The Grey Zone

Motor Learning and Genetics


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Easter Special! Timestamps:

2:37: Genetics and responsiveness to training

  • The David Epstein book The Sports Gene
  • How does this affect the way we coach?


23:26: The Steve Smith model of technical development

  • Is it bad if all your players look the same?
  • Is there value in your players feeling that everyone is doing the same thing, that we're all in this together?


35:35: Coaching through feelings

  • Is it useful?
  • Zack's pet peeve
  • Using the athlete's own words


44:29: Kyle Edmund and life after tennis

  • How tough the sport is
  • Our responsibility to set them up for after tennis
  • How do we prepare them?
  • The srilankan fisherman


55:40: Bonus: The UBC Masters of High Performance Coaching

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The Grey ZoneBy Zack Ohlin & Alastair Millar