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ECO-D FOR YOUTH VB with Loren Anderson (Part 1 of 2)
Season 5 · Episode 231

ECO-D FOR YOUTH VB with Loren Anderson (Part 1 of 2)

Loren Anderson--club coach, director, and consultant--joins us to talk about teaching Ecological Dynamics and the Constraints-Led Approach at the club level and to answer common questions/challenges to this coaching approach.

Coach Your Brains Out

January 19, 202343m 33s

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Show Notes

  • 1:50 - How has Loren explored ecological dynamics in the past?
  • 2:50 - What originally pushed Loren to start learning about ecological dynamics?
  • 9:47 - Have there ever been instances where Loren has questioned the effectiveness of certain aspects of the ecological approach?
  • 13:31 - Does Loren think his teams would have won more if they followed a traditional approach?
  • 15:28 - Differences between ecological dynamics and the traditional methods of coaching.
    • Explaining within the lens of junior club volleyball
  • 28:89 - While coaching in his old club, what pushback did Loren face when he tried implementing ecological dynamics, and how did he face it?
  • 32:23 - Scenarios where just sticking with the traditional methods may have worked more effectively than implementing ecological dynamics despite the research.
  • 38:07 - How does Loren respond to players who ask for more direct feedback from their coaches?
  • 41:30 - Explaining the usage of principles of movement vs. prescriptive changes to parts of techniques.

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