Episode 232: Nick Winkelman - The Language of Coaching

This episode guest is Nick Winkelman. Nick is head of athletic performance and science for the Irish Rugby Football Union.  Nick was formerly the director of education for EXOS, and oversaw the speed and assessment component of their combine development program.  Nick is an internationally recognized speaker, and has his Ph.D with a focus on motor learning and sprinting.  Nick also has an anticipated upcoming book called “The Language of Coaching” where he goes in detail on his learnings and methods on the impact that communication has on an athlete’s ability to learn and perform movements. On this episode we discuss: How Nick is getting through Co-vid We talk about the genesis of his book "The language of Coaching" I ask Nick how did get a passion to study motor learning and skill acquisition We discuss internal vs external cues and when to use either The layout of his book   This was an outstanding episode and I hope you all enjoy it as much as we did! Stay Strong, RB   Show Notes: Website - www.thelanguageofcoaching.com   Facebook - Nick Winkelman   Twitter - @NickWinkelman Instagram - nickwinkelman   Books Mentioned:   The Language of Coaching: The Art & Science of Teaching Movement Motor Learning and Control: Concepts and Applications  Motor Learning and Performance 6th Edition With Web Study Guide-Loose-Leaf Edition: From Principles to Application Attention and Motor Skill Learning    Research Mentioned: Wulf, G., Höß, M., & Prinz, W. (1998). Instructions for motor learning: Differential effects of internal versus external focus of attention. Journal of Motor Behavior, 30, 169-179. Wulf, G., Shea, C.H., & Matschiner, S. (1998). Frequent feedback enhances complex motor skill learning. Journal of Motor Behavior, 30, 180-192. Wulf, G., Shea, C.H., & Whitacre, C.A. (1998). Physical guidance benefits in learning a complex motor skill. Journal of Motor Behavior, 30, 367-380. Differential effects of attentional focus strategies during long-term resistance training   Theoretical and practical applications for functional hypertrophy: development of an off-season strategy for the intermediate to advanced athlete Podcast's Mentioned: Complete Sports Performance Podcast - Episode 23: How to Coach Through Language and Proper Understanding of the Learner (With Nick Winkelman) CSP Elite Baseball Development Podcast: Enhancing Coach-Athlete Communication with Nick Winkelman Strength Coach Podcast- Episode 281- Nick Winkelman and The Language of Coaching   People and Resources Mentioned: EXOS Lee Taft Eric Cessey Guido Van Ryssegem Luke Richesson Darryl Eto Joe Gomes   Lucas Oil Stadium Golden Tate Gabriele Wulf Jared M. Porter, PhD Stu McGill Gray Cook Anthony Renna Brad Schoenfeld Charles Poliquin Dan Pfaff   Show Sponsors:   Ultimate Performance Online Mentorship To get INSTANT ACCESS to almost 20 hours of World Class online video Strength and Conditioning Information go to upmentorship.com ALTIS ALTIS 360 ALTIS Education   Ultimate Athlete Concepts   Ultimate Athlete Concepts is a multi faceted company, providing the most sophisticated scientific material in sport science. UAC is the worlds leading resource for translated sport preparation educational material.    National Sports Performance Association   Certified Program Design Specialist Certified Speed and Agility Coach Cerfitied Weightlifting Performance Coach Certified Sports Nutrition Coach   Athletes Acceleration Complete Warm Up Complete Speed Training Complete Speed Games Complete Jumps Training Complete Olympic Lifting Complete Youth Training Complete Guide to Training the Female Athlete Complete Core Complete Sports Conditioning  Complete Sports Nutrition Complete Program Design Sports Camp Empire   Patreon Help support the podcast by becoming a Patreon to the show here - Patreon