Progressão is now in English.
A new chapter begins. As our book Progressão – How We Have Misunderstood Football is being translated, the podcast moves fully into English.
The metaphor you choose guides your mind.
💻Call a player a computer, and you look for software to upgrade.
🧩Call a team a puzzle and you start developing pieces to assemble.
Ingold, T. (2015). The Life of Lines
https://t.co/oiUQyR7CTR
Brette, R. (2022). Brains as Computers: Metaphor, Analogy, Theory or Fact
https://t.co/sHksEyd5Z4
In this episode, the first in the new monologue format, we explore resonance and how it appears in football.
The player and the game are one coupled system, and the coach’s job is to design the conditions in which that coupling can develop.
In this conversation, we explore @DioVicen fascinating work, dive into his concept of “resonance,” and discuss practical applications in sports coaching, especially football.
https://t.co/nF4XFKCvb5
Excited to revisit one of our most meaningful and widely listened-to DISCUSSÃO MUNDO episodes — featuring Dr. Vicente Raja, a researcher working at the intersection of ecological psychology, neuroscience, and philosophy.
Headrick, J., Renshaw, I., Davids, K., Pinder, R. A., & Araújo, D. (2015). The dynamics of expertise acquisition in sport: The role of affective learning design. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 16(Part 1), 83–90.
https://t.co/XFIoJJic6j
In football, training often looks organised, structured, and even very “game-like”. But does it truly represent the demands players face in matches?
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Articles mentioned in the episode:
Pinder, R. A., Davids, K., Renshaw, I., & Araújo, D. (2011). Representative learning design and functionality of research and practice in sport. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 33(1), 146–155.
https://t.co/LukdfaLXGj
Small-sided games are widely used in modern coaching and often seen as an effective way to train the game.
This episode explores some of the limitations of small-sided games, from differences in distances and timing to how pressure is experienced in real situations.
Drills vs. games in football
Should players first learn technique through repetition and then apply it in the game?
This week, we discuss why the distinction between drills and games can be misleading, and how the same exercise can be understood in different ways.
Have you listened to this week’s episode yet? 🎧
https://t.co/dTFP4EXqG0
If you want to explore the topic in more depth, here are some further readings ⬇️