The Constraints Collective

This week we are joined Timo Jaakkola, Sami Kalaja, and Pauliina Vastamäki, organisers of the The International Motor Skills Acquisition Conference. We discuss the forthcoming conference that will run from March 26th to 28th, 2025. Full conference details in the link below.  Link to conference registration Event Registration - Kisakallio [https://www.kisakallio.fi/urheilu/tapahtumat-ja-kilpailut/motor-skills-acquisition-2025/event-registration.html]

Eric Brymer is an AHPRA registered psychologist, endorsed sport and exercise psychologist and board approved supervisor. He is also a chartered psychologist with the British Psychological Society and Associate Professor at Southern Cross University. Eric is interested in the psychology of performance, wellbeing and learning in adventure and nature-based contexts. His research is particularly focused on the impact of adventure and the human-nature relationship on health and wellbeing and the design of effective interventions. Enjoy!

Georgia Askew is a skill acquisition specialist with Para Table Tennis, Australia. She is also a Ph.D. candidate at Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, studying the integration of skill acquisition with paralympic coaches and athletes. Georgia is also a Melbourne Storm fan! Links to Georgia's academic publications https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/sports-and-active-living/articles/10.3389/fspor.2022.848735/full https://journals.humankinetics.com/view/journals/iscj/11/1/article-p154.xml https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781003184430-8/role-skill-acquisition-coach-athlete-development-paralympic-sport-ross-pinder-daniel-powell-stephen-hadlow-georgia-askew-ra%C3%B4ul-oudejans Enjoy the show.

Jim McKay is an Australian professional rugby union football coach. He has held head coaching positions across the world including Brisbane City (Australia), Cornish Pirates (UK) and Kobelco Steelers (Japan), and assistant coaching positions with the Queensland Reds (winning premierships in 2011 and 2021), and the Australian Wallabies Rugby Union Football team. Jim uses theory and data to inform his coaching practice and is a lifelong learner. Links to Jim's papers are here: Practicing Unstructured Play in Team Ball Sports: A Rugby Union Example https://journals.humankinetics.com/view/journals/iscj/5/3/article-p273.xml An Ecological Insight Into the Design and Integration of Attacking Principles of Play in Professional Rugby Union: A Case Example https://journals.humankinetics.com/view/journals/iscj/8/3/article-p394.xml?content=abstract Enjoy the show!

Dr Alex Lascu is a skill acquisition amateur (lover of) and researcher at the University of Canberra and Victoria University. Their love of learning and development is currently being explored with WA Cricket, in the hopes of helping every coach start, and continue, their own learning journeys to help young people love sport for a lifetime. Dr Alex also runs the https://skillacqlascu.com/ website.  Enjoy! Check out the The Constraints Collective Patreon site at patreon.com/TheConstraintsCollective