The Adaptable Athlete Podcast Javier Miller-Estrada

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 BYU.What’s unique about Jason is that he is a program builder. He took over a program in Arkansas. That is a major conference in the SEC and had not had a lot of historical success and since he took over the program in 2016 he has since taken them to new...

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 theory and concepts to practitioner-based settings such as therapy, coaching and strength & conditioning. His expertise is in skill acquisition, sport psychology and coaching and regularly publishes research in these areasIf you like today's episode, leave a review h...

On today’s episode, I’m joined by Alex Sarama! Alex is a 2x guest on the show and appeared on the podcast way back in Episode 33!Since that episode, Alex’s life has changed quite a bit. he found it a company called Transforming Basketball, which is seeking to change the way that basketball is coached. He is also the Director of methodology with London Lyons in England, and also works with the Rip City remix, the G league affiliate team for the Portland, Trailblazers of the NBA.On top of...

On this episode, I'm joined by my guy Tyler Yearby and we answer your skill acquisition questions!We asked you on social media to post any burning questions you had heading into the new year and you delivered! Today, we answer those questions. Some of the topics we covered include:How Important is it for a coach to have experience playing the sport that they want to coach?What are the best games to use for youth athletes?How does skill acquisition fit into a training s...

My guest today is Nick Smallridge! Nick is a teacher and soccer coach in Bentonville, Arkansas, USA.He is he coach at Sporting AR 2007G Coach and the assistant varsity coach at Bentonville High School for the girls team.Nick has over 18 years of coaching experience including Socorro High School Boys Asst, Grassroots in Socorro, various levels, New Mexico Tech girls(college club) Qiziltepa Mahalla boys(UZ).He played soccer at FC Haka B1/B2 Finland and Drury Univers...

My guest today is Dr. Andrew Wilson!Dr. Wilson an Ecological Psychologist and a researcher at Leeds Beckett University in the UK He is an internationally recognised expert in perception, action and embodied cognition.He gained his PhD in Psychology and Cognitive Science from Indiana University, Bloomington in 2005. His research interests are broadly in the area of perception and action, with a particular interest in learning and theories of embodied cognition.On this episode, we dive int...