Ep 125 - SMSC 2026 Recap: Debates, Awards, and the Challenge Point
Nine years in, and the "room" for SMSC keeps getting smarter every year. This one landed three genuinely different debates, a set of award winners worth knowing, and a founder's-eye view of what the conference has become.
Coach Jav starts us off with some quick takeaways from a busy month of June traveling across the country, presenting at various conferences and events, before turning to his main reflection on SMSC 2026. Then Shawn Myszka, founder of the Sport Movement Skill Conference, gives his own take on this year's event and what's ahead for 2027.
Altis and the NHL: Where capacities fit in athlete development, and what a full day with 30-plus NHL and AHL coaches revealed about translating skill acquisition into a pro environment
Questioning industry claims: Why the industry needs to audit ideas it treats as settled, using the SMSC debate stage as the case study
SMSC 2026 debates: What came out of this year's public debates, where they landed, and where they didn't
Award winners: This year's Lifetime Achievement, Researcher of the Year, and Practitioner of the Year recipients
The challenge point: This year's conference theme, and what it actually means to get pushed to the edge and stay there
Shawn Myszka's reflection: Nine years in, what's changed, and a first look at where SMSC is headed for 2027
For coaches and practitioners trying to figure out where skill acquisition actually fits inside a performance organization, not just in theory.
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