Episode 267: Stuart Armstrong, Sport Development, Coaching, Skill Acquisition, and Sport Science

Guest: Stuart Armstrong, Head of Coaching and Professional Workforce for Sport England and Host of the Talent Acquisition Podcast

Head of Coaching and Professional Workforce for Sport England and host of the Talent Equation Podcast. Stuart Armstrong joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on sports development, coaching, skill acquisition, and sport science.

Stuart has worked in sports development for the past 20 years. Stuart has held positions in performance and talent development at England Golf, UK Coaching, and the Rugby Football Union which have all focused on creating optimal development environments for young people to thrive and reach their potential. Stuart is currently the Head of Coaching and Professional Workforce at Sport England. He has been responsible for writing and publishing two national strategy documents, ‘Coaching in an Active Nation: The Coaching Plan for England’ and ‘Working in an Active Nation: The Professional Workforce Strategy for England’.

Stuart is a highly regarded public speaker, having delivered keynote presentations across the globe for a range of organizations both in and out of the sport. He is an expert facilitator who leads workshops for organizations striving to support people to be the best they can be. Stuart also owns the website www.thetalentequation.co.uk and is the host of the 5-star rated podcast ‘The Talent Equation’ which is dedicated to providing advice, guidance, and support to people at the cutting edge of coaching and performance development.

Breakdown

1:00 - Pitfalls of Using Drills

8:00 - Evidence-Based Research

10:30 - Problem Solving

16:00 - Alternatives to Drills

20:30 - Perception

28:00 - Traditional Drill

33:34 - 34:09 - B.I. Ads January 2023

34:10 - Game Context

37:00 - Ecological Dynamics

41:00 - Self Determine

46:00 - Finding a Solution