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How Myles Garrett Solves Problems No One Else Can | Shawn Myszka
Apr 22, 2026
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Why Most Players Never Develop Elite Shooting | NBA Shooting Coach Dave Love
Apr 8, 2026
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Ask Emergence: What Is Skill, Really?
Mar 25, 2026
18m 19s
Why Practice Doesn’t Always Show Up in Matches | Steve Whelen
Mar 11, 2026
1h 03m 55s
What Happens When Coaching Philosophies Collide? | SMSC 2026 Preview
Feb 25, 2026
43m 41s
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| Date | Episode | Description | Length | ||||||
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| 4/22/26 |  How Myles Garrett Solves Problems No One Else Can | Shawn Myszka | Send us Fan Mail The best pass rusher in NFL history didn't break the sack record because he's fast. He broke it while being double or triple-teamed on more than half his snaps. Shawn Myszka returns for the annual Mover of the Year episode. This year's pick: Myles Garrett of the Cleveland Browns. But this conversation isn't about stats. It's about what Garrett's movement actually tells us about dexterity, practice design, and how athletes solve problems under pressure. Dexterity vs. athletici... | 58m 27s | ||||||
| 4/8/26 |  Why Most Players Never Develop Elite Shooting | NBA Shooting Coach Dave Love | Send us Fan Mail NBA shooting coach Dave Love has spent over 15 years working at the highest level of basketball, with the Phoenix Suns, Cleveland Cavaliers, Orlando Magic, Dallas Mavericks, and currently an Eastern Conference team. He's also one of the few practitioners at that level actively contributing to peer-reviewed research. In this episode, Dave and Coach Jav dig into why the pursuit of a repeatable, perfect shot is the wrong goal entirely and what coaches should be focused on instea... | 1h 04m 12s | ||||||
| 3/25/26 | Ask Emergence: What Is Skill, Really? | Send us Fan Mail Use Code: Javi26 for 10% off of your SMSC registration 🎟️ In this "Ask Emergence" episode, Coach Jav answers three questions from coaches about skill acquisition, constraints, and practice design. The conversation starts with a foundational question: What is skill? Too often skill is viewed as repetition or the ability to reproduce the same movement over and over. But in sport, athletes must adapt to constantly changing problems. Coach Jav shares his current definitio... | 18m 19s | ||||||
| 3/11/26 |  Why Practice Doesn’t Always Show Up in Matches | Steve Whelen | Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Coach Jav sits down with Steve Whalen to explore his journey into coaching, his shift toward ecological dynamics, and what it means to truly design learning environments that transfer to competition. Steve shares how he entered tennis coaching from a non-traditional background, the tensions he experienced within traditional coach education, and the turning points that led him toward a constraints-led approach. The conversation unpacks why players who look sha... | 1h 03m 55s | ||||||
| 2/25/26 |  What Happens When Coaching Philosophies Collide? | SMSC 2026 Preview | Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Coach Jav sits down with Emergence co-founder Shawn Myszka to preview the 2026 Sport Movement Skill Conference (SMSC). They unpack this year’s theme — “Challenge Point” — and explain why the conference will feature debate-style matchups between leading voices from differing theoretical foundations. The conversation explores why now is the right time to bring contrasting coaching philosophies back to the table, how intellectual sparring can sharpen clarity, an... | 43m 41s | ||||||
| 2/11/26 |  3 Mistakes I Made Applying Ecological Dynamics | Send us Fan Mail In this episode of The Adaptable Athlete Podcast, Coach Jav breaks down three mistakes he made while applying ecological dynamics and the constraints-led approach in his coaching. From prioritizing drills over principles, to progressing athletes from decontextualized work instead of designing representative learning environments, to failing to give athletes ownership in the skill acquisition process, Coach Jav reflects on what changed — and why it matters for modern coaching.... | 20m 48s | ||||||
| 1/28/26 |  What Most Coaches Get Wrong About Agility | Send us Fan Mail In this episode, coach Jav breaks down the most common mistakes coaches make in agility training—and why many popular drills fail to transfer to sport. Inspired by a recent Six of the Best contribution with Sportsmith (Emergence Co-founder Shawn, Myszka was also featured), the the episode centers on a core problem: coaches often give athletes the answers instead of setting real problems to solve. Jav explains why repetition without context limits adaptability, why randomness ... | 19m 13s | ||||||
| 1/14/26 |  The Advanced Ecological Approach w/ Rob Gray | Send us Fan Mail The Modern Coach's Planner — built for coaches who think differently — Back! Order yours today at: https://thecoachjav.com/products/modern-coach-planner In this episode, coach Jav sits down with Rob Gray to explore what comes after the basics of ecological dynamics and the constraints-led approach. They discuss why “fundamentals first” thinking continues to persist in sport, how constraints can lose their effectiveness over time, and the difference between developing skill ... | 57m 24s | ||||||
| 11/12/25 |  The Mindset Behind Modern Jiu-Jitsu with Greg Souders & Deandre Corbe | Send us Fan Mail The Modern Coach's Planner — built for coaches who think differently — is now available for pre-order. This is a limited run, and once these copies are gone, they’re gone. Order yours today at: https://thecoachjav.com/products/modern-coach-planner In this episode, Coach Jav sits down with Greg Souders, founder of Standard Jiu-Jitsu, and DeAndre Corbe, one of the top grapplers in the world — the 2024 ADCC West Coast Trials champion and a recent competitor in the Craig Jone... | 1h 01m 09s | ||||||
| 10/30/25 |  Skill Adaptation > Skill Acquisition | Send us Fan Mail *Checkout the free practice guide at the end of the show notes! For decades, coaches and scientists have used the term skill acquisition — but what if that’s not what’s really happening? In this short episode, we dive into the idea that athletes don’t acquire skill — they adapt it. Inspired by our recent conversation with Duarte Araújo, this concept challenges the traditional view of skill as something stored or possessed, and instead reframes it as a continuous process shap... | 10m 42s | ||||||
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| 10/22/25 |  Why Athletes Don’t "Acquire" Skill—They Adapt it w/ Duarte Araújo | Send us Fan Mail *Checkout the free practice guide at the end of the show notes! What is skill, really? And what if it’s not something athletes acquire — but something they continuously adapt? In this episode, Duarte Araújo joins us on the pod to unpack one of the most fundamental questions in sport: what does it truly mean to be skillful? Duarte breaks down why “acquisition” is the wrong metaphor, and how coaches can design environments that bring intelligence and creativity to the surface.... | 56m 30s | ||||||
| 10/8/25 | What Is Metastability? Making Theory Practical w/ Alan Dunton | Send us Fan Mail *Checkout the free practice guide at the end of the show notes! Alan Dunton is a lecturer in Coaching Science and Skill Acquisition at Munster Technological University (MTU) in Cork, Ireland. A former Taekwondo athlete and coach, Alan has spent his career exploring how people learn, adapt, and perform skill under dynamic conditions. In this conversation, we unpack metastability — what it means, how to design for it, and why adaptability is the hallmark of expert performance.... | 58m 46s | ||||||
| 9/24/25 |  Why Exploration Beats Perfection: 25 years of Coaching Fighters w/ Adam Singer | Send us Fan Mail Adam Singer is the head coach of SBG Athens, where he and his brother Rory have been developing fighters for over 25 years. A longtime practitioner of ecological dynamics in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and MMA, Adam has coached multiple athletes to the highest levels of competition, including two world champions. He’s also a co-author of a landmark paper on ecological dynamics in combat sports with Shawn Myszka, Tyler Yearby, Scott Sievewright, and Andy Grahn. Known... | 1h 35m 58s | ||||||
| 9/3/25 | Practice That Transfers: From Problem Solving to Game Day w/ Shawn Myszka | Send us Fan Mail Shawn Myszka (the “Movement Miyagi” ) returns to the pod to discuss the theme he and his NFL athletes embraced this offseason: Wu Xin, or “no-mindedness.” It’s an idea that runs throughout skill acquisition — how athletes can free themselves from rigid intentions and better attune to the “what is” in front of them. From there, we dig into his new book, Enhancing Skill in American Football: Revolutionizing Practice Design for Transfer to Game Day, and the gol... | 1h 03m 07s | ||||||
| 8/20/25 |  Breaking Free from Perfect Mechanics w/ Garrett Baker | Send us Fan Mail Garrett Baker, Skill Acquisition Specialist and pitching coach with the New York Mets, returns to the Adaptable Athlete Podcast to dive deep into the realities of skill development in baseball. In this episode we discuss: Why breaking free from “perfect mechanics” often unlocks better performanceWhy pitching velocity isn't everythingHow reframing pitchers as “out-getters” changes the way we think about trainingThe pitcher-batter relationship and its central role in pitching s... | 55m 38s | ||||||
| 7/23/25 |  6 Minutes of Skill: How Does the Weight Room Fit within an Ecological Approach? | Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to the Adaptable Athlete Podcast! In this episode, we dive into another edition of the 6 Minutes of Skill series — where Coach Jav breaks down a key skill acquisition concept in under 6 minutes (or close enough). This time, we’re tackling a big one: How does the weight room fit within an ecological approach? The weight room and ecological dynamics can often feel like they're pulling in different directions. But in this quick-hit episode, Coach Jav unpacks: ... | 11m 06s | ||||||
| 7/9/25 |  Talent is Not Linear: Rethinking Player Development in Soccer w/ Justin Ferguson | Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Adaptable Athlete Podcast, I'm joined by Justin Ferguson — Director of Player Development at Minnesota United FC and a coach who’s deeply committed to modern coaching principles. We dig into what it really means to rethink player development, why talent is not a linear process, and how coaches can better support athletes through complex, messy learning environments. Justin shares insights from his work in professional soccer, including how Minneso... | 1h 04m 40s | ||||||
| 6/5/25 |  Speed, Skill, and Solving Problems: A Preview of My Altis Speed Summit Session w/ Stu McMillan | Send us Fan Mail This episode is a special repost of my conversation with Stu McMillan on the ALTIS Podcast, originally recorded as a lead-up to the ALTIS Speed Summit where I will be presenting. If you’re attending the Summit this weekend, this will give you a preview of what I’ll be covering in my talk on Saturday, June 7th. The session will be titled "This is Not a Drill: Developing Speed Through Problem Solving." We cover a wide range of topics—everything from designing adapt... | 58m 01s | ||||||
| 5/21/25 |  SMSC 25' Speaker Spotlight: Michael Zweifel | Send us Fan Mail This episode of the Adaptable Athlete Podcast is part of our special SMSC 25’ Speaker Spotlight Series, highlighting some of the world-class minds presenting at the 2025 Sport Movement Skill Conference, June 26–27 in St. Paul, Minnesota. We're bringing back a classic: Episode 8 with Michael Zwiefel, an impactful voice in our field and a longtime influence on how we approach athlete development. Formerly the founder of Building Better Athletes, Michael now serves as Assistant ... | 47m 47s | ||||||
| 5/14/25 |  SMSC 25' Speaker Spotlight: Scott Sievewright | Send us Fan Mail In this repost episode of the podcast, we revisit one of our most favorite conversations — a deep dive into combat sport skill acquisition with Scott Sievewright, founder of Primal MMA and host of the Primal MMA Coaching Podcast. Scott brings an athlete-centered and constraints-led approach to his work with MMA athletes. In this conversation, we discuss how to design representative practice without traditional drills, how to keep intensity high while still respecting athlete ... | 1h 04m 43s | ||||||
| 5/7/25 |  SMSC 25' Speaker Spotlight : Garrett Baker | Send us Fan Mail SMSC Speaker Spotlight: Garrett Baker In this episode, we’re highlighting one of our featured presenters for the 2025 Sport Movement Skill Conference — Garrett Baker, Skill Acquisition Specialist and Pitching Coach for the New York Mets. Garrett joins us to talk about the current state of skill development in baseball and why he believes coaches must move beyond traditional notions of “perfect mechanics.” We dig into how Garrett blends theory and practice in the bullpen... | 48m 38s | ||||||
| 4/30/25 |  SMSC 25' Speaker Spotlight: Dr. Rob Gray | Send us Fan Mail In this Speaker Spotlight episode, Coach Jav sits down with Dr. Rob Gray—renowned researcher, author, and podcast host—for a timely re-release of their impactful conversation on ecological dynamics, information, and movement learning. Rob is one of the featured speakers at the upcoming 2025 Sport Movement Skill Conference, taking place June 26–27 in St. Paul, MN. As the SMSC returns to its in-person roots, Rob shares a preview of the thinking that’s shaped his writing, ... | 56m 00s | ||||||
| 4/16/25 |  Why This Year’s SMSC Is Going to Change the Game | Send us Fan Mail In this special episode of the Adaptable Athlete Podcast powered by Emergence, Javi welcomes back movement specialist and Emergence co-founder Shawn Myszka for the official preview of the 2025 Sport Movement Skill Conference (SMSC). They break down what to expect at this year’s in-person event -including immersive learning sessions, athlete-led demos, roundtable discussions, and a new certification opportunity -all designed to help coaches better understand and apply ecologic... | 41m 13s | ||||||
| 4/2/25 |  From IndyCar to the NCAA: Coaching High Performance Across Sports w/ Sean Smith | Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Adaptable Athlete Podcast, Javi sits down with performance coach Sean Smith, who shares lessons from a unique career that’s spanned elite collegiate volleyball and the high-octane world of IndyCar racing. They dive into what it takes to support athletes across vastly different sports, why curiosity and communication are non-negotiables for great coaching, and how to create high-performance environments without losing the human element. From letting athl... | 59m 56s | ||||||
| 3/12/25 |  6 Minutes of Skill: Finding Your Challenge Point | Send us Fan Mail In this Six Minutes of Skill episode, Coach Jav explores the concept of the Challenge Point—both for athletes and coaches. He breaks down how finding the right level of difficulty in training can accelerate skill acquisition, improve decision-making, and better prepare athletes for real-game situations. Key Topics Discussed: ✅ Understanding the Challenge Point and its role in learning ✅ Why failing too much or too little in practice can hinder development ✅ How to adjust p... | 9m 23s | ||||||
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Chart Positions
6 placements across 6 markets.
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6 placements across 6 markets.