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Injury and Affordance Perception
Introduction Traditionally, rehabilitation and the return to play (RTP) process have been viewed purely through a biomechanical and motor system lens. This viewpoint ignores the performer-environment relationship, athletes as complex adaptive systems, and the...
The Need for Alive Movement Problems
Problem-solving in sports requires players to detect information to coordinate an integrated movement solution (IMS; Myszka et al., 2023) that functionally fits the problem. The information they interact with is dynamic and specifies affordances based on their action...
Take It From Anywhere You Can Find It
Bruce Lee once reportedly stated: “take it from any place you can find it.” This idea basically summarizes the thoughts underpinning his approach to ‘absorb what was useful’ from other combat/martial art disciplines (e.g., judo, fencing, jujitsu, Western boxing) and...
5 Principles for Effective Ecological Coaching
Whether you’re considering adopting an ecological approach to coaching or are simply interested in learning more, we recommend that you interact with the following principles as you attempt to help guide the individuals you work with, assisting them in becoming...
Making Sense of the Constraints-Led Approach in Basketball
Everyone marvels at the most dexterous (Bernstein, 1996) display of movement in sports, and rightfully so! Have you ever asked yourself, "how do athletes coordinate and control their movements to seemingly find functional fits to the problems they face in sports? Or...
Mutual & Reciprocal Information Transactions
If you’ve followed our work at Emergence over the last three years, you may have noticed a pretty apparent narrative being routinely delivered (or at least I hope that you have): we center our lens, perspective, and scope of analysis on the performer-environment...
Just Move…More!
Over the last number of years, our team at Emergence has been grateful to be involved in locking arms with over two dozen individuals who have committed themselves to their Movement Form of Life through their participation in The Movement Academy (TMA). The increased...
Bridging the Gap Between Return-to-Play and Performance
Despite the advancements in science and rehab protocols, ACL re-tears occur at an alarmingly high rate. Reportedly ranging from 9-31% depending on various factors, the occurrence of re-tears is far too common given the advancements made in both surgical and...
Quick Movement Skill Thought: The Creating Individual
A movement skill idol of mine, Bruce Lee, once stated, “Man, the living creature, the creating individual, is always more important than any established style or system.” This is why Lee prioritized using no way as way and having no limitation as limitation as key...
