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Jan 13
Progressão is now in English.
A new chapter begins. As our book Progressão – How We Have Misunderstood Football is being translated, the podcast moves fully into English.
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When a game model becomes a script, when it tells players what to do in certain situations in advance, it does something a little bit dangerous. It reduces the players' exposure to the informational complexity of real football.
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Further reading:
@Gerard_Jones , Kubayi, A., Stone, J.A. & Davids, K. (2026). Game models in football coaching: an ecological dynamics perspective. International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport.
shura.shu.ac.uk/37542/
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Progressão retweeted
Jun 10
The new Progressão website is open. It's beautiful.
Visit progressao.fi. Each section flows into the next. The stickers are appearing in cities around the globe.
The conversation is spreading. 🌍
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Jun 9
"We trained that" and "we trained the version of that which actually shows up at this level" are two completely different comments.
This episode: why the gap between general and specific intensity is one of the most invisible failures in practice design.
open.spotify.com/episode/4Yd…
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Jun 2
The metaphor you choose guides your mind.
💻Call a player a computer, and you look for software to upgrade.
🧩Call a team a puzzle and you start developing pieces to assemble.
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Jun 2
Ingold, T. (2015). The Life of Lines
routledge.com/The-Life-of-Li…
Brette, R. (2022). Brains as Computers: Metaphor, Analogy, Theory or Fact
frontiersin.org/articles/10.…
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May 26
In this episode, the first in the new monologue format, we explore resonance and how it appears in football.
The player and the game are one coupled system, and the coach’s job is to design the conditions in which that coupling can develop.
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May 19
Excited to revisit one of our most meaningful and widely listened-to DISCUSSÃO MUNDO episodes — featuring Dr. Vicente Raja, a researcher working at the intersection of ecological psychology, neuroscience, and philosophy.
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May 19
In this conversation, we explore @DioVicen fascinating work, dive into his concept of “resonance,” and discuss practical applications in sports coaching, especially football.
open.spotify.com/episode/36B…
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May 12
In football, training often looks organised, structured, and even very “game-like”. But does it truly represent the demands players face in matches?
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May 12
Articles mentioned in the episode:
Pinder, R. A., Davids, K., Renshaw, I., & Araújo, D. (2011). Representative learning design and functionality of research and practice in sport. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 33(1), 146–155.
eprints.qut.edu.au/47250/1/4…
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May 12
Headrick, J., Renshaw, I., Davids, K., Pinder, R. A., & Araújo, D. (2015). The dynamics of expertise acquisition in sport: The role of affective learning design. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 16(Part 1), 83–90.
www-sciencedirect-com.ezprox…
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May 5
Small-sided games are widely used in modern coaching and often seen as an effective way to train the game.
This episode explores some of the limitations of small-sided games, from differences in distances and timing to how pressure is experienced in real situations.
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