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Did a 3 word slogan destroy sport for a generation of young people?
A number of years ago, a famous scientist who made massive contributions to the world of expertise science and skill acquisition passed...
Stuart Armstrong
Apr 27
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"Drillers are Killers" (they just don't realise that they are killing themselves!)
I'm really pleased to have had this conversation because it's one of those times where you stumble across somebody who has really great...
Stuart Armstrong
Apr 19
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What is your learning and development ‘Prosecco moment’?
I travelled down to London a few weeks ago to do some professional development with Nick Shackleton-Jones. For those who don't know,...
Stuart Armstrong
Mar 31
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Finding ‘talent that whispers’ - ‘The Talent I(D)ceberg’
I was involved in a talent assessment session last night. This was part of an elongated talent identification process—really well-run...
Stuart Armstrong
Mar 15
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The Eighth Waste
During my early morning dog walk, with Flo wearing her flashing collar in the darkness, I found myself reflecting on some recent...
Stuart Armstrong
Feb 9
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Why do you coach the way that you coach?
Adapted and inspired by EIS 'Curriculum Project' I must have asked this question to more than 10,000 coaches in my career. To me it is...
Stuart Armstrong
Jan 28
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Will sport embrace AI?
This LinkedIn post from a good friend and colleague, Ollie Bell , tells the story of him booking a table at a local pub over the phone...
Stuart Armstrong
Jan 7
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Should ex athletes be able to short cut coach education?
It is a sporting story as old as time...the legend of the game that gets a job as head coach in a prestigious elite role... or the ex...
Stuart Armstrong
Jan 2
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The Academic Grinch
“The Grinch hated Christmas! The whole Christmas season! Now, please don’t ask why. No one quite knows the reason.” That is one of the...
Stuart Armstrong
Dec 23, 2024
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Coaching Poker
This isn't just about methods - it's about the theories that make the most sense to us and using them to enable us to have a clear rationale
Stuart Armstrong
Dec 20, 2024
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The power of the guide by the side…
This LinkedIn post from Joe Fredericks from PCA really connected with me… It spoke to so many aspects of how I think about how people...
Stuart Armstrong
Dec 15, 2024
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Escaping the ‘battery farm of learning’
This post from Nick Shackleton-Jones on Linked In connected with a few thoughts that emerged from the UK Coaching Summit event yesterday...
Stuart Armstrong
Dec 12, 2024
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