Finding the Edge

By Garrett Boyum and Kyle DupicSports Baseball

Finding the Edge episodes

December 22, 2023 Developing Pitchers from an Ecological Perspective with Tanner Pruett
In this episode, we have on Tanner Pruett discusses his coaching journey and how it has evolved over time. Tanner played baseball at Modesto Junior College in CA and Crown College in MN. He began his coaching career at Starters Sports Training and went on to coach at St Cloud State University, Tread Athletics and is currently a pitching instructor at Mash Baseball and a volunteer pitching coach at North Central University.
In this episode we discuss the importance of allowing athletes to
explore and find their own movement solutions, rather than focusing on perfect mechanics. Tanner also discusses how his coaching approach aligns with ecological dynamics and the Constraint Led Approach. He highlights the value of incorporating real game-like situations, such as facing live batters, into training sessions. We discuss how coaches can use biomechanics to guide an athletes search process to find more functional movement solutions. The conversation also explores the balance between exploration and consistency in training, as well as the role of constraints in pitching practice.
Find Tanner on Social Media
Twitter: @TJPruett2310
Instagram: @TJP_training
Intro music by: Muellzy
https://soundcloud.com/muellzymusic
Support Us & Learn More About Ecological Dynamics (links below)
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Ecological Dynamics Resources
Resources from Emergence a movement skill education company dedicated to
helping coaches learn how to apply an ecological approach to
understanding and developing movement skill.
Get 7% off most courses by using code: Edge7
Educational Products: ⁠⁠https://emergentmvmt.com/shop-2/⁠⁠
Social Media
Twitter: ⁠⁠@Emergentmvmt⁠⁠
Instagram: ⁠⁠@Emergentmvmt⁠⁠
Patreon:⁠⁠ https://www.patreon.com/Emergentmvmt⁠⁠
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@gboyum01
@RobertFrey40
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1 hr 49 min
December 13, 2023 Reflecting on the 2023 Sport Movement Skill Conference with Garrett Baker & AJ Ferrara
In this episode, we share our thoughts on the 2023 Sport Movement Skill Conference hosted by Emergence. In our conversation, we explore the importance of discovering the ecosystem of Art and Science, where it lives and breaths within an Ecological Approach. We discuss the need for athletes to be adaptable and resourceful in dynamic sporting contexts. The conversation highlights the role coaches play in creating practice environments that foster exploration and
problem-solving. We discuss the value of facilitating space for athletes to explore in order to find their authentic functional fit within the context of their sport.
Talks we highly recommend you checkout the impetus for this episode the 2023 Sport Movement Skill Conference which can be purchased here with the 7% off code EDGE7
https://emergentmvmt.com/product/sport-movement-skill-conference-2023/
Who do we think you should listen to from SMSC23?
ALL OF THEM!!
But some of our favorites:
Jim Haverstrom
Stuart McMillan
Dr. Alex Lascu
Ben Franks
Dr. Keith Davids
Austin JochumSupport Us & Learn More About Ecological Dynamics (links below)
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Ecological Dynamics Resources
Resources from Emergence a movement skill education company dedicated to helping coaches learn how to apply an ecological approach to understanding and developing movement skill.
Get 7% off most courses by using code: Edge7
Educational Products: ⁠⁠https://emergentmvmt.com/shop-2/⁠⁠
Social Media
Twitter: ⁠⁠@Emergentmvmt⁠⁠
Instagram: ⁠⁠@Emergentmvmt⁠⁠
Patreon:⁠⁠ https://www.patreon.com/Emergentmvmt⁠⁠
Intro music by: Muellzy
https://soundcloud.com/muellzymusic
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1 hr 53 min
December 12, 2023 Cody Bellinger, Luis Arraez, and Expected Stats
This week we talk about Cody Bellinger, Luis Arraez, Expected Stats, and Weighted Runs Above Average.

Intro music by: Muellzy
https://soundcloud.com/muellzymusic

Support Us & learn more about Ecological Dynamics (links below)
⁠
Donate to Finding the Edge:
⁠⁠buymeacoffee.com/ftepod⁠⁠Ecological Dynamics Resources
Resources from Emergence a movement skill education company dedicated to
helping coaches learn how to apply an ecological approach to
understanding and developing movement skill.
Get 7% off most courses by using code: Edge7
Educational Products: ⁠⁠https://emergentmvmt.com/shop-2/⁠⁠
Social Media
Twitter: ⁠⁠@Emergentmvmt⁠⁠
Instagram: ⁠⁠@Emergentmvmt⁠⁠
Patreon:⁠⁠ https://www.patreon.com/Emergentmvmt⁠⁠
Follow Us!
Join our Discord: ⁠⁠bit.ly/3a07z1B⁠⁠
Find us on Twitter:
@gboyum01
@RobertFrey40
@Coachgbaker
Subscribe on Youtube: ⁠⁠bit.ly/34dZ7
1 hr 1 min
November 03, 2023 Coach Like a Farmer: Cultivating Player Development with Chad Longworth and Bill Miller
We have back on Chad Longworth and Bill Miller back on to discuss a twitter post Chad made on Coach like a Farmer.
https://x.com/clongbaseball/status/1686165575007903744?s=20
Check out Chad Longworth's work linked below:
LinkTree: ⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/clongbaseball⁠⁠
Website: ⁠⁠https://chadlongworthonline.com/⁠⁠
Social media:
⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠: ⁠⁠@clongbaseball⁠⁠
⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠: ⁠⁠@clongbaseball⁠⁠
Check out Bill Miller's work links below:
LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/Billmillertraining
Social Media
⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠: @billmills
Instagram⁠⁠: @billmillertraining
Support Us & learn more about Ecological Dynamics (links below)
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Donate to Finding the Edge: ⁠⁠https://buymeacoffee.com/ftepod⁠⁠
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Ecological Dynamics Resources
Resources from Emergence a movement skill education company dedicated to helping coaches learn how to apply an ecological approach to understanding and developing movement skill.
Get 7% off most courses by using code: Edge7
Educational Products: ⁠⁠https://emergentmvmt.com/shop-2/⁠⁠
Social Media
Twitter: ⁠⁠@Emergentmvmt⁠⁠
Instagram: ⁠⁠@Emergentmvmt⁠⁠
Patreon:⁠⁠ https://www.patreon.com/Emergentmvmt⁠⁠
Follow Us!
Join our Discord: ⁠⁠bit.ly/3a07z1B⁠⁠
Find us on Twitter:
@gboyum01
@RobertFrey40
@Coachgbaker
Subscribe on Youtube: ⁠⁠bit.ly/34dZ7
1 hr 18 min
September 21, 2023 Within Failure Lies the Seeds of Future Success: Taking the Fear Out of Failure | With Chad Longworth
We have back on Chad Longworth back on to discuss a blog post he wrote
Winning And Learning: Exploring The Benefits of Growth Through Losing.
https://www.chadlongworth.com/blogs/player-development/winning-and-learning-exploring-the-benefits-of-growth-through-losing
Check out Chad Longworth's work linked below:
LinkTree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/clongbaseball⁠
Website: ⁠https://chadlongworthonline.com/⁠
Social media:
⁠Twitter⁠: ⁠@clongbaseball⁠
⁠Instagram⁠: ⁠@clongbaseball⁠
Support Us & learn more about Ecological Dynamics (links below)
2023 Sport Movement Skill Conference Powered by Emergence is this Friday & Saturday October 6-7 in Minneapolis-St Paul, MN metro area for more info checkout the link below:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sport-movement-skill-conference-2023-tickets-701129325687
Donate to Finding the Edge:
⁠buymeacoffee.com/ftepod⁠Ecological Dynamics Resources
Resources from Emergence a movement skill education company dedicated to helping coaches learn how to apply an ecological approach to understanding and developing movement skill.
Get 7% off most courses by using code: Edge7
Educational Products: ⁠https://emergentmvmt.com/shop-2/⁠
Social Media
Twitter: ⁠@Emergentmvmt⁠
Instagram: ⁠@Emergentmvmt⁠
Patreon:⁠ https://www.patreon.com/Emergentmvmt⁠
Follow Us!
Join our Discord: ⁠bit.ly/3a07z1B⁠
Find us on Twitter:
@gboyum01
@RobertFrey40
@Coachgbaker
Subscribe on Youtube: ⁠bit.ly/34dZ7
1 hr 40 min
February 20, 2023 Prospective Control and Analyzing Data from an Ecological Perspective with Andrew Wilson
In this episode we had on Andrew Wilson Professor at Leeds Beckett University. Major themes discussed were data collection and reporting, prospective control, and taking an Ecological approach to data analytics.

Support Us & learn more about Ecological Dynamics (links below)
Looking for an in-depth interactive introductory course on Ecological Dynamics?
Checkout The Movement Academy Intro course next cohort starting 2/27/23!
Get 7% OFF using the code: EDGE7
https://emergentmvmt.com/product/the-movement-academyintro/

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Skill Development Resources
Resources from Emergence a movement skill education company dedicated to helping coaches learn how to apply an ecological approach to understanding and developing movement skill.
Get 7% off most courses by using code: Edge7
Educational Products: https://emergentmvmt.com/shop-2/
Social Media
Twitter: @Emergentmvmt
Instagram: @Emergentmvmt
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Emergentmvmt
Follow Us!
Join our Discord: bit.ly/3a07z1B
Find us on Twitter:
@gboyum01
@RobertFrey40
@Coachgbaker
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2 hr 19 min
January 10, 2023 Integrating Exploration Back Into On-Field Performance
In this episode, we discuss the importance of being able to integrate our exploration back into getting better on the field. One of the major mistakes that many people make who go all in on exploring to become more athletic often coaches end up programming activities to explore just for the sake of exploration. We don't want them to get good at doing random novel tasks but figure out how to perform more consistently and effectively come game time. Therefore it's imperative that coaches discover how to harness the power of exploration to facilitate skill development. At the end of the day, our goal is to help them to find a more functional fit, meaning more consistent and effective ways of solving any emerging problem they may face come game time. Our goal is to keep the main thing the main thing. Our conversation was facilitated by another Vervaeke video this time we use a small clip from Lex Fridman's Podcast (EP 317). Also, Baker who let the Dogs Out on this episode?

Video Clip Links:
https://youtu.be/yImlXr5Tr8g?t=9065

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CjJQ3ECgtdW/

Follow John Vervaeke
https://www.youtube.com/@johnvervaeke
Twitter: @vervaeke_john
Check out his new series called After Socrates:
https://youtu.be/bIJuIN6kUcU

Lex Fridman's Podcast
https://www.youtube.com/@lexfridman

Follow Aaron Kubal, DC
https://www.instagram.com/aaron_kubal/

Support Us & learn more about Ecological Dynamics (links below)
Donate to Finding the Edge:
buymeacoffee.com/ftepod
Skill Development ResourcesResources from Emergence a movement skill education company dedicated to helping coaches learn how to apply an ecological approach to understanding and developing movement skill.
Get 7% off most courses by using code: Edge7
Educational Products: https://emergentmvmt.com/shop-2/
Social Media
Twitter: @Emergentmvmt
Instagram: @Emergentmvmt
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Emergentmvmt
Follow Us!
Join our Discord: bit.ly/3a07z1B
Find us on Twitter:
@gboyum01
@RobertFrey40
@Coachgbaker
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2 hr 41 min
January 02, 2023 Serious Play: Developing Skillful Movers
In this episode, we riff off of a video by Rafe Kelley from Evolve Move Play where Rafe and John Vervaeke are discussing the idea of Serious Play. We explore what it means to be a good coach and how you can utilize play to facilitate engagement, growth, and development. We also interacted with a few other video clips from Inning by Inning and Bruce Lee's movie Enter the Dragon.

Links to things featured in this episode:

Why Serious Play is Transformative! By Rafe Kelley
https://youtu.be/zDnNONr2kdw

Rafe Kelley's website:
https://www.evolvemoveplay.com/

Bruce Lee Enter the Dragon Philosophy
https://youtu.be/hhvBTy28VJM

Support Us & learn more about Ecological Dynamics (links below)
Donate to Finding the Edge:
buymeacoffee.com/ftepod
Skill Development Resources
Resources from Emergence a movement skill education company dedicated to helping coaches learn how to apply an ecological approach to understanding and developing movement skill.
Get 7% off most courses by using code: Edge7
Educational Products: https://emergentmvmt.com/shop-2/
Social Media
Twitter: @Emergentmvmt
Instagram: @Emergentmvmt
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Emergentmvmt

Follow Us!
Join our Discord: bit.ly/3a07z1B
Find us on Twitter:
@gboyum01
@RobertFrey40
@Coachgbaker
Subscribe on Youtube: bit.ly/34dZ7MQ

2 hr 43 min
November 17, 2022 Goodhart's Law: Avoiding the Pitfalls of Analytics
Goodhart's law is an important concept for coaches and analysts to keep in mind to maintain an edge when technology, data, and analytics are so pervasive in today's game. Simply following the current trends in the tech and data space may lead coaches, players, and organizations to misuse their analytics departments resulting in players underperforming on the field given the underlying data analysis. In this episode, we discuss the limitations we currently see with chasing metrics and how using an ecological approach can allow you to better harness analytics for your player development and on-field performance.
Link to a good article on Goodhart's law with regard to sports science.
https://www.globalperformanceinsights.com/post/why-every-practitioner-needs-to-know-goodhart-s-law

Support Us & learn more about Ecological Dynamics (links below)
Resources from Emergence a movement skill education company dedicated to helping coaches learn how to apply an ecological approach to understanding and developing movement skill.
Get 7% off most courses by using code: Edge7
Educational Products: https://emergentmvmt.com/shop-2/
Social Media
Twitter: @Emergentmvmt
Instagram: @Emergentmvmt
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Emergentmvmt

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Robert's Patreon: https://bit.ly/3OcBadU

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2 hr 23 min
October 31, 2022 How Visual Conditions Shape our Hitting Ability with Chad Longworth
This week we have Chad Longworth back on the podcast. Chad is a self-professed curiosity junkie, it is what defines him and his journey. As a coach, he believes that his playing career is completely irrelevant to helping players with their journey, other than his ability to relate as he's been there and knows how it feels. Chad is a facility owner and player development coach in Virginia.

In this episode, we discuss some of the principles which we think underpin hitting, how different constraints affect our vision and subsequent movement behavior, ecological dynamics, bunting, and more.
Previous FTE episode featuring Chad: https://spoti.fi/3sBHxxE

Check out Chad Longworth's work linked below:
LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/clongbaseball
Website: https://chadlongworthonline.com/
Social media:
Twitter: @clongbaseball
Instagram: @clongbaseball

Support Us & learn more about Ecological Dynamics (links below)

Donate to Finding the Edge:
buymeacoffee.com/ftepod

Ecological Dynamics Resources
Resources from Emergence a movement skill education company dedicated to helping coaches learn how to apply an ecological approach to understanding and developing movement skill.
Get 7% off most courses by using code: Edge7
Educational Products: https://emergentmvmt.com/shop-2/
Social Media
Twitter: @Emergentmvmt
Instagram: @Emergentmvmt
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Emergentmvmt
Follow Us!
Join our Discord: bit.ly/3a07z1B
Find us on Twitter:
@gboyum01
@RobertFrey40
@Coachgbaker
Subscribe on Youtube: bit.ly/34dZ7MQ

2 hr 42 min

About Finding the Edge

From the publisher's feed

Finding the Edge: Exploring Skill Acquisition and Analytics for Player Development. We are a group of guys who are passionate about baseball and player development. Join us as we explore how motor learning, skill acquisition, and data analytic theories can be applied to improving game-day performance.