Nick Winkelman on Language and Movement

The Better Movement Podcast

Today's episode features an interview with Nick Winkleman, the author of the excellent book The Language of Coaching, which gets my highest recommendation for books on the science and practice of developing movement skill. It’s really a great book, and if you like this blog you would like the book, no question.

Nick is currently head of athletic performance & science for the Irish Rugby Football Union and was previously director of education and training at EXOS, where he worked with some of the Best athletes in the world, including college football players getting ready for the NFL combine. Nick also completed a PhD with a focus on motor skill learning.

In this podcast we talked about deep connections between language and movement, the difference between implicit and explicit knowledge, how to cue someone to run, squad or jump, differences in culture between sports and dance, and many other topics.

Links

Nick’s book, which you should buy right now.

Nick’s website The Language of Coaching

Nick on Twitter

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