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Welcome to today’s episode! My guest today is Brian Gilliam

Brian works in hockey and has been working in player development for 39 years. He's the owner of Brian Gillum Hockey, which specializes in player and coach development. He is a Hockey Canada skills coach, coach development coordinator with Hockey Eastern Ontario and a Hockey Canada coach developer.

n addition to that, Brian was a presenter at the most recent Sports Women's Skill Conference which is available for purchase. I really enjoyed his presentation here. I like how he had a framework for some of these concepts which can be a little complicated in ecological dynamics and applied it in a very actionable way.

So after hearing that and learning a little bit more about him, I knew I wanted to have him on the show in this conversation. As all of our conversations on this podcast, it's wide ranging, but we dive into some skill acquisition topics in hockey, some of the infrastructure that has been traditional in hockey, and what Brian is doing to change that.

Really enjoyed this conversation with Brian. Even if you don't coach hockey or work with hockey athletes, this is something that you're going to want to definitely listen to before we get to the episode.

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 Episode Resources:

• Brian on X – @briangillam66
• Brian on IG – @brianhockey66
• Brian Website: www.briangillamhockey.com
• The Coaches Site – www.thecoachessite.com

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On this episode I'm joined by Dr. Rob Gray!

Rob is a multi-time guest on this podcast and is always a fan favorite.  He is truly a giant in the movement community and one of the most knowledgable people around.

In this convo, we discuss his latest book Learning to Be an Ecological Coach and what readers can expect to get out of it. 

He also answers several  your questions from social media, including:

• What's the role of memory in EcoD?
• Explain the myth of "muscle memory"

and of course, much much more!..I always enjoy convos with Rob and I'm certain you will too! 

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Episode Resources:

• Rob's new book 
• Emergence Black Friday Sale
• Rob on X
• Rob on IG

Rob's Episodes mentioned in the episode 

• Episode on Memory in EcoD
• Episode on Muscle Memory in EcoD

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Welcome to today's episode!

Today we are kicking off a brand new segment called, "6 minutes of skill" where we dive into a skill related topic in under 6 minutes. These are meant to be very practically driven 

This constraint serves 2 purposes:  To challenge me to be concise yet descriptive in my language, and to give you (the listener) a quick and actionable episode.

Today we are going address "Why we don't do drill" ...stay tuned and find out why 

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Episode Resources:

• Emergence Website 
• The Movement Academy: Intro 

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On this episode, I'll and we answer your skill acquisition questions!

We asked you  on social media  to post any burning questions you had and you delivered!  Today, we answer those questions.  Some of the topics we covered include:

• Affordances - Can 2 athletes need unique solutions to solve the same problem?
• What about the phrase "let the environment speak first" - How can we use this framework?
• Stealing a pass in basketball -  What to look for?  How to anticipate?

A HUGE thank you to everyone who participated! We really enjoy the interaction, and are always looking to create content that helps your craft!

If you like today's episode, leave a review here....If you want to reach me directly, contact me on social media or shoot me @[email protected].

Episode Resources:

• Emergence Website 
• My episode w/ Andrew Wilson
• Skill Acquisition Specialist Paper 

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Welcome to today's show!

On this episode, we announce our Movement & Skill Acquisition Award Winner! 

This is something, we started last year, where we get to honor the best and brightest on the skill acquisition community.  We have categories:  Lifetime achievement award,  practitioner of the year award, and researcher of the year award.   Last year Kieth Davids, Alex Sarama, and Rob Gray won the awards respectively. 

This year Shawn and Tyler got the privilege of honoring the 2024 award winner!

If you like today's episode, leave a review here....If you want to reach me directly, contact me on social media or shoot me @[email protected].

Episode Resources:

• Emergence Website 
• Duarte on X 
• Fabian on X
• Carl on X 
• Skill Acquisition Specialist Paper 

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Welcome to today's episode!...My guest today is Stuart Armstrong!

Stu is speaker, coach developer, and host of of our favorite podcast, the talent equation Stu has worked as a head of coaching for sport England and , the player development manager for rugby football union and is one of the top experts on skill acquisition.

As you could expect with Stu and I, today’s conversation is emergent and wide ranging. We discussed everything from Stu's coaching journey, which is so great to hear considering the impact he’s had on my coaching journey in the journey of so many others.

We also discuss coach education and coaching belief systems, which is a topic that is under discussed highly important to our field. We also go down the rabbit hole of ethics in coaching. Which was also very interesting.

I should also mention that what Stu will be presenting at the upcoming Sport Movement Skill Conference going down on October 4 and 5th. We give you a quick sneak peek during the episode about what he will be discussing. Stu is an absolute killer represent and worth the price of admission himself. You do not want to miss it!

If you want to learn more about this year's conference, check out this podcast episode!

If you like today's episode, leave a review here....If you want to reach me directly, contact me on social media or shoot me @[email protected].

Episode Resources:

• Stu on Twitter 
• The Talent Equation Podcast 
• Conference Link 
• Emergence Website 

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On this episode, my guest is Shawn Myszca! Shawn has appeared on this podcast a number of  times and I’ll there will be a link to some of his previous appearances so you can catch up with his work!

In my humble opinion, this episode tops all of Shawn’s other appearances! Today, we dive into a recap of Shawn’s work with his NFL athletes. Shawn has been an innovator of using an ecological dynamics framework in American football as partnered with NFL athletes for 16 seasons.

We discuss the theme that is players created this off-season, how Shawn scales complexity in his learning environments, and so much more!

One quick note before we get started, you may have seen on social media that we at Emergence have announced the dates for the 2024 Sport Movement Skill Conference. This is a hybrid online and in person event and is my favorite event of the year. You have the option of attending for the lectures, the in person coaching or both. It’s completely up to you

If you want to learn more about this year's conference, check out this podcast episode!

If you like today's episode, leave a review here....If you want to reach me directly, contact me on social media or shoot me @[email protected].

Episode Resources

• Conference Link 
• Shawn's paper on "The Role of Skill Acquisition Specialists in Sport"
• Emergence Website 
• Shawn's twitter 
• Episode 68 w/ Shawn 
• Episode 61 w/ Shawn

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Welcome to today's show!..Today, I'm joined by Shawn Myszka!

Shawn is the founder of the Sport Movement Skill Conference, which is very relevant for today's topic.  Today we are previewing the 2024 SMSC and telling you why  we are so excited about this year's theme "Show you work"!

Mark you calendar for October 4th and 5th and get your tickets here!

If you like today's episode, leave a review here....If you want to reach me directly, contact me on social media or shoot me @[email protected]

• Conference Link 
• Emergence Website 
• Shawn's twitter 

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Today we are going to be taking a deep dive into the importance of the athlete environment relationship and why it's so important in training!

In order to do this, we will be revisiting some clips from some of the best clips from previous podcast guests. Today, you will hear clips from the following:

• Dr. Carl Woods 
• Dr. Rob Gray
• Scott Sievwright 

In addition to their wisdom, Coach Jav will be adding some commentary to the set the tone. Enjoy the epsiode!

One quick note before we get started, you may have seen on social media that we at Emergence have announced the dates for the 2024 Sport Movement Skill Conference. This is a hybrid online and in person event and is my favorite event of the year. You have the option of attending for the lectures, the in person coaching or both. It’s completely up to you

Right now, we are offering our early bird pricing so I would highly suggest you mark tour calendar for October 4th and 5th and take advantage of this sale!

If you like today's episode, leave a review here....If you want to reach me directly, contact me on social media or shoot me @[email protected]

Episode Resources

• Ep-58 w/ Carl Woods
• Ep -46 w/ Rob Gray
• Ep- 40 w/ Scott Sievewright

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On this week's episode, Coach Jav is joined again by Yuji Suzuki!  Yuji joined us during our last episode and in this one, they dive into the topic of deceleration training!

The skill of deceleration is an important one for athletes, but it is traditionally trained in a very decontextualized way.  Which is devoid of many of the elements that help skills transfer to the game.

This episode dives into how coaches can train deceleration, in a more contextual way, which can lead to greater transfer to sport.

One quick note before we get started, you may have seen on social media that we at Emergence have announced the dates for the 2024 Sport Movement Skill Conference. This is a hybrid online and in person event and is my favorite event of the year. You have the option of attending for the lectures, the in person coaching or both. 

Right now, we are offering our early bird pricing so I would highly suggest you mark tour calendar for October 4th and 5th and take advantage of this sale!

If you like today's episode, leave a review here....If you want to reach me directly, contact me on social media or shoot me @[email protected]

Episode Resources

• Yuji's Instagram 
• Yuji on X 
• Episode 82 with Yuji 
• 2024 SMSC 

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