Applying an ecological dynamics framework to mixed martial arts training

Yearby, Tyler ORCID: 0000-0001-5693-5030, Myszka, Shawn, Grahn, Andy, Sievewright, Scott, Singer, Adam and Davids, Keith ORCID: 0000-0003-1398-6123 (2024) Applying an ecological dynamics framework to mixed martial arts training. Sports Coaching Review. doi:10.1080/21640629.2024.2325822 (In Press)

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Abstract

In this paper, we outline an ecological approach to training in mixed martial arts (MMA) to support coaches in helping fighters coordinate skilled movement solutions to the ever-changing problems they encounter in the cage. Orienting one’s perspective on the fighter-cage system may require coaches to re-align their role towards being designers of alive and representative training sessions that are filled with opportunities for (inter)actions, where constraints are purposefully manipulated to facilitate the emergence of skilled behaviours for mixed martial artists of all levels. We conclude by offering three case examples ranging from amateurs to professional champions to highlight the significance of adopting an ecological dynamics framework in MMA.

Item Type:	Article
Article Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Affordances; Alive movement problems; Constraints-led approach; Ecological dynamics; Mixed martial arts; Representative learning design
Subjects:	G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GV Recreation Leisure > GV557 Sports > GV0711 Coaching G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GV Recreation Leisure > GV557 Sports
Divisions:	Schools and Research Institutes > School of Education and Science
Research Priority Areas:	Health, Life Sciences, Sport and Wellbeing
Depositing User:	Charlotte Crutchlow
Date Deposited:	19 Mar 2024 14:46
Last Modified:	29 Mar 2024 19:23
URI:	https://eprints.glos.ac.uk/id/eprint/13841

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