Rob Nelson: Skill Acquisition and Motor Learning in Sports Performance

In this episode of the Braun Performance & Rehab Podcast, Dan
is joined by Rob Nelson to discuss learning theories and skill
acquisition for athletes.


Rob Nelson is currently an athletic performance coach at Penn
State University, where he works with the softball and swimming
teams. He has previously worked as the Associate Director of
Sports Performance at UMBC where he oversaw program design and
implementation for women's volleyball, women's basketball,
baseball, and track and field. He believes in a framework
emphasizing motor learning principles, ecological dynamics and
constraints based approaches. He also previously worked as the
Interim Director of Strength and Conditioning at Wofford College,
in addition to working as a Grad Assistant at Saint Francis
University, and Strength and Conditioning Intern Coach at the
University of Pittsburgh. Outside of the college athletics
setting, Rob also worked as a Strength and Conditioning Coach at
IMG Academy, Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach for the
Pittsburgh Penguins, Strength and Conditioning Coach for Aligned
Training, Director of Sports Performance for Power Train Sports
and Fitness, and Co-Owner and Performance Director for Larkins
Sports Performance. Rob also hosts the "Hot Takes Performance
Podcast" - For more on Rob and his podcast be sure to check out
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