The OODA loop is a fantastic decision making framework, but it has some inaccuracies, specifically: the brain is not a computer, skills are not like pre-planned programs, and sporting skill is not the conscious, top down phenomenon we think it is. In this @learntotackle video, I'll explain why skill is actually an emergent, self-organized relationship between athlete, task, and environment, and what this means for you and how you coach skills like the tackle. 🏈 Wrestling for Football programming drops 1st December. Subscribe to this channel for a special discount when it drops. KEY LEARNING POINTS - The brain isn’t a computer. We can’t process all perceptual information, run simulations, and control every degree of freedom in a tackle. - Skills aren’t programs we select and “push play” on. Strategies overlap, scenarios are endless, and we have to cope with novel situations. - Elite decision-making is largely autonomous, not a top-down, conscious process. - Ecological dynamics frames skills as self-organized, emergent patterns that arise from interacting with the environment. -Athletes are pushed toward one affordance over others by the interaction of individual, task, and environmental constraints. -Context and individuality matter. One technique or system can’t fit every athlete, position, and situation. - Practical approach: build breadth of movement options, nudge athletes toward better options with carefully designed scenarios, then use repetition and depth to refine timing, coordination, and adaptability. Let the environment provide the feedback. CHAPTERS 0:00 Recap: the OODA loop and tackling 1:23 Why the OODA loop has problems 1:34 Problem 1: The brain is not a computer 2:07 Problem 2: Skills aren’t computer programs 2:43 Problem 3: Skill isn’t a top-down conscious process 3:12 Ecological dynamics: a better lens 3:45 What “self-organized” means 4:41 Affordances and constraints 5:04 Example: how a cornerback decides how to tackle 6:49 Why context and individuality matter 7:47 What this means for coaching tackling 8:25 Wrap-up and what’s next ▶️ Subscribe and switch on notifications so you don’t miss the next video in the series. Head over to the @learntotackle YT for the full course playlist. #LearnToTackle #TacklingTechnique #FootballCoaching #CoachingFootball #AmericanFootball #SkillAcquisition #EcologicalDynamics #OODALoop #TackleTraining #FootballTraining #DefensiveCoaching #SportsCoaching

First Principles Thinking for Tackling in American Football. Beware blindly copying other teams. When you copy, you also copy their errors in judgement. Instead start from first principles thinking, which we'll talk about in this video. Using this mental model we can draw a direct line from making tackles on the field to winning championships, and to distill the complex act of tackling down into 3 simple objectives. In this video you’ll learn: - What first principles thinking is and how it can help you - The first principles of football performance and how it relates to tackling - The only three ways to stop the rush: halting forward progress, grounding by contact, and forcing out of bounds - The value of always adopting first principles thinking in football 🏈 Off-season Wrestling for Football programming drops at the start of December. Follow me to be notified when it is released. 📅 I'll be releasing new videos on tackling for football on a regular basis moving forwards. Subscribe and hit the bell so you don’t miss them. If you found this video useful, share it with a coach or athlete who’d benefit, and tell me in the comments what you’d like covered in future videos. 0:00 Intro and announcements 2:13 What Is First Principles Thinking? 3:03 When you copy, you copy errors in judgement 3:31 First principles beats analysis paralysis 4:03 Let first principles act as the North Star 4:44 Applying first principles to football 5:05 Win championships, nothing else matters 6:04 Score more points than the opposition 6:31 Stop the opposition scoring points 7:52 We make tackles to turn the ball over 8:29 Get proximate, get connected, impose your will 9:08 Drawing the line from tackles to championships 9:57 Wrapping up #football #tackling #footballcoaching #firstprinciples #wrestlingforfootball