by Admin | Apr 20, 2020 | Constraints, Ecological Dynamics
A number of weeks ago, Tyler Yearby (fellow Co-Director of Education) and I were graciously invited to join our friend Rob Gray (of Perception-Action Podcast fame and an interviewee for the ‘Expert Interview’ series within ‘UNDERPINNINGS’) along with a number of...
by Admin | Apr 13, 2020 | Weight Room
Variation in exercises is an important way to prevent long-lasting imbalances and asymmetries (Wormhoudt et. al., 2018). The above delineates one of the many reasons why a repetition without repetition approach in the warm-up and weight room is such a valuable...
by Admin | Apr 6, 2020 | Constraints, Sport Movement
“I was wrong.” Those are words that are difficult for just about any human to say and I am certainly no exception. Back at the end of 2012, I had to utter those words to myself regarding my then-obsession on assisting players in achieving the most flawless and...
by Admin | Mar 30, 2020 | Constraints, Sport Movement
As we attempt to unpack the questions posed in the March 12th, 2020 blog, I encourage everyone to adopt a Bruce Lee mentality. Bruce, stated, “Absorb what is useful. Discard what is not. Add what is uniquely your own.” Is there a place for decontextualized...
by Admin | Feb 17, 2020 | Coaching
I remember sitting in attendance at the Sport Movement Skill Conference in 2019 (an event I have hosted each of the last three years) and, like clockwork, each presenter and thought leader in attendance who were not in favor of utilizing an Ecological Dynamics...