Lost in the search for the perfect designGo to https://www.fosburyflop.blog/ to check the written version of the episode, its notes and much more content. Get full access to Fosbury Flop at www.fosburyflop.blog/subscribe

Oscar Tusquets explains that when he was very young he learned that, when faced with a question for which they did not have a clear answer, only good teachers responded: "Well, I have to admit that I don't know.” The bad ones never recognized it. Àlex Terés has been linked to basketball in multiple ways: as a coach of Catalan teams, of the American G-League, of lower categories in clubs such as FC Barcelona (for which he is now responsible of the youths teams) or individual technique coach. I assumed that someone who has lived so much basketball, in so many different contexts, would give me some certainties, but I have only seen doubts and caution. I guess I must have talked to a good teacher. In a society where doubt is more necessary than ever but seems to weaken... thanks for doubting, Àlex. You can listen the conversation in Catalan; if you want the English version, you know you can find it in the YouTube video of the episode. Check the notes, other episodes and related blog posts in: fosburyflop.blog Get full access to Fosbury Flop at www.fosburyflop.blog/subscribe

How to make your players learn because —not in spite— of youGo to https://www.fosburyflop.blog/ to check the written version of the episode, its notes and much more content. Get full access to Fosbury Flop at www.fosburyflop.blog/subscribe

How to promote —and not hinder— learningGo to https://www.fosburyflop.blog/ to check the written version of the episode, its notes and much more content. Get full access to Fosbury Flop at www.fosburyflop.blog/subscribe

This is the conversation I had with Bernat Cardenas for The Padel Row, a padel coaching project to help every player whatever their level. Padel is still surrounded by an infinite number of incomprehensible mechanistic beliefs. The current way of training and understanding padel is not consistent with its true essence. The best Brazilian footballers become stars playing in the street, but in padel it seems that one must first learn “correct” and closed movements to then be able to play and be free. Throughout this conversation, we try to give advice for the players, analyze the role of the coach and rethink the principles that govern the sport. Check the notes, other episodes and related blog posts in: https://www.fosburyflop.blog/ Get full access to Fosbury Flop at www.fosburyflop.blog/subscribe

My coaching mentors.Go to https://www.fosburyflop.blog/ to check the written version of the episode, its notes and much more content. Get full access to Fosbury Flop at www.fosburyflop.blog/subscribe

The sprinter Michael Johnson had a singular running “technique”. That didn’t stop him from winning 9 world championships and 4 Olympic golds. One day, a journalist asked him: “Do you think that if you had run like the other sprinters you would have been a better athlete?” And he, very smart, answered: “If I had run like them I would have become one of them.” The best version of oneself is achieved when one has the courage to enhance one’s virtues even if it is challenging what the whole herd thinks. Albert Batalla is a university professor, but you will understand his figure better if I tell you that his authentic ideas make him the Michael Johnson of motor skills learning, training... and life. Now you can listen to his wisdom in Catalan. If you prefer the English version, you can watch the YouTube video of the episode.Check the notes, other episodes and related blog posts in: fosburyflop.blog Get full access to Fosbury Flop at www.fosburyflop.blog/subscribe

Evolution depends on adaptation: those who best adapt to their environment survive. If you have an adaptive advantage, you have a better chance of surviving and passing it on. Sometimes these advantages are achieved by those who are different, those who have undergone a mutation compared to the majority. In nature... but also in sport. Véronique Richard is an expert in performance psychology and teaches us to be more adaptable to our sporting environment and creative, because being ready to change always helps. Often, her means to achieve it, are environments to encourage athletes to navigate through discomfort and grow psychologically from it. Véronique gives us her lessons as a mental performance consultant of Cirque du Soleil and member of the National Generation 2032. A Coach Program that aims to increase Australian coaches to contribute to future Olympics.Check the notes, other episodes and related blog posts in: https://www.fosburyflop.blog Get full access to Fosbury Flop at www.fosburyflop.blog/subscribe

Carlota Torrents is a professor at the National Institute of Physical Education of Catalonia and a member of the Complex Systems in Sport research group. With her doctoral thesis, Carlota was one of the pioneers in bringing dynamical systems theory to training. She has published dozens of articles on creativity, complexity, and movement, and recently published one of the most educational books I’ve ever read. I love one of her key principles as a teacher is: “If your students don’t surprise you, you’re doing something wrong.” Listen to the conversation to find out how. It is in Catalan, you have it with English subtitles on the YouTube video of the episode.Check the notes, other episodes and related blog posts in: https://www.fosburyflop.blog Get full access to Fosbury Flop at www.fosburyflop.blog/subscribe

Following Fosbury's example, we can study the path of Arturo Coello to become world's N1 padel player.Go to https://www.fosburyflop.blog/ to check the written version of the episode, its notes and much more content Get full access to Fosbury Flop at www.fosburyflop.blog/subscribe

Robert Hristovski is an experienced professor of Sports Science in Ss. Cyril and Methodius University. He has carried out research on DST, echological dynamics, complex systems approach... among many others. In fact, when I hear the following quote I think of him: “As to methods, there may be a million and then some, but principles are few. The man who grasps principles can successfully choose his own methods. The man who tries methods, ignoring principles, is sure to have trouble.” I am passionate about his ability to explain with the same principles - phenomena that I would say have nothing in common.Check the notes, other episodes and related blog posts in: https://www.fosburyflop.blog Get full access to Fosbury Flop at www.fosburyflop.blog/subscribe

If you see fraud and you don't say fraud, you are a fraudGo to FosburyFlop.blog to check the written version of the episode, its notes and much more content Get full access to Fosbury Flop at www.fosburyflop.blog/subscribe

One of Joan’s characteristic phrases is: “We will never capture basketball.” As coaches, we often try to over-control the game, anticipate it, decide what will happen... but we always end up behind. I feel the same about his wisdom. No matter how hard I try, I will always be behind. Joan Cortés is a unique coach, pedagogue, teacher, father, mentor, professor, thinker... Sometimes, he is called crazy just because he is ahead of our time. I met Joan in a basketball coaching course... and on the court he taught me a criterion for life. During the conversation you will be able to imagine what it was like for me to stumble upon this genius when I was 15 years old.The conversation is in Catalan. You can watch it with English subtitles in the YouTube video of the episode or read the automatic English transcript by clicking on the menu above.Check the notes, other episodes and related blog posts in: fosburyflop.blog Get full access to Fosbury Flop at www.fosburyflop.blog/subscribe

A man is not a machineGo to FosburyFlop.blog to check the written version of the episode, its notes and much more content Get full access to Fosbury Flop at www.fosburyflop.blog/subscribe

The labels Professor of the National Institute of Physical Education of Catalonia or Founder and Director of Complex Systems in Sport Research Group are too small to describe Natàlia Balagué. She applies complex systems approach to understand human behaviour in sport. From his wisdom have emerged professionals of great caliber, works like Training or Synergizing and Network Physiology of Exercise or books like Biological Intelligence. She doesn’t provide recipes or methodologies but ways of thinking to empower her readers to create their own.This is what she did to me: I was looking for simple answers and she changed my gaze with complex questions. I will be grateful to Natàlia all my life.Check the notes, other episodes and related blog posts in: fosburyflop.substack.com Get full access to Fosbury Flop at www.fosburyflop.blog/subscribe

The Soviet Lev P. Matveyev was considered by many an eminence in the global approach to training and periodization theory. The story goes that Stalin asked him what where the most important training principles to beat the Americans in the next Olympics. Matveyev, after investigating, replied that the key was the principle of individuality. This clashed with communism and was not applied as the sport scientist suggested.Wolfgang Schöllhorn trained different German athletes and led them to success with training methods that respected the individuality of each one. Then, with enough evidence, he published his Differential Learning Theory. A learning theory that opposes the repetition of an “ideal” movement based on what the traditional textbooks say. It is about finding performance patterns according to each person’s individuality. Differential Learning Theory is about empowerment. It does not force to produce any movement pattern. It forces to discover yours, it teaches you to constantly adapt.Martí Cañellas | Fosbury FlopCheck the notes, other episodes and related blog posts in: fosburyflop.blog Get full access to Fosbury Flop at www.fosburyflop.blog/subscribe

The conversation is in Spanish. You can watch it with English subtitles in the YouTube video of the episode or read the automatic English transcript by clicking on the menu above.AntiCulturista and I are united by the purpose of questioning beliefs —which we consider erroneous— that are normalized throughout society. But, the truth is, we do it from two completely different battle fronts. Avoiding absolute truths, we discuss training points of view and approach problems from two different angles. In times where everything is either good or bad, you're either with me or against me... discussing and questioning things is more necessary than ever. Even if I don’t buy them 100%, there are some of his arguments that few have raised.Martí Cañellas | Fosbury FlopCheck the notes, other episodes and related blog posts in: fosburyflop.blog Get full access to Fosbury Flop at www.fosburyflop.blog/subscribe

One plays as one livesGo to FosburyFlop.blog to check the written version of the episode, its notes and much more content Get full access to Fosbury Flop at www.fosburyflop.blog/subscribe

John Kiely won the “monkey mind” every human has inside him and broke with all the biases, beliefs, thoughts... that unconsciously and erroneously reigned —and still do— in the world of sport. Unlike many, he does not go against the complexity and uncertainty of the sport, but moves in them like a fish in water. John Kiely is a sports professional with a way of doing things, of thinking... that allows him to treat athletes like people, not like machines. He knows why he does things, “that’s how always has been done” doesn’t go with him. He puts aside Excel and Big Data because he knows how to write down the most relevant information in his notebook. He masters the art of adapting to each context and player in front of him.Having had the honor of speaking with him, I take away the feeling that John Kiely is a very good definition of a coach made person.Martí Cañellas | Fosbury FlopCheck the notes, other episodes and related blog posts in: fosburyflop.blog Get full access to Fosbury Flop at www.fosburyflop.blog/subscribe

How do we improve what we can't measure?Go to FosburyFlop.blog to check the written version of the episode, its notes and much more content Get full access to Fosbury Flop at www.fosburyflop.blog/subscribe