What Dr Suess can teach us about developing creative players - A conversation with Dan Peterson &amp

Dan Peterson and Len Zaichowsky PhD have written a great book called 'The Playmaker's Advantage' that is full of practical information backed up by scientific research to help coach to create environments that will foster the creative abilities of young athletes.

Dan has a background in the technology industry but he is a passionate sports parent and has worked really hard with Len to make the science accessible and usable for coaches and parents alike. I think you will agree that they have done a great job!!

In this conversation we discuss the key elements that go into the development of learning environments that foster creativity and what coaches can do to engineer these environments.

It is a great conversation that only scratches the surface of the contents of the book.

The book is available to order at the link below.

http://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Playmakers-Advantage/Leonard-Zaichkowsky/9781501181863

Developing coaches from Stamford to Santiago - A conversation with Juan Gonzalez-Mendia

Juan Gonzalez Mendia from www.sudamericacoaching.com is a coach and coach developer that is working to bring non linear approaches to South America.

He works with schools, clubs, provincial associations and national governing bodies to help them to embrace player centred development philosophies and approaches.

In this episode we explore...

• The issues that people have with embracing non linear approaches

• How to help a boss or leader to recognise that they need external support to improve their teams coaching

• The challenges that he faces in developing coaches that are resistant to change (we have a little but of fun role playing this)

It is a fascinating conversation and a great insight as to how the ecological approach is spreading across the globe.

Enjoy

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Why the Constraints Led Approach is not an 'all you can eat buffet' - Rob Gray in conversati

At the Talent Equation we like to innovate and try new things. In keeping with this spirit of innovation this week's episode is a bit of an experiment.

Rob Gray from www.perceptionaction.com and The Perception Action Podcast stopped by for a chat and was game enough to allow me to include a live (virtual) studio audience in the shape of members of my private mastermind group 'The Conclave'.

This is a great (and long overdue) conversation where Rob talks with me and also takes questions from members of the group.

In the episode we cover:

• Some of Rob's latest research into the relative effectiveness of different learning approaches in coaching.

• Why the Constraints Led Approach is not like an 'all you can eat' buffet.

• Some of the challenges of researching in this area brought on by limitations in experimental approaches

• His call for more coaches to share their 'field notes' of the 'experiments' that they are conducting.

• Rob's thoughts on some of the real world problems that coaches are facing.

It's a fascinating discussion and I am glad that the experiment pretty much worked out.

I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

All the best and remember #ditchthosedrills ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you would like to join the Conclave then there are some spots still available. Go to www.thetalentequation.co.uk and click on the 'Become a Patron' button at the top of the page.