Philip O'Callaghan is a teacher and tennis coach. He focuses on the use of ecological dynamics and constraint based approach when working with tennis players in skill development.

Show notes:

1:50 - Philip provides his credentials and overview of his career

3:15 - What interested Philip in skill acquisition

4:40 - How it effected his game

5:50 - The theory behind the games based approach

7:20 - Real life example of constraint based approach in tennis

8:30 - Simplification of a task or game

11:30 - Developing a new technique from this approach and it's challenges

14:40 - Creating repetition in constrained environments

17:00 - Replicating these ideas as an individual at home

23:30 - How to stress test the skills developed

26:30 - The success case study

30:30 - Challenging the perfection necessary narrative

36:00 - Twitter space conversations

39:00 - The future of the constraint based coaching

45:00 - How would Philip like to be described in 3 words

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