The guests on this episode are Damian Farrow, Alex Lascu, Derek Panchuk, and Carl Woods. They discuss the shift from coach as instructor to coach designer, the challenges of 'hands-off' coaching, the importance of understanding skill acquisition theory, and the need for a consistent purpose across different coaching disciplines.

Professor Damian Farrow discusses optimizing practice design, individualizing variability, balancing diversification in sports, the value of video training, emerging technologies, and ongoing research projects in skill acquisition and talent tracking.