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In this episode of the Progressão podcast, we continue our exploration of enskilment and turn our focus toward what this perspective means for teaching and learning.

In the previous episode, we introduced enskilment as a way of understanding how skills develop through active engagement with the environment. Drawing from the work of anthropologist Tim Ingold and the ecological psychology of James Gibson, enskilment invites us to see skill not as something stored inside the individual, but as something that grows in the relationship between the person and the world.

Now we ask a practical question: what does this mean for coaching and teaching?

If skill develops through participation in meaningful environments, then the role of the coach is not simply to transfer knowledge or correct movements. Instead, teaching becomes a process of guiding attention, shaping learning environments, and helping players become more sensitive to the information that matters in the game.

In this episode we discuss how teaching and learning can be supported through exploration and experience, and how coaches can “walk along with” players in the process of becoming skilful.

We also reflect on the role of mistakes, the balance between freedom and guidance in coaching, and how richer learning environments — including interactions across age groups and experiences — may support deeper development in football.

This episode continues our series on becoming skilful, where we explore skill as a holistic human–environment phenomenon.

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