Coaching on Beyond the Stats

The Two Pillars That Spark Intrinsic Motivation

Mon, 31 Aug 2026 19:00:00 +0900

From here, I want to dig into the two pillars that act as concrete switches for physically starting the learner’s engine, motivation (intrinsic motivation): enhanced expectancies and autonomy support.

Switch one: enhanced expectancies

“Enhanced expectancies” means raising the learner’s subjective sense of the probability of success in future performance, the feeling that “I can do this” or “it will work next time.” In other words, raising their self-efficacy.

OPTIMAL Theory: Accelerating Motor Learning

Mon, 31 Aug 2026 16:10:00 +0900

The rise and fall of the information-processing approach

For decades, theoretical frameworks for motor learning have been built on information-processing models. The best-known examples are the three-stage model proposed by Fitts and Posner (1967), made up of the cognitive, associative, and autonomous stages, and Schmidt’s schema theory (1975).

Ecological Approach × Adlerian Psychology: The Coach's Attitude Is the Biggest Environmental Constraint

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 23:20:00 +0900

In practising the ecological approach, the coach’s role is extremely limited. Their main task comes down to designing constraints.

When you read the literature on the ecological approach, the examples given of sociocultural constraints, one type of environmental constraint, include family support, the cultural background of a sport, and social expectations. I could not find the phrase “the coach’s attitude” anywhere among them.

How I Met the Ecological Approach

Sun, 16 Aug 2026 11:53:00 +0900

Opening: how I met the ecological approach

To begin, let me tell you how I first came across the ecological approach.

I first learned about the concept as a university student. While reading what experts were sharing online, I came across this approach.

Unpacking Traditional Coaching and Its Historical Background

Sat, 08 Aug 2026 16:00:00 +0900

Introduction

For a long time, people believed that if you defined the technique that is optimal for everyone, and players learned to reproduce it reliably, they would become good players. Research was done along those lines, and that style of coaching became the mainstream.