Dr. Robert Butler: Learning Theory and Movement Acquisition in Athletes

In this episode of the Brawn Body Health and Fitness Podcast -
Dan is joined by Dr. Robert Butler to discuss the concepts of
learning theory and acquiring movement strategy in athletes, with
a focus on baseball.


Butler is beginning his eighth season in Major League Baseball
with the St. Louis Cardinals. As the Director of Performance, Dr.
Butler oversees player physical development and prevention
programs, nutrition, sports science, technology integration and
mental health services for the St. Louis Cardinals organization
as well as the medical care for the affiliate teams. Prior to
joining the Cardinals, he served as an Assistant Professor and
Associate Director of the Michael W. Krzyzewski Human Performance
Laboratory at Duke University for 5-1/2 years. He is a native of
Wilmington, Delaware and a graduate of Marietta College where he
earned his bachelor's in biology, Springfield College where he
earned his M.S. in Biomechanics and Movement Science, and the
University of Delaware where he earned his Ph.D. in Biomechanics.
Following his doctoral training, he completed a post-doc at the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and also completed
his Doctorate in Physical Therapy at the University of
Evansville. Butler and his wife, Sarah, daughters, Madeline and
Emelia, son, Greyson, and dogs, Blue and Maple, reside in
Hillsborough, NC.


For more on Dr. Butler, be sure to check out
https://www.mlb.com/cardinals/team/front-office/robert-butler ,
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Robert-Butler-9/2 ,
https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-butler-a00a0422b/ or
@rjbutler_dptphd on Twitter


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