How to Better Cue and Coach Your Athletes in MMA
0:40 Bit of a recap of UFC 251. Petr Yan, Thug Rose & Jessica Andrade. Volko v. Holloway scoring?
3:14 Cueing, attentional focus, and motor learning. “The Language of Coaching” – Nick Winkelman.
4:15 Internal v. External cueing. What are you referencing? Something inside the body (internal), or something outside the body (external). When, How, and Where to cue, or not. Internal – slow controlled movements, external – explosive, reactive movements.
7:20 “Does the cue fit the context?”
7:40 “Attention is a pizza…” – Austin. What do you want your athletes focusing on?
9:15 Attention is not physically exclusive. What else are your athletes focusing on besides what they are doing?
10:15 Motor performance – in the movement. Motor learning – permanent change in behavior, can your athlete do the same correct movement 10-15 days later.
11:35 Analogies, Twerking! Thor bending the barbell! Ironman Arc Reactor! Connect to your athlete! Understand them!
15:45 Verbal cueing and cornering. Bring the athletes in! Roles of the coach in the corner.
18:25 Pretend like Alex has his thoughts together.
19:13 Gabriele Wulf’s studies on cuing and practical integration of research. Cueing and instructing vs. noise. The less you say the more impactful your words are.
22:40 Recap – Internal to External cueing, it’s a progression! Cue specifically and with intention! Athlete’s and people’s attention is finite. Context matters! Be natural in your cuing.
Alex: IG strong_a.f email: afriedman.strong@gmail.com
Austin IG warriorsportswellness email: austin@warriorsportswellness.com
