A replay of our live discussion on the topic skill acquisition in which we covered topics including: Early specialization vs diversification? Deliberate play vs deliberate practice? Are athletes born or made? What fundamental movement skills should a young athlete acquire? What advice would we give ourselves as young athletes if we could go back in time?
 
Articles/Links:
Late specialization: the key to success in centimeters, grams, or seconds (cgs) sport
Genomic predictors of trainability
Fundamental Movement Skills Are More than Run, Throw and Catch: The Role of Stability Skills
 
More information:
http://perceptionaction.com/
My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles)
My ASU Web page
Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)
 
Credits:
The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action
The Dirtbombs – Get it While You Can
The Greenhornes – Saying Goodbye
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