A BBC article titled “Cracking coaching’s final frontier” focuses on learning in sports. While many coaches pay lip service to their role as a teacher and the hardwood as a classroom, few understand learning. A Belgian soccer coach named Michel Bruyninckx calls his training “brain-centered learning” and approaches his coaching very differently than most coaches. He has developed several of Belgium’s young talents, and his methods have caught the eye of the Belgian Football Association. (more…)
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Differential Learning and Basketball
Saturday, March 26th, 2011Tags: creativity, differential learning, F.C. Barcelona
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Education, Contextual Interference and Competition to Promote Talent Development
Tuesday, February 15th, 2011In an interview, Xavi, the star of the Spanish National Team and F.C. Barcelona, introduces three concepts pivotal to talent development: (1) Education (development) over winning; (2) contextual interference; and (3) competition – dealing with failure. (more…)
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