The Adaptable Athlete Podcast

Send us a textFor today’s episode, I’m joined by Cal Jones! (@CalJonesJudo)Cal is a Judo coach from North Wales in the UK and holds both  UKCC level 4 and BJA level 5 coaching certificates.  Cal also also holds a masters degree in advanced coaching practice. His final project focused on representative learning design, and he was fortunate enough to be invited to contribute to the UK coaching Coach Learner Framework, discussing Representative Learning Design Speaking of the topic, that is what much of our conversation centers onI’m a huge fan of combat sports and was excited to talk with someone who’s putting Representative Learning design and ecological principles into practice.I’ve also included some judo videos in the show notes that Cal has sent me including some that use both decontextualized and contextualized training methods to help serve as an extra resource for this episode.I really enjoyed this conversation w/ Cal. I learned a lot about Judo and I think many of these concepts are transferable if you do you don’t work in combat sports...I 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:Cal's Twitter Judo video-  Uchi-komi, (decontextualised, partial technique training)Judo video- Nage-komi (Executing a full throw against an unresistant partner)Judo video-  And, a highlight video of how throws are actually scored in judo contests, in contextCredits: Song- "Starstruck" by Freebeats.io Credits: Song- "Starstruck" by Freebeats.io Let's Chat!Twitter: @thecoachjavIG: @thecoachjav

Send us a textFor todays show I’m joined by Tyler Yearby (@TylerYearby) and Shawn Myszka (@MovementMiyagi)Tyler is the co-director education at Emergence and has appeared on the show before way back in episode 1.Tyler has been been a strength coach and football position coach in multiple stops at the collegiate level.   He now  works as a movement skill acquisition coach for athletes from various levels and is currently pursuing is doctor at eh university of Gloucestershire in the UK.Shawn has been served as a personal performance advisor & movement skill acquisition coach for NFL players since 2008 and up to this point has partnered w/ 5 NFL all pro and 12 pro bowl team members He is also the co director at education at Emergence as well.  and is pursing his doctorate along side Tyler They’ve  recently published  a paper titled “Applying an ecological approach to practice design in American Football” which seeks to shift the paradigm on how practice is designed and athletes are trained in American football This paper really is the first of its kind thats applied ecological dynamics to American football, so I was extremely excited to have them on.Besides the paper, we discuss a myriad of concepts that are useful to both sport coaches and practitioners. I hope you enjoy the conversation! 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:Tyler and Shawn's Paper Shawn Twitter Tyler's TwitterEmergence Website Emergence TwitterEmergence IGCredits: Song- "Starstruck" by Freebeats.io Let's Chat!Twitter: @thecoachjavIG: @thecoachjav

Send us a textFor today’s episode, I’m joined by NFL Linebacker Nicholas Morrow!Nick is in his 6th season in the NFL and in his first season w/ the Chicago Bears after spending the previous 5 w/ the Las Vegas Raiders Nick is known for his versatility on the field and in 2020 was the only player in the NFL to record 3 sacks and 9 passes defensed during the 2020 season.What really is remarkable about Nick is his story or his journey to the league…Nick went to college at Greenville University, which is a Division school and was undrafted after his senior season.To those of you who maybe aren’t familiar w/ football and the NFL, Division 3 football is one fo the lower levels of college football and the chances that someone makes it to the league from a D3 school, let alone has a multi year career are slim to noneIn fact, as of 2021 only 6 players from D3 school were on active rosters…which is only 0.35% of of the athletes in the league!Needless to say Nick has defied some EXTREMELY long odds.In this conversation, w/ nick  we discuss:his Long winding  journey to league nicks mentality when he was unknown and few people believe in him  really get into the real  psyche and daily life of a professional athlete. What traits besides your traditional speed, power, agility actually make a great football player, And of course so much more!Nick trains w/ us at Ignite and over the years I’ve gotten to know what a stand up and down to earth guy he is and this becomes clear during this episode 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.netDon't forget to check out today's sponsor, Xero shoes!...Xero shoes are minimalis shoes that are reasonably priced and actually look GREAT!..They are allow your feet the flexibility and comfort to actually move the way nature intended.  They've been a game changer for me.If you wanna join the revolution,  visit  https://xeroshoes.com/go/athleteblueprint and get yourself a pair!Episode Resources: Ignite Performance Website Chicago Bears Website Credits: Song- "Starstruck" by Freebeats.io Let's Chat!Twitter: @thecoachjavIG: @thecoachjav

Send us a textFor today’s episode, I’m joined by Philip O’Callaghan (@Mr_Tennis_Coach)Phillip is Tennis coach and PE coach from Cork, Ireland...Philip is a graduate of University College in Cork , where he studied  Sports studies ad Physical Education. Phillip is a life long tennis athlete and over the last several years he has been involved in coaching tennis, including coaching the University of Cork Tennis Team.Philip is truly has a passion for coaching, and in fact spends much of his free time reading the latest research in Skill acquisition.  In fact, Phillip has a blog on his website Mrtenniscoach.com where he reads these research papers, and breaks them down into his takeaways ,and some practical applications that I think are useful for all coaches…he really does a great job there.In our conversation, we discuss everything from his blog, who he thinks the Best movers in tennis are, to various topics on skill acquisition!...I hope you enjoy! 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.netBefore we get to the show I just wanted to share quick message from a product I’m very excited about and that's Xero Shoes!Xero shoes are minimalist shoes that are reasonably priced and actually look GREAT!..They are allow your feet the flexibility and comfort to actually move the way nature intended.  They've been a game changer for me.If you wanna join the revolution,  visit  https://xeroshoes.com/go/athleteblueprint and get your self a pair!Episode Resources:Philip's Twitter Philip's  Instagram Philip's BlogCredits: Song- "Starstruck" by Freebeats.io Let's Chat!Twitter: @thecoachjavIG: @thecoachjav

Send us a textFor today’s episode, I’m joined ny Tommy Flanagan! (tommy_flanagan_s2s)Tommy is the owner of Strength to Strength fitness in Broomfield, Colorado.Tommy’s mission at strength to strength:  Transform athletes bodies and minds to they can reach their full potential.In addition to being a performance coach and gym owner Tommy had a standout athletic career including being an all state football player in HS and a college All American in football Tommy does a great job with his athletes…Not only does he want them to be big, strong, and fast….He also wants them to be great decision makers and this is where much of our conversation center on today.We discuss how to make football players better decision makers,Some of the pluses and minuses of 7 on 7 and how it could make it more representative Some of the pitfalls of High School football in the social media eraOf course we discuss so much more!I think it’s important to understand that although many of the situations and examples Tommy and I use are from the sport of American Football…the concepts that we discuss can be applied to anyone who works w/ athletes at the end of the day, great athletes have to be great decision makers  and that’s what this episode is all about!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:Tommy's Twitter Tommy's  Instagram Tommy's email: tommy@s2strength.comStrength 2 Strength WebsiteCredits: Song- "Starstruck" by Freebeats.io Let's Chat!Twitter: @thecoachjavIG: @thecoachjav

Send us a textToday I dive into an important topic in Ecological Dynamics...Specifying information!On a couple episodes this term has been discussed, including the recent episode w/ coach Garrett Baker.Specifying information, is crucial element of representative practice design.   Information helps guide athlete movements and decision making, which is something that is relevant to anyone who works w/ athletes in skill acquisition....I 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:Research Paper Emergence Website Rob Grey WebsiteCredits: Song- "Starstruck" by Freebeats.io Let's Chat!Twitter: @thecoachjavIG: @thecoachjav

Send us a textFor today’s episode, I’m joined by Garrett Baker! (@coachgbaker) Garrett is the Director of Baseball Player development at Inspiration Academy in Bradenton Florida…Think IMG academy but with a focus on baseball on tennis. Prior to that Garrett spent 3 season as the recruiting coordinator, pitching coach and strength coach at American International College.He also spent 1 season as a pitching coach at  and baseball strength and conditioning coach at Westfield State University As a player Garrett was a pitcher and spent 2 years playing independent professional weds baseballAs I’m you sure you can tell so far far by his bio, Garret has a strong background in the player development side of things, especially when it comes to pitching…and thats where much of our conversation we centers today.Pitching is often thought of as this rote, repetitious, repeatable movement train in isolation but Garrett has a different point of view that combines different theories on sport movement and skill acquisition.We get in to all that in today’s episode…This one was an exciting one for me.  Garrett is doing some really exciting things in player development and I think this episode will be super useful for anyone who works w/ baseball players or who is interested in sport movement...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:Garrett's Twitter Garret's  Instagram Garrett's email: coachgbaker@gmail.comInspiration Academy WebsiteCredits: Song- "Starstruck" by Freebeats.io Let's Chat!Twitter: @thecoachjavIG: @thecoachjav

Send us a textFor today’s episode, my guest is Ben Kelto!Ben is a physical therapist, and clinical director of Spooner Physical Therapy in Chandler, AZ Ben is originally from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and has a strong background in athletics. As a former college wrestler, Ben has a unique understanding of what it takes to get an athlete from the table to back out on the field.One of the things I like about Ben  is that he employs a pragmatic approach towards therapy utilizing a wide variety of evidence inventions So he’s not married to one specific single technique.I’ve seen him first hand, utilize methods that are outside of the box but all w/ the aim of helping his patients achieve their goals.In today’s episode, Ben and center much of of our conversation around BFR or blood flow restriction training, which is a technique that becoming increasingly popular in the physical therapy space and even bleeding into the performance space as well.  Traditionally BFR has been used for post op patients but Ben utilizes it in some unique ways, which we discuss We also discuss topics such as:The gaps in return to play protocols Addressing patients from a holistic point of view Therapist to strength coach communication The origins of BFRHow BFR can be implemented Some BFR benefits And of course, so much more!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:Spooner's  Website Ben's Email: b.kelto@spoonerpt.com BFR Research paper 1BFR Research paper 2BFR Research paper 3Credits: Song- "Starstruck" by Freebeats.io Let's Chat!Twitter: @thecoachjavIG: @thecoachjav

Send us a textWelcome to Athlete Blueprint Podcast!...For today's episode, I'm joined by coach Mike Gee (@coachmikegee).Mike  is a volleyball coach and currently serves as Director of Volleyball at North Pacific Juniors VBC, a premier volleyball club based in Oregon and Washington. Prior to that, he coached on the division 1 volleyball level for several yearsIn 2003 he told his mother that he wouldn’t be coaching volleyball for the rest of his life. Today, he’s still at it. These days, Mike Gee spends countless hours a week studying the research literature on skill acquisition in sport, and, unlike traditional coaches, he uses an ecological dynamics approach to coaching volleyball.In addition to being active on social media, under the name coachmikegee ,thats mike gee he also runs a youtube channel under the same name, which I will link to in the show notes.I really enjoyed this conversation w/ Mike.  . As mentioned earlier he takes a non traditional and non linear approach to volleyball coaching, which we get into during the episode. We get into everything from implicit vs explicit instruction in volleyball, to coaching in context, to scaling of information, to some practical applications for volleyball coaches out there.   Essentially We really take a deep dive in to coach during this episode!At Ignite, we work with a lot of volleyball players, so I really enjoyed talking w/ Mike...I hope you guys enjoy!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:Mike's  Twitter Mike's  Instagram Mike's YoutubeMikes email: coachhmikegee@gmail.comNorth Pacific Juniors VBC WebsiteCredits: Song- "Starstruck" by Freebeats.io Let's Chat!Twitter: @thecoachjavIG: @thecoachjav

Send us a textWelcome to the athlete blueprint podcast!For todays episode, I’m joined by Korey Van Wyk (@KoreyVanWyk)Korey  is an educator and sports performance coach who has spent the last decade of his career bridging the gap between science and practice. As a former professor of kinesiology and collegiate strength coach, he spent every day connecting the classroom and the weight room. Now as an acquisitions editor for Human Kinetics, he helps create world-class educational products for trainers and coaches. One unique thing about Korey is the diversity of his career, which spans from  college strength coach at northwest college in Iowa, to working directly w/ Brett Bartholemew’s company The Art of Coaching, to his current position w/ Human KineticsKorey really has his pulse on the industry.  Through this he now provides educational content for coaches.  In essence Korey coaches coaches.Korey recently released a a mini course on creatine. Which is what much of our conversation centers on today…we also discuss:what concepts new coaches tend to struggle with  Creatine and it’s use for adolescent athletesCreatine and it’s effectiveness on sprint performance Creatine and it’s use for female athletesAnd of course we cover so much more!Creatine is a largely misunderstood supplement and I wanted to bring Korey on to set the record straight...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:Korey's  Twitter Korey's Instagram Korey's Website Korey's LinkedInAccess to Creatine Mini Course (PLAE Academy Website) Credits: Song- "Starstruck" by Freebeats.io Let's Chat!Twitter: @thecoachjavIG: @thecoachjav