This episode is a great conversation with Lauri Hakala. Lauri is the High Performance Coordinator for team ball sports at the Finnish Olympic Committee. He brings in a interesting and experienced perspective on Anders Ericsson's work of deliberate practice. We discuss with Lauri the difference between naive, purposeful and deliberate practice; how we can use deliberate practice in team sports; and what are some of the principles and concepts we coaches need to look out for.
Lauri's previous experience comes from volleyball where he has served as an assistant coach at Pepperdine University, ACH Ljubljana, Slovenia Men’s National Team, Swiss Men’s National Team, Finland Men’s & Women’s National Team and Dutch Women’s National Team. He has also served as a head coach at LeKa volley and at Sollentuna VK. He also played professionally and represented Finland in beach volleyball a few times.
Lauri recommends some great resources for everyone to check out. "Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise" by Anders Ericsson and Robert Pool. "The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right" by Atul Gawande. Tom Coughlin's book "Earn the Right to Win: How Success in Any Field Starts with Superior Preparation." Lauri was a guest on the Coach Your Brains Out podcast and talks more in depth about practical implications for deliberate practice. Check out those episodes now: (Part 1: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/deliberate-practice-with-lauri-hakala-part-1/id1060183650?i=1000475329387 ) (Part 2: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/deliberate-practice-with-lauri-hakala-part-2/id1060183650?i=1000476081833 )He also mentions a few other's in the episode!
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