
by Admin | Jun 10, 2021 | Constraints
In this short video, we briefly discuss constraints & and the constraints-led approach. In 1986, Karl Newell proposed the original constraints model, which sought to explain how coordination emerges from the interaction of constraints classified as the...
by Admin | Jan 18, 2021 | Constraints, Ecological Dynamics
If you follow me on social media, you probably know that I highly enjoy watching mixed martial arts, particularly the UFC, whenever I am not chin deep in American football analysis. This past Saturday, the two worlds converged a bit as I was watching the first of four...
by Admin | Nov 12, 2020 | Constraints, Ecological Dynamics
It was a bright day full of sunshine with light winds out of the south. A beautiful three-masted ship with sleek lines sat poised to venture into the uncharted waters. It was obvious when viewing the ship that it was expected to navigate the seas, and it was built in...
by Admin | Oct 12, 2020 | Coaching, Constraints, Ecological Dynamics
“Skills transfer, drills do not.” Welcome back to the ‘Preparing for Game Day’ series. For those who missed my first installment (Check it out here), I examined ways teams could improve upon their warm-ups by using a more ecological approach. I would encourage you to...
by Admin | Aug 3, 2020 | Constraints, Ecological Dynamics, Sport Movement
Change is hard. Sometimes it seems like a tremendous undertaking to shift your approach to coaching even when you know it is needed. A couple of the main questions I get about implementing an ecologically friendly approach to training are, “Where do I start?” or “How...
