🚩 New @_UKCoaching Journal Article 🚩 Directing our intentions – using the explore-execute taxonomy to shape athlete interactions One of the hardest parts of coaching is knowing whether skill learning is actually happening. Because adaptation unfolds over time, not within a single session, it can be difficult to judge progress. Yet “session flow” or short-term improvement can easily trick us into thinking athletes are developing. Building on our chapter in Sport Skill Acquisition, this paper with Michael Ashford outlines an evidence-informed framework, developed through our coaching and coach development, to help coaches plan, monitor, and reflect with greater intent. The Explore–Execute Taxonomy supports coaches to be deliberate about athlete–activity interactions and to monitor, in action, whether the challenge point aligns with their intentions. Links below @DcuPerformance @dcu_shhp

Such a privilege to welcome students from all over the world to DCU Performance Programmes this week If you are interested in further study, get in touch!

A pleasure to present the results from the Dublin City University, Prem Rugby and Insight Research Ireland Centre for Data Analytics Player Development Project to the Performance Summit last week Thanks as always to Neil McCarthy and Matt Williams for ongoing support to embed this work in academy practice @DcuPerformance @dcu_shhp

How do we reconcile the tension that athletes need to make mistakes in order to learn, but compete in environments where errors have consequences? (1/6)