The Constraints Led Approach (CLA) is a skill acquisition coaching methodology. It makes use of constraint manipulation to create ever changing and dynamic learning activities that develop skill in players through exploration and problem solving.

In a CLA, constraints are not negative barriers or limiters that remove opportunities for action from players. Rather, they are sources of information, which provide players opportunities to act. We refer to these opportunities to act as affordances. Therefore, in a CLA, we use constraints to afford opportunities for players, not take them away.