We make those fleeting moments of uncoachable inspiration - happen more often
We show players that those fleeting moments of uncoachable inspiration are connections that create something greater than the sum of the parts, a phenomenon known as Gestalt. Gestalt is a commitment to succeed by exploring the unknown together, knowing this provides more time to perfect parts. Gestalt can be trained.
We train Gestalt by stopping players from addressing what metrics indicate is broken, so that they put all attention on the dynamic connections between all parts. We show players how to wait for opportunities to offer previously unseen alternatives as someone’s options begin to dwindle. And if nothing appears, look for something else. Coaches use what the metrics indicate is broken to design problems for the players to solve.

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Basketball - younger teenagers, all ability, mixed, @ Bushey (20)
Sun 09 Feb
|Bushey
Play basketball to enjoy being more human than machine.


Time & Location
09 Feb 2025, 18:00 – 19:00
Bushey, Aldenham Rd, Bushey WD23 2TD, UK
Guests
About the event
Coaches help everyone play without thinking like a machine. To enjoy being more human than machine.
One of the earliest examples of this type of coaching can be traced back to Phil Jackson and the triangle offense, which helps players constantly reset organic relational flowing movements, to consistently outsmart teams using mechanical strategies to stop his team's playing. Players are helped to move through these 3 steps.
3 steps to playing without thinking like a machine
Some people naturally live in Step 3 while others get stuck in Step 1 and Step 2. But given the determination to experience Wow moments most can get through to Step 3.
Step 1: Recognize the limitations of machine thinking.
Thanks to Dr Iain McGilchrist we now know how machine thinking impacts the brain. When machine thinking is in charge of how we see the world we only see what we need to see…
SkillsofWow.org is the governing body for those who coach the skills of Wow.
