While physical excellence and skilled performance continue to be the foundation for champions, the coaching methodologies to foster the development of those athletes is going through a radical change. The tools of the learning economy are transforming coaching resources and the learning journey. As goes the global classroom, so go the field, court, track and greens: transformed by the harnessed power of mobile and wearable technology, digital media, and the meaningful capture and interpretation of real-time data. Social learning brings athletes, coaches, parents and enthusiast communities together with expanded opportunities for continuous learning, improvement and connection.