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The Perception & Action Podcast

97 – Interview with Mark O’Sullivan, AIK, Affordances, Practice Design & Talent Development

Feb 20, 2018
32:11
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Mark O'Sullivan, Coach with AIK Football in Stockholm, discusses football interactions, practice design, affordances, and talent development. He challenges the coaching culture focused on biomechanics, emphasizing the importance of understanding interactions with the environment. The chapter also highlights the significance of clear messages in sports training and the impact of the podcast on coaching and PhD work.
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Quick takeaways

  • The concept of football interactions challenges traditional coaching culture by emphasizing the situational, contextual, and cultural factors that influence players' actions.
  • Creating learning environments that simulate the complexity and demands of the actual game can naturally develop players' skills, understanding, and decision-making abilities.

Deep dives

Marco Sullivan's Background and Coaching Philosophy

Marco Sullivan, a coach with A.I.K. football in Stockholm, discusses his background in music and sports, and how it led him to coaching. He emphasizes the importance of creating a learning environment that optimizes each player's abilities. Marco's coaching philosophy combines practical and academic perspectives, focusing on player development within a broader ecological context. He highlights the complexity of the game and the surrounding culture, and stresses the need to educate both players' and coaches' attention to enhance decision-making and understanding of football interactions.

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