coaching by manipulation of the training environment
Last week I attended Playing by the Rules: Using the CLA to your Advantage, a fascinating event hosted by Alex Lascu and Alex Sarama.
Part workshop, part therapy session, covering a range of issues with adopting a constraints-led approach (CLA) in coaching.
The conversation in the room was very interesting, but I wonder if some of the language was overly complicated.
Perhaps we need a new way of talking about the CLA?
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Challenging blog post from @ImSporticus on how language (in this case, specifically as employed by PE teachers) might help participants to find deeper engagement with movement activities beyond “health & fitness”.
Latest addition to my collection of constrained SSGs — didn’t have a name for it at the time, but the theme is “block or whack”.
I have a large group of U11s (large for the available indoor space), with a range of abilities and attention spans (this is an after-school activity, and I know how hard it can be to focus on “drills” after a day in class).
I was keen to find a game that could test a valid batting technique whilst also challenging decision making. Oh, and I needed something to engage their attention.
So a session centred on the front-foot defensive might seem an odd choice.
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The Teesra 