About this episode
0:28 - Introducing Rob. Where to find Rob’s podcast + his new book, How We Learn to Move . https://perceptionaction.com 1:51 - Describing what Rob calls the “Coaching Revolution” + what this means for coaches. 3:40 - Rob’s thoughts on John Wooden’s philosophy of repetition. 6:14 - Do laws of learning really exist? 7:50 - Changing constraints or purposes changes the results. 10:58 - Principles of Rob’s self-organization model. 13:05 - Taking the constraints led approach to be a “masterchef” in self-organization 14:58 - What constraints should be used to coach young athletes? Letting them trial and error techniques Letting athletes figure out solutions: giving the goals and intent of practice, but not giving them the answers 16:28 - First approaching a college level team: what constraints would Rob use + what would his process be like? 18:45 - Approaching situations where coaches might like to change technique (using the example of launch angle). 19:15 - Traditional approach vs constraints led approach 21:16 - When dealing with an athlete with a deeply ingrained technique, is it worth it to change it, or try changing something else (TIm Tebow example). 23:36 - In what situations should constraints be more extreme to effectively train athletes? 23:49 - Deliberately using wrong technique to understand better technique. 25:04 - Should coaches help athletes understand the method to succeed, or just help them achieve the right technique? 26:23 - Describing the “connection ball” constraint. Get CYBO the book! https://www.amazon.com/dp/1098630904 Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/coachyourbrainsout