
The Constraints Collective
Our mission is to transform practice environments in sport by equipping coaches with the knowledge, understanding and skills to bridge the gap between skill acquisition theory and practice.
Episodes
60 episodes
#60 Let's ditch the ecological/information processing dualism
If you're getting value from our podcast check out our Patreon site at patreon.com/TheConstraintsCollective where you can access member only podcasts and monthly meet ups, a range of resources and an online coaching community.In this epi...
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Episode 60
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#59 Liam Bromilow
If you're getting value from our podcast check out our Patreon site at patreon.com/TheConstraintsCollective where you can access member only podcasts and monthly meet ups, a range of resources and an online coaching community.Liam Bromil...
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Episode 59
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#58 Round Up 2
If you're getting value from our podcast check out our Patreon site at patreon.com/TheConstraintsCollective where you can access member only podcasts and monthly meet ups, a range of resources and an online community.In this episode we d...
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Episode 58
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#57 Ross Pinder Podcast Summary
If you're getting value from our podcast check out our Patreon site at patreon.com/TheConstraintsCollective where you can access member only podcasts and monthly meet ups, a range of resources and an online coaching community.In this epi...
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Episode 57
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#56 Ways of Knowing in Coach Development
If you're getting value from our podcast check out our Patreon site at patreon.com/TheConstraintsCollective where you can access member only podcasts and monthly meet ups, a range of resources and an online community.In this episode we d...
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Episode 56
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#55 Ian McCall
Ian McCall is a Scottish football coach who currently owns Corinthian Creative, a company focused on providing coaching resources and workshops. He is also involved in delivering workshops for clubs looking to improve coaching and player develo...
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#54 Round Up 1
In this episode, Martyn and Ian reflect on a busy month of work and sport, discussing recent projects in PhD supervision and applied coaching research. Topics include early specialization in ballet, creativity in team sports, remote coaching, a...
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#53 Podcast Summary 1
In this episode we summarise our chat, and discuss key learning, with Ed Coughlan, Alan Dutton & Sam Jermyn.
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Episode 53
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35:17

#52 The ecological dynamics of cognizant action in sport
In this theory to practice episode we discuss a recent paper entitled 'The ecological dynamics of cognizant action in sport'.Link to paper https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1469029225001347
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#51 Ed Coughlan, Alan Dutton & Sam Jermyn
Ed, Alan and Sam are skill acquisition specialists who work to bridge the research practice gap in applied settings. They work in individual and team sports across the performance pathway.
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Episode 51
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#50 Ross Pinder
If you're a coach or high-performance thinker getting value from this podcast, join our Patreon community at patreon.com/TheConstraintsCollective Even $5/month helps keep it going — and you’ll unlock bonus podcasts, presentations, monthly meet ...
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Episode 50
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#49 Alex Sarama
Alex Sarama is the founder of Transforming Basketball. He is widely regarded as an industry-leading practitioner within the field of contemporary skill acquisition and more specifically, the usage of the constraints-led approach. Sarama's bests...
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Episode 49
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#48 Jonny Headrick
Dr Jonathon Headrick is a lecturer and researcher in the field of exercise and sports science. Jonny's expertise lies in skill-acquisition and learning design, where he continues to engage and collaborate with a range of sporting organisations ...
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Episode 48
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#47 Affordances
In this episode Keith, Ian and Martyn discuss Gibson's theory of affordances. Level up your coaching game and join our Patreon community at patreon.com/TheConstraintsCollective
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Episode 47
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#46 Albert Deuker
As a sports science expert with a deep-seated passion for soccer coaching, Albert's academic and professional pursuits are anchored in a profound enthusiasm for enhancing sports performance. This journey has led him to specialize in the field o...
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Episode 46
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#45 Matt Wigham
Matt Wigham is a Tennis Australia Master Club Professional and LTA Level 4 Tennis Coach. He also holds a master's degree in psychology. Matt has been a full-time tennis coach for the past 15 years, both in the UK and Australia, working as a pri...
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Episode 45
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#44 Marco Perazzo and Scott Sievewright
This week we are joined by Marco Perazzo from New Jersey Martial arts (www.njmaonline.com) and Scott Sievewright from Primal MKE. MMA and grappling coaches working through an ecological coaching approach.Enjoy!Check out our Patreo...
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Episode 44
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#43 Nonlinear Pedagogy Underpins Intrinsic Motivation in Sports Coaching
In this episode Keith, Martyn and Ian discuss the role nonlinear pedagogy can play in supporting intrinsic motivation in sports coaching.Link to paper https://opensportssciencesjournal.com/contents/volumes/V5/TOSSJ-5-88/TOSSJ-5-88.pdf
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Episode 43
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#42 Carl Woods
Carl Woods is currently an Associate Professor of Skill Acquisition at the University of Queensland and the Queensland Academy of Sport. His research orients three primary themes: 1) theoretical developments to, and advancements for, the discip...
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#41 Greg Souders
Greg Souders is a jiu-jitsu black belt under David Jacobs who worked extensively with Lloyd Irvin and is the founder of Standard Jiu-Jitsu, one of the top no-gi jiu-jitsu/submission wrestling gyms in the sport. Greg is known for his...
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Episode 41
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1:14:30

#40 A Patreon special, live from the 5th Movement Skills Acquisition Conference
This week we are joined by some of our Patreon members live from the 5th Movement Skills Acquisition Conference.
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Episode 40
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50:08

#39 Martyn and Ian discuss creativity in coaching
In this week's episode Martyn and Ian discuss creativity in coaching.Check out our Patreon site at https://www.patreon.com/c/TheConstraintsCollective
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Episode 39
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49:58

#38 Mike Maloney, skill acquisition specialist
Michael is a skill acquisition specialist who has worked within the National Institute Network (Australia) as a practitioner and researcher since 2012. He has a PhD in skill acquisition in sport, with a focus on practice methods for skill reten...
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Episode 38
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1:25:35

#37 Tom Coyd MBE, World Cup winning coach
Tom Coyd is an English rugby league player and wheelchair rugby league coach. He plays for Medway Dragons in the London and South East Rugby League and is the head coach of London Roosters and the England national wheelchair rugby league team.&...
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#36 Rob Gray, skill acquisition specialist
Rob completed his BA in Psychology at Queen’s University and his MS and PhD in Experimental Psychology at York University. After receiving his PhD in 1998, he worked as a Research Scientist for Nissan Motor Corporation in Cambridge, MA, USA. In...
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Episode 36
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