WHAT IS CONSTRAINT DESIGNER'S TOOLKIT?
Constraint Designer's Toolkit (CDTK) is a resource for coaches on any level looking for real ways to improve their practice design. CDTK explores evidence-based methods for designing intentional drills and small-sided games to elevate your players' learning.
IMPROVING PRACTICE WITH CONSTRAINTS
DESIGN WITH INTENTION
Constraint Designer's Toolkit explores constraint-led design aimed at making practice activities more intentional and effective for learning. Constraints are simply boundaries which guide player exploration, behavior, and learning. These can be things like time, space, or rules. CDTK focuses on how to use constraints effectively to create small-sided games and drills specific to your players using methods from the Constraints-Led Approach (CLA).
DESIGN ROOTED IN MOTOR LEARNING RESEARCH
CDTK IS ROOTED IN MODERN SKILL ACQUISITION RESEARCH:
NO ONE SIZE FITS ALL METHOD
PRACTICAL APPLICATION FOR ANY COACH
Constraint Designer's Toolkit is meant to provide real tools and ideas for any coach. While CDTK is rooted in the CLA, coaches using any approach can benefit from constraint-led design. In fact, it's likely that you already use some tools and design methods used in the CLA. The methods and tools explored are a result of learning from great coaches, motor learning research, and actual personal application of these methods at every level of the game, all the way from grassroots to pros.
EXPLORE CONSTRAINT DESIGNER'S TOOLKIT
FEATURED SERIES
ANATOMY OF A DRILL
Explores the structure of what makes up a drill or small-sided game, how to improve existing favorites, and start designing completely new ones.
DESIGN THEORY
Dives deeper into the theories behind constraint-led design and modern skill acquisition research. For coaches looking for a deeper understanding.
HOW COACHES DO DESIGN
Real case studies of how great coaches design practice activities at different levels of the game.
(SMALL-SIDED) GAME DESIGN
Series that explores how coaches can learn from video game design to create better constraints and games, design with more creativity, and better understand player behavior.
PLAYER BEHAVIOR 101
An in depth look at how to understand and influence player behavior within games and drills to build more effective practice environments.
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