The Constraints Collective
Episodes
#87 Tom Parry and Tyler Yearby
27 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Tom Parry is the Kinesiology Program Director in the College of Education and Human Development at Butler University, Indianapolis, USA. His area o...
#86 Podcast Summary 7 - Tabai Matson
19 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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#85 Making Physical Education Popular
14 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Ian is joined by Brendon Moy and Adam Gorman to discuss a paper entitled ' Making physical education popular: the impact of the c...
#84 Brendon Moy
08 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we are joined by Brendon Moy, an Associate Professor in Physical Education at Queensland University of Technology. Both his research a...
#83 Round Up 8
25 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we explore how ecological dynamics continues to reshape the way we think about skill development. Keith shares insights from recent P...
#82 Learning the Volleyball Serve
11 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we are joined by Brendan Moy and Adam Gorman to explore an important question for coaches: How can we help learners explore and improv...
#81 Daniel Lycett
05 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Daniel Lycett is the Head of PE & Sport at St David’s College. He is an experienced physical educator working across primary and secondary educa...
#80 Round up 7
28 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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#79 Podcast Summary 6 Jia Yi Chow
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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#78 Tabai Matson
16 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Tabai Matson is a globally experienced rugby coach with a career spanning elite club and international rugby across Japan, Australia, New Zealand, the...
#77 Developing Your Coaching Craft Pt2
06 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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#76 Jia Yi Chow
01 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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#75 Round Up 6
27 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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#74 Ian Renshaw on the Cricketer Podcast
16 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
He's raised a Test opener, now Matt Renshaw's dad wants to help fellow coaches the world over.The Cricketer chat with Ian Renshaw, who has w...
#73 Developing Your Coaching Craft
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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#72 Mark O'Sullivan
03 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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#71 Round Up 5
28 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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#70 New Website and Book
20 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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#69 Podcast Summary 5 - Eric Brymer
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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#68 The Value of Opposed and Unopposed Practice
14 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we dive into one of coaching’s most persistent debates: Should athletes learn through unopposed drills or through messy, opponent-d...
#67 Stuart Armstrong
07 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Stuart Armstrong is a workforce development system builder, learning innovation architect, skill acquisition specialist, and ecological dynamicist, an...
#66 Round Up 4
31 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we discuss an article from The Athletic entitled “What is the CLA? Inside the revolutionary coaching method quietly fuelling the wor...
#65 Podcast Summary 4 - Jonny Headrick
25 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Jonathon Headrick is a lecturer and researcher in the field of exercise and sports science. He is also an accredited Exercise (AES) and Sports (ASp...
#64 Do we need skill acquisition specialists in sport?
18 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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#63 Matt Miller-Dicks
09 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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#62 Round Up 3
29 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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#61 Podcast Summary 3
23 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we summarise our conversation with football coach and thinker, Jamie Hamilton. Jamie’s unique blend of practical coaching experienc...
#60 Let's ditch the ecological/information processing dualism
14 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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#59 Liam Bromilow
07 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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#58 Round Up 2
26 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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#57 Ross Pinder Podcast Summary
22 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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#56 Ways of Knowing in Coach Development
16 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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#55 Ian McCall
08 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ian McCall is a Scottish football coach who currently owns Corinthian Creative, a company focused on providing coaching resources and workshops. He is...
#54 Round Up 1
05 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Martyn and Ian reflect on a busy month of work and sport, discussing recent projects in PhD supervision and applied coaching research...
#53 Podcast Summary 1
23 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we summarise our chat, and discuss key learning, with Ed Coughlan, Alan Dutton & Sam Jermyn.
#52 The ecological dynamics of cognizant action in sport
14 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this theory to practice episode we discuss a recent paper entitled 'The ecological dynamics of cognizant action in sport'.Link to paper h...
#51 Ed Coughlan, Alan Dutton & Sam Jermyn
09 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ed, Alan and Sam are skill acquisition specialists who work to bridge the research practice gap in applied settings. They work in individual and team ...
#50 Ross Pinder
28 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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#49 Alex Sarama
21 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Alex Sarama is the founder of Transforming Basketball. He is widely regarded as an industry-leading practitioner within the field of contemporary skil...
#48 Jonny Headrick
16 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Jonathon Headrick is a lecturer and researcher in the field of exercise and sports science. Jonny's expertise lies in skill-acquisition and le...
#47 Affordances
07 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Keith, Ian and Martyn discuss Gibson's theory of affordances. Level up your coaching game and join our Patreon community at pa...
#46 Albert Deuker
26 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As a sports science expert with a deep-seated passion for soccer coaching, Albert's academic and professional pursuits are anchored in a profound...
#45 Matt Wigham
17 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Matt Wigham is a Tennis Australia Master Club Professional and LTA Level 4 Tennis Coach. He also holds a master's degree in psychology. Matt has ...
#44 Marco Perazzo and Scott Sievewright
11 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week we are joined by Marco Perazzo from New Jersey Martial arts (www.njmaonline.com) and Scott Sievewright from Primal MKE. MMA and grappling co...
#43 Nonlinear Pedagogy Underpins Intrinsic Motivation in Sports Coaching
03 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Keith, Martyn and Ian discuss the role nonlinear pedagogy can play in supporting intrinsic motivation in sports coaching.Link to paper...
#42 Carl Woods
23 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Carl Woods is currently an Associate Professor of Skill Acquisition at the University of Queensland and the Queensland Academy of Sport. His research ...
#41 Greg Souders
15 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Greg Souders is a jiu-jitsu black belt under David Jacobs who worked extensively with Lloyd Irvin and is the founder of Standard Jiu-Jitsu, one of the...
#40 A Patreon special, live from the 5th Movement Skills Acquisition Conference
04 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week we are joined by some of our Patreon members live from the 5th Movement Skills Acquisition Conference.Â
#39 Martyn and Ian discuss creativity in coaching
23 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode Martyn and Ian discuss creativity in coaching.Check out our Patreon site at https://www.patreon.com/c/TheConstraintsCollec...
#38 Mike Maloney, skill acquisition specialist
11 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Michael is a skill acquisition specialist who has worked within the National Institute Network (Australia) as a practitioner and researcher since 2012...
#37 Tom Coyd MBE, World Cup winning coach
04 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tom Coyd is an English rugby league player and wheelchair rugby league coach. He plays for Medway Dragons in the London and South East Rugby League an...
#36 Rob Gray, skill acquisition specialist
24 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rob completed his BA in Psychology at Queen’s University and his MS and PhD in Experimental Psychology at York University. After receiving his PhD i...
#35 Football legend, Pete Sturgess
16 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pete Sturgess has dedicated his life to football coaching and coach development. Pete retired in March 2023 after working at the FA for 17 years. The ...
#34 Skill acquisition specialist, Adam Gorman
06 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Adam is currently working as a Senior Lecturer in Skill Acquisition at QUT. Adam completed his PhD through the University of Queensland under the supe...
#33 Olympic boxing coach Jona Bronswijk
30 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jona Bronswijk is a boxing coach working with the Dutch Olympic boxing squad. He is interested in practice and training designs that are informed by t...
#32 Combat Shooting with Kane Middleton and Jack Bale
24 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Kane Middleton is an Associate Professor of Sport and Occupational Biomechanics within the Discipline of Sport and Exercise Science and the Sport, ...
#31 Martyn and Ian discuss 'Reframing the learning and performance relationship'
15 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode with discuss learning and performing in sport. For too long, learning and performing have been viewed as separate processes—train, t...
#30 Sport coaching and the dynamics of talent development with Christian Thue Bjørndal
09 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Christian Thue Bjørndal is an Associate Professor at the Department of Sport and Social Science. He has a Master’s Degree in Sports Coaching and Sp...
#29 Craig Morris (Olympic paddlesport coach) returns for the second time
21 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Returning for a second time this week is Craig Morris, who has been a British Canoe Slalom performance coach for the past 20 years. Â Craig started hi...
#28 Futsal Coaching with Sion Kitson
13 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sion has been involved in futsal since 2004. As a player he represented Great Britain at two World University Games and played International futsal fo...
#27 The International Motor Skills Acquisition Conference
05 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week we are joined Timo Jaakkola, Sami Kalaja, and Pauliina Vastamäki, organisers of the The International Motor Skills Acquisition Conference.W...
#26 Adventure with Eric Brymer
29 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Eric Brymer is an AHPRA registered psychologist, endorsed sport and exercise psychologist and board approved supervisor. He is also a chartered psycho...
#25 Georgia Askew - Para Sport Skill Acquisition Specialist
21 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Georgia Askew is a skill acquisition specialist with Para Table Tennis, Australia. She is also a Ph.D. candidate at Queensland University of Technolog...
#24 A life in Rugby Union with Jim McKay
15 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jim McKay is an Australian professional rugby union football coach. He has held head coaching positions across the world including Brisbane City (Aust...
#23 Nonlinearity (in coaching, talent development and coach development) with Alex Lascu
07 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Alex Lascu is a skill acquisition amateur (lover of) and researcher at the University of Canberra and Victoria University. Their love of learning a...
#22 Launching The Constraints Collective Patreon Site
01 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we introduce our Patreon site. The site will be updated on the 1st of every month with access to a range of education materials. In ad...
#21 Research and Theory into Volleyball Practice with Ana Ramos
29 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ana Ramos, Ph.D., is a Lecturer at the Faculty of Sport, University of Porto, and a member of the Centre of Research, Education, Innovation, and Inter...
#20 Changing the tackle height in rugby league with Anthony Sullivan and Cameron Owen
10 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode with discuss the challenge of changing the tackle height in rugby league. Does this challenge need a shift in focus away from solving ...
#19 Creativity in rugby (league and union) with Carl Marshall
03 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Carl has over 20 years of experience in teaching and coaching rugby. He is currently the Coach Education Manager and Performance Lead at the National ...
#18 Olympic shooting with Jack Bale
26 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jack is a PhD student at La Trobe University. He is interested in the Ecological Dynamics Framework and its application to shooting, where he is uniqu...
#17 Football theory with Jamie Hamilton
16 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we are joined by Jamie Hamilton. Jamie is a UEFA A-licenced coach, an academy coach with Ayr United FC, and is football writer (check ...
Episode 16 (Pt2): Athletics coaching with Matt Eggleton-Wood
10 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Matt is a coach, coach developer and lecturer in sport coaching with fifteen years’ experience across grass roots, elite and paralympic environments...
Episode 15 (Pt1): Athletics coaching with Matt Eggleton-Wood
26 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Matt is a coach, coach developer and lecturer in sport coaching with fifteen years’ experience across grass roots, elite and paralympic environments...
Episode 14 (Pt2): The role of cognition in sport performance with Duarte Araujo
14 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Part 2 of the episode with Duarte Araújo, where we discuss the role of cognition in sport performance. Duarte is the director of Expertise in Sport ...
Episode 13 (Pt1): The role of cognition in sport performance with Duarte Araujo
07 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week we are joined by Duarte Araújo to discuss the role of cognition in sport performance. Duarte is the director of Expertise in Sport at the F...
Episode 12: Finding chairlift moments with Paul Garner
11 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week we are joined by Paul Garner live from the Manchester Festival of Coaching. Paul is an Assistant Professor in Sport Coaching and Player Deve...
Episode 11: Hitting the water with Craig Morris
27 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week we are joined by Craig Morris, who has been a British Canoe Slalom performance coach for the past 20 years. Â Craig started his career as a ...
Episode 10: Coach education and development with Marianne Davies
19 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week we are joined by Marianne Davies from UK Coaching to discuss how an ecological perspective is influencing the design and development of coac...
Episode 9: Exploring creativity with Véronique Richard
12 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we are joined by Véronique Richard from the University of Queensland. Véronique specialises in performance psychology and creativity...
Episode 8: Applying the CLA in golf with Pete Arnott
05 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we explore applying the CLA in golf coaching with Pete Arnott. Pete is performance coach consultant and host of the Practice Thinkers ...
Episode 7: Revisiting the origins of the constraints led approach
29 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we start where we left off in episode 2, and continue the discussions about Newell's 1986 book chapter entitled "Constraints...
Episode 6: Exploring the CLA in Basketball with Noah LaRoche PART 2
22 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we are re-joined by a previous guest, Noah LaRoche. In true co-design fashion Noah sets the agenda and asks a range of questions about...
Episode 5: The Constraints Collective meet Emergence
15 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we discuss all things constraints with Tyler Yearby and Shaun Myszka from Emergence. Enjoy!Website: www.theconstraintscollective.comE...
Episode 4: Exploring the CLA in Basketball with Noah LaRoche
08 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we explore basketball coaching with Noah LaRoche from Integrity Hoops. Noah shares some excellent insights into his coaching journey t...
Episode 3: Relational and Positional Game Models in Football
30 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we discuss relational and positional game models in football. The aim of this episode is to discuss what these two distinct approaches...
Episode 2: The origins of the constraints led approach
23 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we explore the origins of the constraints led approach. We take a look at Karl Newell's 1986 book chapter entitled ‘Constraints...
Episode 1: Re-launch of The Constraints Collective
17 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The aim of this short episode is to introduce and re-launch The Constraints Collective. In the episode we explain who we are, what we do, and what we ...