The Perception & Action Podcast 466 – The Art & Science of Constraints-Based Coaching
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Oct 10, 2023 This podcast explores the art and science behind constraints-based coaching, emphasizing the importance of understanding the logic and rationale behind this method. It discusses the integration of scientific and artistic aspects in coaching, the difference between being adapted and adaptable, and the concept of guided self-organization. The speakers highlight the importance of using specific constraints, an ecological approach, and fostering creativity and collaboration between coaches and athletes.
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Constraints Approach Is Science-Based
- The constraints-led approach rests on ecological dynamics combining ecological psychology and coordination dynamics.
- That science explains destabilizing solutions, self-organization, and attractor dynamics in learning.
Use Constraints To Guide Exploration
- Use constraints to destabilize a current movement solution and encourage the athlete to self-organize toward alternatives.
- Manipulate constraints to amplify useful information and guide transitions rather than prescribing final technique.
Coaching Is Art And Science
- Applying constraints successfully requires as much art as science because practice is interactive and context dependent.
- Coaches must blend scientific logic with flexible, perceptive intervention in practice.