Andrew Sheaff | EP#402

That Triathlon Show

Mikael Eriksson

Health, Swimming, Endurancesports, Run, Cycling, Health & Fitness, Fitness, Ironman, Swim, Bike, Sports, Running, Sportscience, Triathlon

4.9 • 596 Ratings

🗓️ 7 August 2023

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

Andrew Sheaff is a swimming coach with 15 years of experience in coaching at the collegiate level in the United States. In order to improve the skill acquisition of his athletes and overcome some of the challenges of traditional coaching methods he has implemented a constraints-led approach to motor learning in his coaching practice. We discuss this topic in detail in today's interview. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -What is a constraints-led approach (CLA) to learning and how is it different from a traditional approach? -Task, individual and environmental constraints and how to use them -How the roles and responsibilities of coaches and swimmers change when going from a traditional to a constraints-led approach -Using a CLA in swim coaching to improve skills and fitness simultaneously -How the implementation of CLA changes based on athletes' ages, ability levels, swimmers vs. triathletes, etc. -Challenges of using the CLA in swim coaching -How an individual (e.g. podcast listener) can implement the CLA themselves to improve their swimming skills SHOWNOTES: https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts402/ SCIENTIFIC TRIATHLON AND THAT TRIATHLON SHOW WEBPAGE: www.scientifictriathlon.com/podcast/ SPONSORS: FORM Smart Swim Goggles give you unprecedented real-time feedback in your swim training through a display on the goggle lens. See every split to stay on pace, track your stroke rate and don't let it drop, use heart rate to become more scientific and precise with your training (through integration with Polar HR monitors) and analyse more in-depth metrics post-swim in the app. You can also use a vast library of workouts or training plans, or build your own guided workouts. Get 15% off the goggles with the code TTS15 on formswim.com/tts. ZEN8 - The ZEN8 Indoor Swim Trainer is a unique Dryland Swim Trainer that allows you to improve technique, power, and swim training consistency. With the trainer you can do specific power and technique work, including working on your catch and core activation, and it helps you stay consistent even if you don’t have much time to train. You can try the Zen8 risk-free for up to 30 days, and you can get 20% off your first order on zen8swimtrainer.com/tts. LINKS AND RESOURCES: Andrew's website and Twitter A Constraints-Led Approach to Swim Coaching - Andrew's book The evolution of coaching principles and practices with David Tilbury-Davis | EP#283 The effectiveness of constraints-led training on skill development in interceptive sports: A systematic review - Clark et al. 2018 RATE AND REVIEW: If you enjoy the show, please help me out by subscribing, rating and reviewing: www.scientifictriathlon.com/rate/ CONTACT: Want to send feedback, questions or just chat? Email me at mikael@scientifictriathlon.com or connect on Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter.

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0:00.0	The Traathlon Show, 402.
0:05.3	Hey, what's up everybody and welcome back to another episode of that Traathlon Show, the podcast
0:23.4	presented by Scientific Traathlon.com.
0:26.6	I'm our host Michael, and on today's episode, I interview Swimcoach Andrew Schiff.
0:30.6	We discussed the topic of using a constraints-led approach to learning in the context of
0:35.8	swimming and improving motor skills in swimming. We do cover
0:39.3	the background of this methodology in the interview, but I think we maybe don't quite make it
0:44.0	clear enough, so I want to say just a couple of sentences about it here. We're not talking about
0:48.7	something abstract or obscure, even though at first it might sound like it. But this is actually a very hot topic
0:55.4	in coaching and in motor learning in general and has been for some time, both in practice
1:00.9	where we see it a lot in many different sports, but one example would be football or soccer
1:05.2	and all the way to the highest level of the game. And that is really important because
1:09.7	that's, I mean, one of the sports in the world that has the game and that is really important because that's
1:10.8	one of the sports in the world that has the most money. And in academia, where more and more
1:16.0	research is being done and finding a really good effects of using a constraint sled approach
1:20.8	in comparison to traditional approaches when it comes to motor learning and skill acquisition.
1:25.9	So yeah, that's enough for my preamble.
1:28.4	I will let Andrew, who is the expert, explain the rest.
1:31.0	But before we get into the interview, big thanks to our sponsor's form.
1:35.5	The form smart zoom goggles give you real-time feedback in your swim training right on the
1:39.3	goggle lens, including splits, pace, stroke rate and heart rate.
1:42.7	This means that you can execute your swim workouts better, whether it's pushing harder when you're starting to fall off the pace
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