Early Constraints-Led Practice

Stuart Armstrong describes how he unknowingly used a constraints-led approach in his childhood cricket practice.
To keep his younger brother engaged in bowling to him, he'd make it more challenging by adding pound coins on the wickets, reducing the distance.
He used constraints by shrinking the bat size (equipment), using his brother (people), and adjusting the targets (environment).
This fostered his own skill development despite not having formal knowledge of constraints or skill acquisition.

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