Function Over Form @TrainLikeGame
Function Over Form Constraints-Led Approach | Ecological Dynamics | Game-like training that actually transfers | Helping coaches build adaptable athletes payhip.com/TrainLikeGame Joined February 2026-
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Setting the right level of task difficulty is very important. Here's the general rule of thumb that I follow. If they are successful (out of 10) <4: Make it Simpler. =5-7: Keep it the same. >8 Challenge them more.
The loudest coach is often the least effective. Because players can't learn to solve problems if every answer comes from the side. Football is a game of decisions. If coaches make every decision for players, are we developing footballers or followers? Agree or disagree?
Most coaches talk when they should be watching. You can’t coach what you haven’t seen. Step back. Observe the whole picture. Let the game show you what needs fixing.
ou_baseball Head Coach Skip Johnson on handeling pressure packed situations at the cwsomahainc You can't ask a player to be someone they're not. All you can ask for is effort. But under pressure, players give too much. They try too hard. And in this game, trying too hard
Overcoaching is one of the biggest problems in youth sports. Parents and coaches who constantly talk, correct, and micromanage every move usually hold kids back more than they help. The best coaches are often the quiet ones who just observe. When you stop talking and actually watch, you see what’s really going on — and kids learn to adjust and think for themselves. Less noise, better development.
Skip Johnson has talked a lot about "the dugout" throughout Oklahoma's run, the other guys who haven't seen the field as much as they did during the regular season still supporting their teammates I asked Skip about that today: "It's uncommon at every level. I mean, from Little League all the way up. When their kid's not playing, all they hear is the negative energy. These guys really have been selfless." "Man, if you can teach those young men to be selfless in a selfish world, is really big to me. It's really big to me. When nobody cares who gets the credit, you can do amazing things. It's pretty amazing." #Sooners:
@SahilBloom Everyone always is in a hurry. Slowing down is great advice.
Wrapped up a week working at baseball camp. Noticed something wild — the kids getting hammered with super strict mechanical drills by parents and coaches weren’t actually performing better. The ones who were just out there playing loose, having fun, and figuring it out on their own made way more progress. Baseball isn’t robotics class. Let kids play.
And this circus act has nothing to do with how good she is.
Kailey Walton is a standout high school basketball player from Idaho: she is known as a dynamic combo guard. [📹 kailey_walton_24]
Just finished up my college baseball career last month, so I figured I would share some advice I wish I knew before I started my college career. These are based on my opinions and experiences, so if you disagree with some of these feel free to share your opinion.
Reverse engineer your offense. Start with the shots you want. Work backward to the actions that produce them. Most coaches do this backwards.
“Having a sense for the game in baseball is not the same as having a sense to do well at a showcase. One is about reading situations, knowing when to take the extra base, when to hold the runner, when to throw behind, when to give yourself up. The other is about looking good in a controlled environment with no pressure, no runners on, and no game on the line. Tools get you noticed. Feel keeps you in the lineup when it matters. ⚾🧠”
Always be willing to adapt as a coach. Never think you know everything. The game changes. Your players change. The moment you believe you’ve got it all figured out is the moment you stop growing. Stay humble. Stay curious. Keep evolving. That’s how you stay relevant. 💪 #CoachLife #Adaptability #GrowthMindset
Mechanics matter, of course. But only in so much as how they are emerging within the performer-environment relationship to help you solve the problem the game is presenting you.
@nachomiranda14 Great message!
Jalen Brunson was asked if it feels like the Knicks are one win away from a championship: "0-0."
The best players I know didn’t develop by being told what to do constantly. They developed because they had opportunities to figure it out. Less controlling. More exploring. Less instruction. More interaction. Don’t create dependent athletes. Develop adaptable problem-solvers.
For most young high school baseball players, travel ball just isn’t necessary. You can make a much larger debt in your development if you spent that time training, recovering, and hitting PR’s each week in the summer.
Practice teaches athletes the real lesson: failure isn’t the opposite of success — it’s the fastest path to growth. Every missed shot, dropped ball, or imperfect rep is data. Analyze it. Adjust. Come back stronger. The athletes who learn to fail forward in training become unstoppable in competition. Embrace the grind. Fail often. Grow faster.
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