The Talent Equation Podcast What Descartes and a puppy can teach us about the youth sport experience - a conversation with Sam Jarman
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Jun 12, 2019 Sam Jarman, an author and speaker challenging youth sport norms, dives into the complexities of the youth sport experience. He questions whether our values in sports are socially constructed, limiting genuine play and creativity. Jarman emphasizes the impact of consciousness on coaching and the relational dynamics of sports, advocating for emotional connections over mere competition. He redefines happiness in sports, promoting shared experiences and intrinsic joy, ultimately urging coaches to nurture authentic relationships for transformative growth.
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Experience Is The Only Direct Knowledge
- All we ever directly know is experience: perceptions, thoughts, feelings and sensations.
- Beliefs about a material world beyond experience are explanatory abstractions, not provable facts.
Pair Philosophy With Science
- Read philosophy as well as science to understand the foundations of experience and coaching.
- Use philosophical questions (What is reality? Who am I? Why am I here?) to shape better coaching practice.
Sport Reveals Shared Experience
- People play sport to feel something: happiness, connection or shared experience.
- Sport reveals our true nature by allowing direct access to those innate feelings, not by creating them.
