The Adaptable Athlete Podcast
The Adaptable Athlete Podcast is a podcast for coaches and practitioners who want to learn more about modern approached to sport movement and skill acquisition; and who ultimately, want to help to their athletes become more adaptable.
Host, Javi Miller-Estrada engages in discussions with some of the absolute best sport coaches, trainers, and practitioners in the world. Coaches who are truly pushing the industry forward.
Episodes
102 episodes
Why This Year’s SMSC Is Going to Change the Game
In this special episode of the Adaptable Athlete Podcast powered by Emergence, Javi welcomes back movement specialist and Emergence co-founder Shawn Myszka for the official preview of the
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From IndyCar to the NCAA: Coaching High Performance Across Sports w/ Sean Smith
In this episode of the Adaptable Athlete Podcast, Javi sits down with performance coach Sean Smith, who shares lessons from a unique career that’s spanned elite collegiate volleyball and the high-octane world of IndyCar racing.<...
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Episode 99
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6 Minutes of Skill: Finding Your Challenge Point
In this Six Minutes of Skill episode, Coach Jav explores the concept of the Challenge Point—both for athletes and coaches. He breaks down how finding the right level of difficulty in training can accelerate skill acquisition, impr...
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Episode 98
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Coaching Hockey IQ w/ Jim Haverstrom
In this episode, Javi sits down with Jim Haverstrom to explore a fresh approach to youth hockey coaching. Jim explains how his game-based, small-area practices transform the way young players develop skills and decision-making. Rather than isol...
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Episode 97
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The Power of Unstructured Learning in Coaching and Sport w/ Marianne Davies
In this episode, Javi sits down with Marianne Davies to explore a fascinating blend of topics, from adventure sports and ecological coaching to the power of language and learning. They dive into how language shapes perception, the unique relati...
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Episode 96
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Analyzing the Transcendent Movement Skill of Lamar Jackson w/ Shawn Myszka
In this episode, we dive deep into the transcendent movement skill of Lamar Jackson with special guest Shawn Myszka!In addition to having partnered with 139 NFL athletes and many pro bowlers, Shawn also has been deeply investigating...
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Unlocking Potential Through Creativity and Donor Sports w/ Brian Neff
Welcome to today's show!Today I'm joined by Brian Neff of US Ski and Snowboard!Brian is an athletic development coach for US Ski and snowboard and specifically works with US Paralympic, Alpine and snowboard athletes. Pri...
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Episode 94
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6 Minutes of Skill: What Information is Present in Your Training Environment?
Welcome to today's show! Today we are going to be doing another installment of our "6 Minutes of Skill" series. A series where we dive into a topic related to skill acquisition, in under 6 minutes. To catch the last installm...
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Challenging Tradition: The Case for Modernizing Hockey Coaching w/ Brian Gillam
Welcome to today’s episode! My guest today is Brian GilliamBrian works in hockey and has been working in player development for 39 years. He's the owner of Brian Gillum Hockey, which specializes in player and coach development. He is a H...
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Episode 92
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Learning To Be An Ecological Coach w/ Rob Gray
On this episode I'm joined by Dr. Rob Gray! Rob is a multi-time guest on this podcast and is always a fan favorite. He is truly a giant in the movement community and one of the most knowledgable people around.In this convo...
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Episode 91
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52:48
6 Minutes of Skill: Why We Don't Do Drills
Welcome to today's episode! Today we are kicking off a brand new segment called, "6 minutes of skill" where we dive into a skill related topic in under 6 minutes. These are meant to be very practically driven This constrai...
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Episode 90
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Ask Emergence Q&A # 3
On this episode, I'll and we answer your skill acquisition questions!We asked you on social media to post any burning questions you had and you delivered! Today, we answer those questions. Some of the topics we c...
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Episode 89
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2024 Movement & Skill Acquisition Awards
Welcome to today's show! On this episode, we announce our Movement & Skill Acquisition Award Winner! This is something, we started last year, where we get to honor the best and brightest on the skill acquisition commun...
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Episode 88
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Reconceptualizing Talent Development & Challenging Coaching Traditions and w/ Stuart Armstrong
Welcome to today's episode!...My guest today is Stuart Armstrong!Stu is speaker, coach developer, and host of of our favorite podcast, the talent equation Stu has worked as a head of coaching for sport England and , the player developmen...
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Episode 87
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NFL Offseason Training Review w/ Shawn Myszka
On this episode, my guest is Shawn Myszca! Shawn has appeared on this podcast a number of times and I’ll there will be a link to some of his previous appearances so you can catch up with his work!In my humble opinion, this episode ...
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Episode 86
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2024 Sport Movement Skill Conference Preview
Welcome to today's show!..Today, I'm joined by Shawn Myszka!Shawn is the founder of the Sport Movement Skill Conference, which is very relevant for today's topic. Today we are previewing the 2024 SMSC and telling you why we ...
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Episode 85
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The Importance of the Athlete-Environment Relationship
Today we are going to be taking a deep dive into the importance of the athlete environment relationship and why it's so important in training!In order to do this, we will be revisiting some clips from some of the best clips from previou...
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Episode 84
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How to Make Deceleration Training Transfer to the Game
On this week's episode, Coach Jav is joined again by Yuji Suzuki! Yuji joined us during our last episode and in this one, they dive into the topic of deceleration training!The skill of deceleration is an important one for athletes...
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Episode 83
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How Can We Make Musculoskeletal Rehab More "Alive"? w/ Yuji Suzuki
My Guest today is Yuji Suzuki!Yuji works as a chiropractor and a remote coach to help people of all backgrounds overcome obstacles related to their health and fitness. Over the years, his education has shifted his views on how h...
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Episode 82
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3 EcoD Practice Design Principles Every Coach Should Know
Hey everyone, welcome to today's show!On this episode, we are going to be doing a deep dive on practice design! This is a topic many of you are very interested in and passionate about so I figured we would shine a light on it. T...
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Episode 81
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Exploring The Athletic Skills Model w/ Martina Navarro
My guest for today’s episode is Dr. Martina Navarro. Martina is a native of Brazil and a senior lecture at the university of Portsmouth in the UK. She received her undergrad from the university of São Paulo in Brazil and her PhD from São ...
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Episode 80
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The Ecological Dynamics of Soccer w/ Ben Franks
Hey, what’s up everybody welcome to adaptable podcast powered by emergence. I’m your host Coach Jav and thank you so much for joining me today. My guess today is Ben Franks Ben Franks is a lecturer in applied coaching science at Oxf...
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Episode 79
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"The 1st Day of Practice we Play" with Jason Watson
My guest today is Jason Watson . Who is Jason? Jason is the head women’s volleyball coach at the university Arkansas women’s volleyball. Prior to that he had successful head coaching stance at my alma mater Arizona State and B...
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Episode 78
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" Provide Your Athletes with a License to Explore" w/ Tom Parry
My guest for today's episode is Tom Parry! Tom is the head of the kinesiology department at Butler University and received his PhD from Indiana University. His research interests are centered on the application of kinesiology th...
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Episode 77
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