Phillip O'Callaghan (@mrtenniscoach on Twitter) hosted another one of his Twitter Spaces discussions recently and I was asked to join with Marrianne Davies, Alex Lascu and Cal Jones to talk all about isolated practice. Here are the key takeaways...1. Skill and technique are distinct concepts; technique refers to a movement pattern, while skill is the application of technique in response to a problem presented by a sport, activity, or game.2. Isolated practice tasks can be effective in skill acquisition if they allow athletes to couple perception with action, but they must maintain relevant information for proper skill development.3. Representative design is crucial in creating effective training sessions that closely resemble real-game scenarios, helping athletes develop problem-solving skills in context.4. Scaling in sports training involves altering equipment size and game parameters to impact an athlete's actions and problem-solving abilities, ensuring the learning environment is tailored to their skill level and capabilities.5. Decomposing specific skills and techniques within a sport can create more focused practice tasks for athletes, allowing them to improve their skills in a more targeted and forgiving manner.6. The concept of "repetition without repetition" emphasizes the importance of quality practice and exploration over mere quantity, allowing athletes to develop their skills more effectively.7. Over-challenging athletes in training can prepare them for competition, but it's essential to consider the individual learner's needs when designing tasks.8. Allowing athletes to discover solutions for themselves, rather than simply being told what to do, can lead to a deeper understanding and ownership of their skills.9. Guided discovery approaches in coaching can be beneficial, but isolated tasks may have limitations; representative and context-specific training environments are crucial for effective skill development.10. Understanding the context and specific problems to be solved in team sports is essential for coaching practices, with a focus on communication and effective interactions between players.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-talent-equation-podcast--2186775/support.

Cal Jones is a judo coach based in North Wales. He recently completed his master’s thesis looking at Representative Learning Design in judo, including developing a tool to help coaches identify how representative their practice design is. In this podcast, UK Coaching Senior Coach Developer Marianne Davies speaks with him about representative learning design and how it can help us to design, structure, and adapt our practice sessions to support skill acquisition.Cal gives us some examples of what this might look like in practice using examples to illustrate the two main parts of representativeness.What the participant is interacting with (other people, environment) – Functionality.Are the techniques and decision-making the same as seen in practice – Action Fidelity.Whatever your role, if you're helping people to be active and improve, we're here for you. Visit UKCoaching.org to grow your coaching skills and be part of the community.

Send us a textWhat does it actually mean to be "skilled"? As more modern coaching research and practices are adopted, many are starting redefine what it TRULY means to be skillful in sport. Today I share clips from some of my amazing guests or are helping redefine what it means to be skillful .  I will also offer my  insight and takeaways which will hopefully help you on your coaching journey!Today's episode includes clips from previous guests:Rob GreyCal Jones Shawn Myszka Philip O'CallaghanI hope you enjoy the show!If you like today's episode, leave a review here....If you want to reach me directly, contact me on social media or shoot me @javier@igniteperformance.netEpisode Resources:Episode 14 (1st Clip) w/ Rob Grey Episode 25 (2nd Clip)  w/ Cal Jones Episode 24 (3rd Clip) w/ Shawn Myszka Episode 22 (4th clip)  w/ Philip O'CallaghanCredits: Song- "Starstruck" by Freebeats.io Let's Chat!Twitter: @thecoachjavIG: @thecoachjav

This week I am delighted to have joining me from Wales, Judo Coach Cal JonesCal like most of my guests is someone I stalk on twitter where he posts some great work and can be found at @CalJonesJudo I am amazed at how open the community of coaches are and how willing they are to share their time with me and to those who have been on in the past I do really appreciate it. At the start of the session Cal refers to "EcoD" which is ecological dynamics and "IP" is information processing just incase these are new terms for you.Thank you to everyone who supports the podcast I really appreciate this and do feel truly grateful to be able to do this. Enjoy the chatSend us a textSupport the showhttps://talkingperformancepod.com/

Cal Jones, a Judo expert, discusses using constraints-led approach in martial arts, task simplification, and safe warmups. He reveals not teaching breakfalls, importance of constraints, and dynamic game-like warmups. Also touches on memory in Ecological Dynamics theory.