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We are fortunate to have Phillip O\u2019Callaghan on this episode.\xa0

O'Callaghan is a tennis coach and secondary PE teacher in Cork, Ireland. He has a popular twitter account and Substack newsletter dealing with skill acquisition.

NOTE: There are a couple of minor technical issues involving the audio.

EPISODE TOPICS

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• 1:20 - O\u2019Callaghan\u2019s interest in skill acquisition
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• 3:25 - How frustration led to a better way to train
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• 5:00 - Skill acquisitions impact on other aspects of coaching
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• 6:16 - Defining some skill acquisition terminology - Ecological Dynamics, Non-Linear Pedagogy, Constraints-Led Approach
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• 8:15 - More terminology - Affordances & Scaling
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• 11:30 - Individual development vs. Team development
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• 12:30 - How to use CLA when introducing athletes to a sport
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• 14:50 - Why should you use a defender to train an athlete a new skill
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• 16:45 - The principle of representative learning design
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• 18:30 - Using CLA with advanced athletes
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• 20:25 - The role of decision-making in practice planning
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• 22:15 - The role of the coach in using CLA in development
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• 24:05 - Evolving as a coach using a CLA approach
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• 25:20 - Thinking of constraints as opportunities
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• 27:30 - Giving players freedom to play
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• 28:30 - What coaches can expect from players using a CLA approach
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• 31:45 - Can there be some wrong ways to use the CLA
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• 32:45 - Untraditional ways to success are OK
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• 34:00 - Using the Practice Activity Continuum
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• 36:20 - The process of planning a practice
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• 38:50 - Why players enjoy learning in a CLA environment
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• 42:00 - Why you shouldn\u2019t jump head first into CLA
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