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The Adaptable Athlete Podcast is a podcast for coaches and practitioners who want to learn more about modern approached to sport movement and skill acquisition; and who ultimately, want to help to their athletes become more adaptable.
Host, Javi Miller-Estrada engages in discussions with some of the absolute best sport coaches, trainers, and practitioners in the world. Coaches who are truly pushing the industry forward.
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The Problem With Coaching Pretty | Molly Binetti
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Aug 12, 2026 |
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Everything But the Thing: Boxing's Skill Acquisition Problem | Adam Haniver
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Jul 29, 2026 |
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SMSC 2026 Recap: Debates, Awards, and the Challenge Point
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Jul 08, 2026 |
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Why the Best Fighters Are Problem Solvers | Andy Grahn
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May 20, 2026 |
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How Myles Garrett Solves Problems No One Else Can | Shawn Myszka
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Apr 22, 2026 |
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Why Most Players Never Develop Elite Shooting | NBA Shooting Coach Dave Love
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Apr 08, 2026 |
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Ask Emergence: What Is Skill, Really?
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Mar 25, 2026 |
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Why Practice Doesn’t Always Show Up in Matches | Steve Whelen
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Mar 11, 2026 |
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What Happens When Coaching Philosophies Collide? | SMSC 2026 Preview
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Feb 25, 2026 |
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3 Mistakes I Made Applying Ecological Dynamics
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Feb 11, 2026 |
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What Most Coaches Get Wrong About Agility
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Jan 28, 2026 |
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The Advanced Ecological Approach w/ Rob Gray
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Jan 14, 2026 |
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The Mindset Behind Modern Jiu-Jitsu with Greg Souders & Deandre Corbe
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Nov 12, 2025 |
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Skill Adaptation > Skill Acquisition
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Oct 30, 2025 |
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Why Athletes Don’t "Acquire" Skill—They Adapt it w/ Duarte Araújo
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Oct 22, 2025 |
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What Is Metastability? Making Theory Practical w/ Alan Dunton
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Oct 08, 2025 |
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Why Exploration Beats Perfection: 25 years of Coaching Fighters w/ Adam Singer
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Sep 24, 2025 |
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Practice That Transfers: From Problem Solving to Game Day w/ Shawn Myszka
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Sep 03, 2025 |
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Breaking Free from Perfect Mechanics w/ Garrett Baker
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Aug 20, 2025 |
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6 Minutes of Skill: How Does the Weight Room Fit within an Ecological Approach?
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Jul 23, 2025 |
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Talent is Not Linear: Rethinking Player Development in Soccer w/ Justin Ferguson
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Jul 09, 2025 |
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Speed, Skill, and Solving Problems: A Preview of My Altis Speed Summit Session w/ Stu McMillan
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Jun 05, 2025 |
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SMSC 25' Speaker Spotlight: Michael Zweifel
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May 21, 2025 |
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SMSC 25' Speaker Spotlight: Scott Sievewright
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May 14, 2025 |
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SMSC 25' Speaker Spotlight : Garrett Baker
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May 07, 2025 |
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SMSC 25' Speaker Spotlight: Dr. Rob Gray
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Apr 30, 2025 |
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Why This Year’s SMSC Is Going to Change the Game
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Apr 16, 2025 |
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From IndyCar to the NCAA: Coaching High Performance Across Sports w/ Sean Smith
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Apr 02, 2025 |
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6 Minutes of Skill: Finding Your Challenge Point
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Mar 12, 2025 |
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Coaching Hockey IQ w/ Jim Haverstrom
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Feb 26, 2025 |
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The Power of Unstructured Learning in Coaching and Sport w/ Marianne Davies
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Feb 12, 2025 |
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Analyzing the Transcendent Movement Skill of Lamar Jackson w/ Shawn Myszka
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Jan 29, 2025 |
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Unlocking Potential Through Creativity and Donor Sports w/ Brian Neff
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Jan 15, 2025 |
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6 Minutes of Skill: What Information is Present in Your Training Environment?
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Jan 01, 2025 |
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Challenging Tradition: The Case for Modernizing Hockey Coaching w/ Brian Gillam
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Dec 11, 2024 |
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Learning To Be An Ecological Coach w/ Rob Gray
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Nov 27, 2024 |
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6 Minutes of Skill: Why We Don't Do Drills
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Nov 13, 2024 |
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Ask Emergence Q&A # 3
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Oct 30, 2024 |
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2024 Movement & Skill Acquisition Awards
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Oct 16, 2024 |
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Reconceptualizing Talent Development & Challenging Coaching Traditions and w/ Stuart Armstrong
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Sep 18, 2024 |
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NFL Offseason Training Review w/ Shawn Myszka
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Sep 04, 2024 |
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2024 Sport Movement Skill Conference Preview
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Aug 28, 2024 |
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The Importance of the Athlete-Environment Relationship
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Aug 14, 2024 |
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How to Make Deceleration Training Transfer to the Game
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Jul 31, 2024 |
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How Can We Make Musculoskeletal Rehab More "Alive"? w/ Yuji Suzuki
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Jul 17, 2024 |
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3 EcoD Practice Design Principles Every Coach Should Know
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Jul 03, 2024 |
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Exploring The Athletic Skills Model w/ Martina Navarro
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Jun 19, 2024 |
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The Ecological Dynamics of Soccer w/ Ben Franks
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Jun 05, 2024 |
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"The 1st Day of Practice we Play" with Jason Watson
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May 15, 2024 |
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" Provide Your Athletes with a License to Explore" w/ Tom Parry
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Apr 24, 2024 |
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Transforming Basketball w/ Alex Sarama
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Apr 10, 2024 |
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Ask Emergence Q&A #2
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Mar 20, 2024 |
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Putting The Tools In The Athlete's Hands w/ Nick Smallridge
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Mar 06, 2024 |
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A Masterclass On Affordances w/ Andrew Wilson
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Feb 21, 2024 |
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Reconnect to Your Inner Athlete w/ Rafe Kelly
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Feb 07, 2024 |
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No Two Jumps Are The Same: An Ecological Approach to Jump Training w/ Chris McCosker
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Jan 17, 2024 |
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Ask Emergence Q&A - Answering Your 2024 Coaching Questions
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Jan 03, 2024 |
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Exploring Movement Boundaries w/ Yuji Suzuki
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Dec 13, 2023 |
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Embracing Complexity in Coaching with Stu McMillan and Shawn Myszka
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Nov 29, 2023 |
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Take The Red Pill: Ditch The Matrix and The Coaching Dogmas w/ Austin Jochum
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Nov 15, 2023 |
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3 Ways to Guide an Athlete's Search
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Nov 02, 2023 |
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Problem Solving In The Weight Room w/ Rob Nelson
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Oct 19, 2023 |
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Creating Basketball Environments That Get Game Day Results w/ Drew Dunlop and Jacob Grossman
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Oct 03, 2023 |
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Reconceptualizing The Role of a Sports Performance Coach w/ Tyler Yearby
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Sep 20, 2023 |
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A Modern Approach to Martial Arts w/ Josh Peacock
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Sep 07, 2023 |
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Reconceptualizing Sport Movement as a Problem Solving Activity w/ Shawn Myszka
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Aug 24, 2023 |
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3 Ways to Make Your Practice More Ecological
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Aug 17, 2023 |
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Principles of Play & Periodizing Practice w/ Gareth Flitcroft
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Aug 02, 2023 |
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The Embeddediness of Expertise and Wayfinding Through Life w/ Carl Woods
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Jul 12, 2023 |
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The Power of Play w/ Will Roberts and Ben Franks
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Jun 21, 2023 |
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Facilitating Learning & Breaking Cultural Norms in Soccer w/ Julian Khalili
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Jun 07, 2023 |
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How Injuries Can Affect Affordance Perception w/ Rich White
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Jun 01, 2023 |
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How "Real" Does Training Need to Be? w/ Dr. Alex Lascu
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May 17, 2023 |
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🚨 BIG Podcast Announcement!!
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May 09, 2023 |
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Being Water: Applying Bruce Lee's Ideas to Modern Coaching Methods w/ Shawn Myszka and Tyler Yearby
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Apr 26, 2023 |
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Redefining Physical Therapy Through Ecological Dynamics w/ Martijn Lips and Paul Nelson
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Apr 05, 2023 |
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Rethinking Tactical Athlete Training & Return to Work Protocols w/ Brian Willis
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Mar 08, 2023 |
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50th Episode Special : Greatest Coaching Investments
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Mar 01, 2023 |
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Should Skill Acquisition Really Be Called Skill Adaptation?
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Feb 15, 2023 |
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From MJ to Kobe: What's Your Motivational Superpower? w/ Dave Laughlin
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Feb 08, 2023 |
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The Evolved Coach w/ Austin Einhorn
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Jan 24, 2023 |
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Learning To Optimize Movement w/ Rob Gray
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Jan 10, 2023 |
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Going All In : Making The Switch to Ecological Dynamics w/ John Mayer
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Jan 04, 2023 |
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Keeping Your Athletes Hungry & Embracing Competition w/ John Mayer
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Dec 28, 2022 |
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Embracing Doubt & Ditching Jiu Jitsu "Moves" w/ Greg Souders
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Dec 13, 2022 |
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3 Reasons to Reduce Task Complexity
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Nov 23, 2022 |
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Shifting Culture and Valuing Exploration in Practice w/ Kasey Crider
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Nov 16, 2022 |
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"We Spar On Day One" : Learning How to Fight in a Representative Environment w/ Scott Sievewright
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Nov 02, 2022 |
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The Truth About Supplements w/ Korey Van Wyk
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Oct 19, 2022 |
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The Origins of the Sport Movement Skill Conference w/ Shawn Myszka
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Oct 05, 2022 |
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Changing How We Define Skill
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Sep 29, 2022 |
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Movement Deep Dive: Canelo Alvarez
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Sep 16, 2022 |
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Designing Practice For Creativity & Promoting Antifragility w/ Paula Silva
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Sep 14, 2022 |
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Turning Coaching Failures Into Success
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Aug 31, 2022 |
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Basketball Skill Acquisition Roundtable w/ Alex Sarama and Adam Omiecinski
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Aug 24, 2022 |
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Visual Gaze Strategies in Elite Soccer Players w/ Ben Franks
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Aug 09, 2022 |
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Treating Pain Through Problem Solving w/ Leanne Rath
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Jul 28, 2022 |
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3 More Common Misconceptions About Ecological Dynamics
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Jul 13, 2022 |
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Unleash Athletic Potential Through Barefoot Training w/ Dr. Emily Splichal
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Jul 06, 2022 |
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The Other Side of the Mic: My Thoughts on the "Gaps" in the Return to Play Process w/ Rich White
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Jun 29, 2022 |
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3 Common Misconceptions About Ecological Dynamics
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Jun 15, 2022 |
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The Impact of Sociocultural Constraints on Coaching and Communication w/ JD Howell
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Jun 08, 2022 |
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The Power of Representative Learning Design in Martial Arts w/ Cal Jones
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May 18, 2022 |
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Applying An Ecological Approach to Practice Design in American Football w/ Tyler Yearby and Shawn Myszka
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May 11, 2022 |
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The Journey From D3 Football to the NFL w/ Nicholas Morrow
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Apr 27, 2022 |
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Utilizing Practice Variability to Enhance Performance w/ Philip O'Callaghan
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Apr 13, 2022 |
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Creating Better Decision Makers in American Football w/ Tommy Flanagan
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Mar 31, 2022 |
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What is Specifying Information?
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Mar 24, 2022 |
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Pitching Beyond The Metrics w/ Garrett Baker
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Mar 10, 2022 |
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The Power of Blood Flow Restriction Training w/ Ben Kelto
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Mar 03, 2022 |
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An Ecological Approach to Volleyball Practice Design w/ Mike Gee
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Feb 17, 2022 |
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The Truth About Creatine w/ Korey Van Wyk
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Feb 10, 2022 |
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Training The Human Movement System w/ Zach Elder
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Jan 27, 2022 |
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The Movement Revolution w/ Rob Gray
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Jan 20, 2022 |
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How to Become an Elite DB in American Football w/ Preston Hale
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Jan 06, 2022 |
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Basketball Skill Acquisition and Development w/ Adam Omiecinski
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Dec 30, 2021 |
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Debunking The Biggest Jump Training Myths
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Dec 15, 2021 |
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Matt Caraccio: Reframing Player Evaluation in American Football
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Dec 09, 2021 |
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Kevin Longoria - "Train Smarter to Train Harder": Optimizing Athletic Performance Through Recovery
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Nov 18, 2021 |
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Michael Zwiefel on Creating Adaptability & Ownership During the Warmup
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Nov 11, 2021 |
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Dr. Kelly Romero on The Importance of Gut Health and Micronutrients for Athletes
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Nov 04, 2021 |
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My ACL Journey & Exploring an Ecological Approach to Return to Play Programs
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Oct 28, 2021 |
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Steph Allen on Redefining ACL Rehab
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Oct 14, 2021 |
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Kasey Crider on Creating an Environment for Learning in Volleyball
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Oct 07, 2021 |
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Dr. Steph Mundt: RED-S and Bone Stress Injuries
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Sep 30, 2021 |
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CJ Appenzeller: Living Out Your Superpower and Common Baseball Training Mistakes
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Sep 22, 2021 |
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Tyler Yearby and Rich White: Re-thinking Sport Movement
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Sep 16, 2021 |
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What is the Athlete Blueprint?
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Sep 13, 2021 |