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The Adaptable Athlete Podcast — 130 episodes
Why Your Fastest Athlete Isn't Always Your Best Problem Solver
Three Experts on What Really Defines Skill
The Problem With Coaching Pretty | Molly Binetti
Everything But the Thing: Boxing's Skill Acquisition Problem | Adam Haniver
SMSC 2026 Recap: Debates, Awards, and the Challenge Point
Why the Best Fighters Are Problem Solvers | Andy Grahn
How Myles Garrett Solves Problems No One Else Can | Shawn Myszka
Why Most Players Never Develop Elite Shooting | NBA Shooting Coach Dave Love
Ask Emergence: What Is Skill, Really?
Why Practice Doesn’t Always Show Up in Matches | Steve Whelen
What Happens When Coaching Philosophies Collide? | SMSC 2026 Preview
3 Mistakes I Made Applying Ecological Dynamics
What Most Coaches Get Wrong About Agility
The Advanced Ecological Approach w/ Rob Gray
The Mindset Behind Modern Jiu-Jitsu with Greg Souders & Deandre Corbe
Skill Adaptation > Skill Acquisition
Why Athletes Don’t "Acquire" Skill—They Adapt it w/ Duarte Araújo
What Is Metastability? Making Theory Practical w/ Alan Dunton
Why Exploration Beats Perfection: 25 years of Coaching Fighters w/ Adam Singer
Practice That Transfers: From Problem Solving to Game Day w/ Shawn Myszka
Breaking Free from Perfect Mechanics w/ Garrett Baker
6 Minutes of Skill: How Does the Weight Room Fit within an Ecological Approach?
Talent is Not Linear: Rethinking Player Development in Soccer w/ Justin Ferguson
Speed, Skill, and Solving Problems: A Preview of My Altis Speed Summit Session w/ Stu McMillan
SMSC 25' Speaker Spotlight: Michael Zweifel
SMSC 25' Speaker Spotlight: Scott Sievewright
SMSC 25' Speaker Spotlight : Garrett Baker
SMSC 25' Speaker Spotlight: Dr. Rob Gray
Why This Year’s SMSC Is Going to Change the Game
From IndyCar to the NCAA: Coaching High Performance Across Sports w/ Sean Smith
6 Minutes of Skill: Finding Your Challenge Point
Coaching Hockey IQ w/ Jim Haverstrom
The Power of Unstructured Learning in Coaching and Sport w/ Marianne Davies
Analyzing the Transcendent Movement Skill of Lamar Jackson w/ Shawn Myszka
Unlocking Potential Through Creativity and Donor Sports w/ Brian Neff
6 Minutes of Skill: What Information is Present in Your Training Environment?
Challenging Tradition: The Case for Modernizing Hockey Coaching w/ Brian Gillam
Learning To Be An Ecological Coach w/ Rob Gray
6 Minutes of Skill: Why We Don't Do Drills
Ask Emergence Q&A # 3
2024 Movement & Skill Acquisition Awards
Reconceptualizing Talent Development & Challenging Coaching Traditions and w/ Stuart Armstrong
NFL Offseason Training Review w/ Shawn Myszka
2024 Sport Movement Skill Conference Preview
The Importance of the Athlete-Environment Relationship
How to Make Deceleration Training Transfer to the Game
How Can We Make Musculoskeletal Rehab More "Alive"? w/ Yuji Suzuki
3 EcoD Practice Design Principles Every Coach Should Know
Exploring The Athletic Skills Model w/ Martina Navarro
The Ecological Dynamics of Soccer w/ Ben Franks
"The 1st Day of Practice we Play" with Jason Watson
" Provide Your Athletes with a License to Explore" w/ Tom Parry
Transforming Basketball w/ Alex Sarama
Ask Emergence Q&A #2
Putting The Tools In The Athlete's Hands w/ Nick Smallridge
A Masterclass On Affordances w/ Andrew Wilson
Reconnect to Your Inner Athlete w/ Rafe Kelly
No Two Jumps Are The Same: An Ecological Approach to Jump Training w/ Chris McCosker
Ask Emergence Q&A - Answering Your 2024 Coaching Questions
Exploring Movement Boundaries w/ Yuji Suzuki
Embracing Complexity in Coaching with Stu McMillan and Shawn Myszka
Take The Red Pill: Ditch The Matrix and The Coaching Dogmas w/ Austin Jochum
3 Ways to Guide an Athlete's Search
Problem Solving In The Weight Room w/ Rob Nelson
Creating Basketball Environments That Get Game Day Results w/ Drew Dunlop and Jacob Grossman
Reconceptualizing The Role of a Sports Performance Coach w/ Tyler Yearby
A Modern Approach to Martial Arts w/ Josh Peacock
Reconceptualizing Sport Movement as a Problem Solving Activity w/ Shawn Myszka
3 Ways to Make Your Practice More Ecological
Principles of Play & Periodizing Practice w/ Gareth Flitcroft
The Embeddediness of Expertise and Wayfinding Through Life w/ Carl Woods
The Power of Play w/ Will Roberts and Ben Franks
Facilitating Learning & Breaking Cultural Norms in Soccer w/ Julian Khalili
How Injuries Can Affect Affordance Perception w/ Rich White
How "Real" Does Training Need to Be? w/ Dr. Alex Lascu
🚨 BIG Podcast Announcement!!
Being Water: Applying Bruce Lee's Ideas to Modern Coaching Methods w/ Shawn Myszka and Tyler Yearby
Redefining Physical Therapy Through Ecological Dynamics w/ Martijn Lips and Paul Nelson
Rethinking Tactical Athlete Training & Return to Work Protocols w/ Brian Willis
50th Episode Special : Greatest Coaching Investments
Should Skill Acquisition Really Be Called Skill Adaptation?
From MJ to Kobe: What's Your Motivational Superpower? w/ Dave Laughlin
The Evolved Coach w/ Austin Einhorn
Learning To Optimize Movement w/ Rob Gray
Going All In : Making The Switch to Ecological Dynamics w/ John Mayer
Keeping Your Athletes Hungry & Embracing Competition w/ John Mayer
Embracing Doubt & Ditching Jiu Jitsu "Moves" w/ Greg Souders
3 Reasons to Reduce Task Complexity
Shifting Culture and Valuing Exploration in Practice w/ Kasey Crider
"We Spar On Day One" : Learning How to Fight in a Representative Environment w/ Scott Sievewright
The Truth About Supplements w/ Korey Van Wyk
The Origins of the Sport Movement Skill Conference w/ Shawn Myszka
Changing How We Define Skill
Movement Deep Dive: Canelo Alvarez
Designing Practice For Creativity & Promoting Antifragility w/ Paula Silva
Turning Coaching Failures Into Success
Basketball Skill Acquisition Roundtable w/ Alex Sarama and Adam Omiecinski
Visual Gaze Strategies in Elite Soccer Players w/ Ben Franks
Treating Pain Through Problem Solving w/ Leanne Rath
3 More Common Misconceptions About Ecological Dynamics
Unleash Athletic Potential Through Barefoot Training w/ Dr. Emily Splichal
The Other Side of the Mic: My Thoughts on the "Gaps" in the Return to Play Process w/ Rich White
3 Common Misconceptions About Ecological Dynamics
The Impact of Sociocultural Constraints on Coaching and Communication w/ JD Howell
The Power of Representative Learning Design in Martial Arts w/ Cal Jones
Applying An Ecological Approach to Practice Design in American Football w/ Tyler Yearby and Shawn Myszka
The Journey From D3 Football to the NFL w/ Nicholas Morrow
Utilizing Practice Variability to Enhance Performance w/ Philip O'Callaghan
Creating Better Decision Makers in American Football w/ Tommy Flanagan
What is Specifying Information?
Pitching Beyond The Metrics w/ Garrett Baker
The Power of Blood Flow Restriction Training w/ Ben Kelto
An Ecological Approach to Volleyball Practice Design w/ Mike Gee
The Truth About Creatine w/ Korey Van Wyk
Training The Human Movement System w/ Zach Elder
The Movement Revolution w/ Rob Gray
How to Become an Elite DB in American Football w/ Preston Hale
Basketball Skill Acquisition and Development w/ Adam Omiecinski
Debunking The Biggest Jump Training Myths
Matt Caraccio: Reframing Player Evaluation in American Football
Kevin Longoria - "Train Smarter to Train Harder": Optimizing Athletic Performance Through Recovery
Michael Zwiefel on Creating Adaptability & Ownership During the Warmup
Dr. Kelly Romero on The Importance of Gut Health and Micronutrients for Athletes
My ACL Journey & Exploring an Ecological Approach to Return to Play Programs
Steph Allen on Redefining ACL Rehab
Kasey Crider on Creating an Environment for Learning in Volleyball
Dr. Steph Mundt: RED-S and Bone Stress Injuries
CJ Appenzeller: Living Out Your Superpower and Common Baseball Training Mistakes
Tyler Yearby and Rich White: Re-thinking Sport Movement
What is the Athlete Blueprint?