After our first conversation, the authenticity of Albert Batalla led me to define him as the “Michael Johnson of motor skills learning, training... and life”. We met again for a second conversation about the advice he would give to his younger self at the start of his journey as a coach and professor. Next, he shares his answer —in Catalan. You can also know it in English in the YouTube video of the episode.

The first episode with Albert Batalla here: ALBERT BATALLA | The art and science of teaching

Notes of the episode

JOAN CORTÉS | The coaching genius

Els pagesos | Josep Pla

Vivir no es tan divertido, y envejecer, un coñazo | Óscar Tusquets

Misguided praise junkies | James Vaughan

Efficient foot motor control by Neymar’s brain | Eiichi Naito & Satoshi Hirose

Peter principle | Wikipedia

Victus: The Fall of Barcelona | Albert Sánchez Piñol

Monty Python's Life of Brian | Terry Jones

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Josep Vicenç Mestre masters the art of communication in environments that, at first glance, seem to have little in common. Next, I try to see, in Catalan, what I can learn to apply to my own context. As always, if you would like the English version, you have the YouTube video of the episode.

Notes of the episode

Jakobson’s functions of language | Wikipedia

Paraules de president. Nació i Estat als discursos de Prat de la Riba, Puig i Cadafalch i Macià | Josep Vicenç Mestre Nogué

Nació i Estat. L'intent d'encaix entre Catalunya i Espanya (1833-1933) | Josep Vicenç Mestre Nogué

Jordi Fernández Introduced as Brooklyn Nets Head Coach | Brooklyn Nets

2024 Commencement Address by Roger Federer at Dartmouth | Darmouth

Famous debate moment: Bush, Sr. checks his watch in 1992 | CBS News

Kennedy vs. Nixon: The first 1960 presidential debate | PBS NewsHour

How to sound smart in your TEDx Talk | Will Stephen | TEDx Talks

Your Body Language May Shape Who You Are | Amy Cuddy | TED

The Art of Worldly Wisdom: A Pocket Oracle | Baltasar Gracián

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The great designer Miguel Milá often said that, during his years of learning, his father would repeat to him: “Be useful and you will be used.” This, I sense, is what Sergi Oliva embodies: someone who took off in Catalonia and landed in the NBA, where he has taken on roles in data analysis, strategy, assistant coach, head coach, and assistant general manager. What follows is my attempt —in Catalan— to figure out his secret. If you want it in English, head over to the YouTube video of the episode.

Notes of the episode

JOAN CORTÉS | The coaching genius

JOAN ALCARAZ | Being and doing of a Methodology Director

16: Digitalització a l’esport d’elit amb Àlex Terés | Indústria I O Tecnologia

Thinking, Fast and Slow | Daniel Kahneman

The Unbearable Slowness of Being: Why do we live at 10 bits/s? | Jieyu Zheng & Markus Meister

La evolución táctica del fútbol | Martí Perarnau

ANDREU ENRICH | Walls and slopes

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On the conception of error.

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The labels “coach”, “researcher”, “professor”, “co-designer”… fall short when it comes to describing Maricarmen Almarcha, who was born in Murcia, graduated in Barcelona, and now living in Australia. Aligned with her authenticity: last year, she published not one, but two (!) disruptive PhDs that challenge the status quo of the education field and the one of health and exercise promotion; two fields not as different as society might think. Now starts the conversation in Spanish. The English version, in the YouTube video of the episode.

Notes of the episode

El Quadern Gris | Josep Pla

RAÚL GIL | Rethinking the assumptions that govern sport, fitness... and the world

PhD Personalització de les recomanacions d’exercici per a la salut. Perspectiva de la Fisiologia de Xarxes | Maricarmen Almarcha Cano

PhD Towards an Embodied and Transdisciplinary Education | Maricarmen Almarcha Cano

Leonardo Da Vinci | Walter Isaacson

The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms | Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind | Yuval Noah Harari

Personalizing the guidelines of exercise prescription for health: Guiding users from dependency to self-efficacy | Maricarmen Almarcha, Joachim Sturmberg & Natàlia Balagué

PAU CASASSA | Idea Barça

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The power of the interaction with what surrounds us.

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Gerard Encuentra is the coach of Hiopos Lleida of the Spanish Endesa League. The saying goes that the “whole” is more than the sum of its “parts”. Gerard Encuentra is the perfect example: season after season, he continues to show that he can make the interaction of the “parts” —his players— come together to form a “whole” —the team—… that few could have imagined. Now, you will hear Gerard’s lessons in Catalan. The English version is available in the YouTube video of the episode.

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Notes of the episode:

Video Final Four Girona | Força Lleida

Video Play-Off ACB | Magna Brush

Victus: The Fall of Barcelona | Albert Sánchez Piñol

Herr Pep | Martí Perarnau

Gerard Encuentra, con MICRÓFONO | ACB

VÉRONIQUE RICHARD | Adapt or die

The Creative Act: A Way of Being | Rick Rubin

Lo esencial: Una guía de diseño para la vida | Miguel Milá

Tor. 13 cases i tres morts | Carles Porta

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The rules state that, in football, there are only two positions: those who can touch the ball with their hands and those who cannot. Training, however, often focuses on the latter, while the former, the goalkeepers, are separated from the group with a coach that some call “trainer” and others “entertainer”. With Lluís, Diego, and Manu, we aim to integrate a player that has continuously been isolated from the team. Here starts the conversation in Spanish. The English version is available on the YouTube video of the episode.

Notes of the episode

JOAN CORTÉS | The coaching genius

My Turn: The Autobiography | Johan Cruyff

Pep Confidential: The Inside Story of Pep Guardiola's First Season at Bayern Munich | Martí Perarnau

A Life Too Short: The Tragedy of Robert Enke | Ronald Reng

ALBERT BATALLA | The art and science of teaching

ÓSCAR CANO | Essential football

Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder | Nassim Nicholas Taleb

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In defense of the intervention of the coach.

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There are coaches who seek empty forms devoid of meaning, and others who pursue functions full of purpose. Some work on “ideal” decontextualized patterns, while others encourage uncertain and adaptive behaviors. Some memorize, store, and implement drills and models mechanistically, while others explore and adapt efficiently to the uniqueness of each context they encounter. The same applies to those in charge of methodology. After all, they are coaches in a different context, with a different label. Joan Alcaraz belongs to the latter group, and he shares how he approaches this as the Methodology Director of RCD Mallorca. Now, the conversation in Spanish. The English version is available on the YouTube video of the episode.

Notes of the episode

Aluminosis organizacional | Xavier Marcet

Radical | Cristopher Zalla

The Ignorant Schoolmaster: Five Lessons in Intellectual Emancipation | Jaques Rancière

Coaching meditations | Andreu Enrich

Dexterity and its development | Nicholai A. Bernstein

Training or Synergizing? Complex Systems Principles Change the Understanding of Sport Processes | Rafel Pol, Natàlia Balagué, Angel Ric, Carlota Torrents, John Kiely & Robert Hristovski

Training or Synergizing? Complex Systems Principles Change the Understanding of Sport Processes | Rafel Pol, Natàlia Balagué, Angel Ric, Carlota Torrents, John Kiely & Robert Hristovski

ALBERT BATALLA | The art and science of teaching

Todo se puede entrenar | Toni Nadal

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