Looking at research that has evaluated the Constraints-Led Approach (CLA) to coaching. How effective is this approach? What effects do changing constraints actually have on performance? How does the CLA compare to other more traditional coaching methods?

 

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Scaling the Equipment and Play Area in Children's Sport to improve Motor Skill Acquisition: A Systematic Review Switching tools: Perceptual-motor recalibration to weight changes Increasing functional variability in the preparatory phase of the takeoff improves elite springboard diving performance

Effects of Lawn Tennis Association mini tennis as task constraints on children’s match-play characteristics

Manipulating task constraints shapes emergence of herding tendencies in team games performance

How Small-Sided and Conditioned Games Enhance Acquisition of Movement and Decision-Making Skills

Sports teams as complex adaptive systems: manipulating player numbers shapes behaviours during football small‑sided games

The effect of manipulating task constraints on game performance in youth field hockey

 

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