86. Creativity, Conditioning and Athletic Development with Jamie Smith

David speaks with James Smith, founder and Head Sports Preparation coach of The U of Strength.

They talked about:

🔄 Translating skills across different sports

🤹 The importance of play in sports training

🏆 Working with UCONN's championship team

🌟 How players mature at different times in their careers

🏈 How good coaching and conditioning help athletes

🎓 Lessons learned from coaching at different levels

This is just one part of a longer conversation, and it's the second part. You can listen to the earlier episodes here:

Part 1: 🎙️Building World-Class Athletes with Jamie Smith (Episode 82)

📜Full transcript:

https://theknowledge.io/jamiesmith-2/

📹 Watch on Youtube:

https://youtu.be/KHY66sFaKZY

👤 Connect with James:

Twitter: @TheUofStrength | https://twitter.com/theuofstrength

Ebooks: Agility 3.0, Gameplay 3.0, Speed Toolbox 2.0 | https://www.theuofstrength.com/store/c6/Digital_Education.html

🗣 Mentioned in the show:

The U of Strength | https://www.theuofstrength.com/

The Constraints-Led Approach | https://amzn.to/4aY3CLB

Luka Dončić | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luka_Dončić

Nikola Jokić | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikola_Jokić

Jusuf Nurkić | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jusuf_Nurkić

Ben Simmons | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Simmons

Dynamical systems theory | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamical_systems_theory

David Epstein | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Epstein_(journalist)

Range | https://amzn.to/4aY3A6r

Kawhi Leonard | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kawhi_Leonard

Michael Jordan | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Jordan

LeBron James | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LeBron_James

Draymond Green | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draymond_Green

Kevin Durant | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Durant

Zion Williamson | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zion_Williamson

Kemba Walker | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kemba_Walker

Jeremy Lamb | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Lamb

Shabazz Napier | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shabazz_Napier

Neils Giffey | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niels_Giffey

Malcolm Gladwell | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malcolm_Gladwell

Outliers | https://amzn.to/42v2WJK

Brock Purdy |