My guest this week is Dr. Edward Coughlan, skills acquisition specialist.
"As a Skill Acquisition Specialist I empower athletes across all sporting dsiciplines to perform their best in competition. Ineffective practice is why most athletes fall short of peak performance. Practice MUST transfer and Skill Acquisition is the route to achieving that. Skill Acquisition is the perfect blend of Coaching Science, Sport Science and Sport Psychology. All three domains are in constant flow during a session as I connect with an athlete to unlock their potential."
In this episode we discuss:
1.Spatial awareness & decisions making, are these traits inherent or can they be significantly improved through coaching and if so how do we go about this?
2.Simulation in field sports: Is the common practice of drills and simulated games the most effective way of improving skills performance in games such as GAA, soccer etc.
3.How important is deliberate practice in skill acquisition? Why the 10,000 hour rule is invalid?
4.How vision training can improve performance and what is the Mi-Sight programme?
5.Why skills testing is just as important than fitness testing.
Dr. Coughlans website: http://dredwardcoughlan.com