Progressão

Book. Podcast. Debate. Culture.

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This is our final post on X.

Thank you for every like, reply, and follow.

We're moving the conversation elsewhere.
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@rodripicchioni @AS_Monaco former @Atletico on bridging analytics and traditional scouting, and what it really means to understand a footballer.

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Data scouting is one of the fastest-growing areas of modern football.

But what can data actually tell us about a player and what can't it?

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Further reading:
@Gerard_Jones , Kubayi, A., Stone, J.A. & Davids, K. (2026). Game models in football coaching: an ecological dynamics perspective. International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport.
https://t.co/3VJb5KEqfF

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When a game model becomes a script, when it tells players what to do in certain situations in advance, it does something a little bit dangerous. It reduces the players' exposure to the informational complexity of real football.

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The new Progressão website is open. It's beautiful.
Visit https://t.co/Y2pHrrlNlG. Each section flows into the next. The stickers are appearing in cities around the globe.
The conversation is spreading. 🌍

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@Aaron_Killough The English edition is currently in translation. We're working hard to get it right. No exact release date yet, but stay tuned, it's coming!

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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.

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The case mentioned in episode👇

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"We trained that" and "we trained the version of that which actually shows up at this level" are two completely different comments.

This episode: why the gap between general and specific intensity is one of the most invisible failures in practice design.
https://t.co/A9ddc4KG9A

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Sontag, S. (1966). Against Interpretation
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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.

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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

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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.

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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

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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.

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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

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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