Alt Text: This episode discusses the core message of “Coaching for Critical Thinking: The WHY in Sports Education,” which critiques the tendency in sports coaching to focus on the “what” and occasionally the “how” of performance, while largely neglecting the “why.” The author explains that this lack of explanation leads to shallow learning and hinders true player development. The episode proposes “teach-back” methods—where athletes explain what they’ve learned—to reinforce co