The Adaptable Athlete Podcast

Send us Fan Mail Today we are celebrating episode NUMBER 50 of the podcast! One of my favorite parts of doing this podcast is being able to share the lessons that I learn and the wisdom I've gained from my guests with all of you!   Today, we are going to discuss the lesson of "Greatest Coaching Investments".   I will be sharing the answers to those questions from 4 amazing guests fr...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the Athlete Blueprint Podcast! Sometimes in the world of skill acquisition, the vocabulary can be bit challenging.  Even worse, some of the words are even misunderstood and misused.      For today's episode, we take a closer look at one of those words...Skill acquisition (the irony!).  We why the phrase skill adaptation is a more accurate phrase and how coaches can...

Send us Fan Mail For today’s episode, I’m joined by Dave Laughlin! Dave is the director of assessment and skill acquisition at Courtex performance  Courtex is a mental performance and leadership program that specializes in working with athletes. Dave is in charge of Courtex's assessment and research operations, and provides mental training services to select clients. As a former collegiate at...

Send us Fan Mail For today's episode my guest is Austin Einhorn! ( @apiros.team ) Austin is the head coach and owner of Apiros in Santa Cruz, California!  Austin has had  the privilege of creating a positive change in the lives of countless youth athletes, in addition to many professional athletes from the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, PGA, USTA, professional surfing, and professional volleyball. Austi...

Send us Fan Mail For today's episode, I'm joined by Dr. Rob Gray ( @ShakeyWaits )!! Rob is an associate professor of  human systems engineering at Arizona state University and is the host of the wildly  popular podcast The Perception and Action Podcast .  Rob also appeared on this podcast back in Episode 14! Rob is also an accomplished researcher in the field of movement sciences and Rec...

Send us Fan Mail For today's episode, I'm joined by John Mayer for part 2 of our conversation! In this episode, John discusses the process of him switching to an ecological dynamics approach!...For part 1 of my conversation w/ John , click here. Unlike most people who take a gradual approach, John embraced these concepts rather quickly and implemented them into his program at Loyola Mary...

Send us Fan Mail For today’s episode, my guest is John Mayer! John is the head coach at Loyola Marymount beach volleyball head coach and the co host of the Coach Your Brains Out Podcast.  John has been the head coach for the last 7 years and has taken the program to new heights.  In 2017, they  finished 15-14.   In 2019, they won their 1st conference title  In 2020-2021, they  finished 31-8 and wi...

Send us Fan Mail For today's Episode, my guest is Greg Souders! (@gdsouders) Greg is the owner and coach of Standard Jujitsu in Rockville Maryland. Greg is 3rd degree black belt under Dave Jacobs.  Greg started training jujitsu in February 2004 very quickly fell in love with the art. Initially, Greg was focused on becoming a world champion but his career was cut short due to a serious neck in...

Send us Fan Mail On Today's show, I discuss 3  reasons to reduce task complexity! Today we take a deep dive into a concept that I feel is often misunderstood  in the coaching world. Today, that's concept of reducing task or practice complexity.  There seems to be this thought that practice has to either be a 10/10 and chaotic, or it has to be pre planned and look nothing like the game. ...

Send us Fan Mail On today's episode I'm joined by Kasey Crider!! ( @coachKCvb ) Kasey is a 2 time guest on the podcast , appearing way back in Episode 4! ...Since then, Kasey is now in his 1st year as the head coach of UMBC Women's Volleyball , a DI program in Baltimore, Maryland. I thought this would be a unique opportunity to talk w/ Kasey, as he is in the middle of implementing h...

Send us Fan Mail For today's episode, I'm joined by Scott Sievewright! (@mke_mma) Scott is the owner of Primal MMA & Fitness in Milwaukee Wisconsin and is also the host of the Primal MMA Coaching Podcast where he dives into various topics regarding combat sports and skill acquisition At Primal, their philosophy states: "Our clear vision is to create an exceptional learning envir...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the athlete blueprint podcast!....For todays episode, I’m joined by Korey Van Wyk   ( @KoreyVanWyk )  Korey Van Wyk is an educator and sports performance coach who has spent the last decade of his career bridging the gap between science and practice.  As a former professor of kinesiology and collegiate strength coach, he spent every day connecting the classroom and the...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the Athlete Blueprint Podcast!!...For today's episode, I'm joined by Shawn Myszka! Shawn  is the co director of education over at Emergence. Shawn  is also a personal Performance Advisor and Movement Skill Acquisition coach for NFL players and has been doing so since 2008. During that time and up to this point, he has partnered with five NFL All Pro athletes a...

Send us Fan Mail What does it actually mean to be "skilled"? As more modern coaching research and practices are adopted, many are starting redefine what it TRULY means to be skillful in sport.  Today I share clips from some of my amazing guests or are helping redefine what it means to be skillful .  I will also offer my  insight and takeaways which will hopefully help you on your coachin...

Send us Fan Mail Today we are switching it up and doing a deep dive in the movement behavior of Canelo Alvarez! Before we get too far I must say that unfortunately the video that was meant to accompany this episode got taken down by goons over at Youtube (Booo!!!)...So this isn't the full experience I wanted for my audience, but I think the audio will have some value. So here it is, my deep d...

Send us Fan Mail For today’s episode, I’m joined by Dr. Paula Silva! Paula is an associate professor  in the Psychology department at the University of Cincinnati . A native of Brazil, Paula received her undergrad and masters from the Universidade Federal in Minas Gerais in Brazil. She graduated w/ degrees in Physical therapy and Rehabilitation Science. She received her PHD at the University of Co...

Send us Fan Mail How can you turn your darkest coaching moment, into your brightest? Through 1 year of podcasting, I've learned a TON. I've been fortunate enough to talk w/ some of the best coaches, researchers, and move specialists in the world.  A trait that many of them have in common, is the ability to turn failure into triumph and become better coaching.  Today I share clips from my...

Send us Fan Mail Today Im joined by Alex Sarama ( @AlexJSarama) and Adam Omiecinski ( @PolkaAdam) ! Alex is a basketball coach and educator for Basketball Immersion where they deliver educational content to coaches sound the world. He is also the head coach of College Prep in Borgomanero, Italy and previously worked w/ NBA Europe in Madrid, Spain.  He also teaches at basketball  camps all over the...

Send us Fan Mail My guest today is Ben Franks! (@ben__franks1) Ben is a lecturer in applied coaching science at Oxford Brookes University in the UK. Primarily his work is focused on the visual control of movement in sport during interceptive actions. Alongside his academic work, Ben coaches in football where he currently works for Ebbsfleet United Women, having previously held positions in the Wom...

Send us Fan Mail My guest today is Leanne Rath! (FACP)  Leanne a is  physiotherapist practicing at Physiosports, Brighton, Melbourne Australia.   She is sought after as an educator and mentor to the profession. She is a keynote in the Physiosports Education platform and is an invited speaker on Lorimer Moseley’s MasterSessions later in 2022, an online worldwide pain conference exploring “Less Pain...

Send us Fan Mail On Today's show, I discuss 3 More Common misconceptions for Ecological Dynamics! This is part 2 of a series on " Common Misconceptions About  Ecological Dynamics " As Eco D continues to increase in popularity,  there is an increasing amount of noise out there.  Unfortunately, there are also a lot of misconceptions.  So I wanted to set the record straight on a few of...

Send us Fan Mail On Today's show, I'm joined by Dr. Emily Splichal! (@dremilydpm) Dr. Emily is a functional  Podiatrist, Human Movement Specialist, Founder of the Evidence Based Fitness Academy (EBFA) and a Global Leader in Barefoot Science and Rehabilitation.  She is also the founder of Noboso and the Author of the the book Barefoot Strong. In this episode Dr. Emily and I discuss the ro...

Send us Fan Mail For today's episode, we've flipped the script, and I'm the one that's going to be answering the questions. Joining me today and asking the questions is Rich White( @richwhite44)   from Emergence! Recently I posted a blog post on the Emergence website Called "Bridging The Gap Between Return to Play and Performance".   This "Gap" I'm refe...

Send us Fan Mail On Today's show, I discuss 3 Common misconceptions for Ecological Dynamics! As Eco D continues to increase in popularity,  there is an increasing amount of noise out there.  Unfortunately, there are also a lot of misconceptions.  So I wanted to set the record straight on a few of them (at least from my perspective) Whether you are new to EcoD or a seasoned practitioner,  I be...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the athlete blueprint podcast for today’s episode I’m join by JD Howell! JD is in his 10th year as a Strength Coach with the Oakland A’s of the MLB . He’s currently the minor-league Sport Performance coordinator or prior to that was the Latin American strength and conditioning coordinator and affiliate Strength Coach. A native of Pennsylvania, JD was a student and footb...