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Skill Acquisition Without the Noise and Coaching Through Mistakes with Job Fransen

25 Feb 2026

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Send a textIn this episode, Dan Cottrell is joined once again by skill acquisition specialist Job Fransen, Associate Professor at Charles Sturt University and Managing Director of SkillACQ.Together they explore what really matters in coaching practice design, feedback, and player development.Job shares why elite coaches rarely need “disrupting,” why most coaches intervene too quickly, and why sometimes the best coaching decision is to step back and let players solve the problem.They dig into:Coaching through mistakes rather than stopping at phase threeWhen feedback helps learning… and when it creates dependencyWhy prescriptive feedback should be used sparinglyHow confidence and competence are not the same thingThe controversial place for drills in developing short-term performanceWhy skill acquisition science cannot prescribe one “best” method🔑 Key TakeawaysPlayers often detect and correct errors themselves. Coaches may be over-intervening.Feedback is powerful. Use it deliberately, not habitually.Prescriptive feedback can create dependency if overused.Letting play continue through errors can enhance collective learning.Not all improvement is conscious. Players do not need to verbalise change to learn.Drills can build short-term confidence, but they do not equal long-term learning.The best coaches are obsessive about craft, but open to nudges, not disruption.There is no universal “best practice.” Context and coach intuition matter.Find out more here:www.skillacq.com www.skillacq.com/pathways/build To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach Weekly To find out more about our Partner Club offer CLICK HEREAlso, tap into the library of 4,000 pages of activities, advice, tactics and tips to help you become the best rugby coach you can be!

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Skill Acquisition Without the Noise and Coaching Through Mistakes with Job Fransen

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13:00H | 21 DIC 2025 | Fin de Semana

10:00H | 21 DIC 2025 | Fin de Semana

12:00H | 20 DIC 2025 | Fin de Semana

2ª PARTE | 06 ENE 2026 | EL PARTIDAZO DE COPE

3ª PARTE | 22 ENE 2026 | EL PARTIDAZO DE COPE

3ª PARTE | 04 MAR 2026 | EL PARTIDAZO DE COPE

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