The Talent Equation Podcast

-Talent Equation Conclave is a group of ecological explorers that get together once a month to discuss coaching challenges and co create solutions. This month we had a book club featuring guest Rob Grey, author of "How We Learn to Move." and his new book 'Learning to optimise movement'Here are the key takeaways... - Affordances are invitations from the environment, conveyed by information, and are relative to an individual's action capabilities.- A common misconception is treating skills as action capacities, which can lead to issues in skill development and application.- Agility is a skill that relies on information and functional goals, while change of direction is an action capacity.- Equipment can impact an athlete's perception and adaptation, with changes in size, weight, or length forcing adjustments in movements and problem-solving skills.- Direct perception argues that all necessary information is available within the environment, and there is no need for additional internal processing.- Engaging athl