The Perception & Action Podcast (Rob Gray)
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| 28 Sep 2021 | 369 – Journal Club #33: An Ecological Approach to Martial Arts and MMA | 01:22:50 | |
How can we apply an ecological approach to training martial arts and MMA? How can we redesign practice to make it more alive and representative? A discussion with Rafe Kelley, Shawn Myszka, Josh Peacock and Scott Sievewright.
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| 28 Mar 2023 | 444 – Coach Journeys: Kasey Crider, Finding Congruence with an Ecological Approach | 00:53:08 | |
My interview with Kasey Crider, Head Volleyball Coach at University of Maryland Baltimore County discussing his journey from a information processing to an ecological approach to volleyball coaching. Links:
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| 05 Jul 2016 | 31 –Visual Perception in Aviation/ Manipulating Spatial & Temporal Constraints in Practice | 00:28:44 | |
What visual information can a pilot use to land a plane? What misperceptions can occur and how can they lead to crashes? What is the Black Hole Illusion? -What is the best way to train an athlete: start easy or start hard?(Time 22:19)
Articles: Aviation Visual Perception: Research, Misperception & Mishaps Optic flow and visual analysis of the base-to-final turn Active regulation of altitude as a function of optical texture Perception and control of altitude: Splay and depression angles
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| 19 Mar 2020 | 174 – Technique Change II: Proactive Interference, Constraints & Individual Differences | 00:15:34 | |
Revisiting issue of technique change, first discussed in Episode 14. How do we prevent proactive interference from a well-learned technique? How does this vary between individuals? How is technique change conceptualized in the ecological approach to skilled performance?
Articles: Reducing Proactive Interference in Motor TasksInterindividual differences in the capability to change automatized movement patternsMore information: My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)
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| 16 Apr 2019 | 143 – Naturalistic, Recognition-Primed Decision Making | 00:21:00 | |
A look at Naturalistic and Recognition-Primed Decision Making. How do we make quick and effective decisions when faced with complex, time pressured situations? How do we bring our previous experience to bear in these situations? Can this approach be applied to sports?
Articles: A Recognition Primed Decision (RPD) Model of Rapid Decision Making Recognition Within the Decision-Making Process: A Case Study of Expert Volleyball Players More information: My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)
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| 10 Nov 2015 | 14 –Technique Change | 00:29:07 | |
Making adjustments to a heavily practiced, well established skill can be one of the most difficult tasks required of an experienced athlete. Although there can be several situations in sport for which this is required (e.g., rule or/and equipment changes, advancement to a higher level of play), there are a dearth of empirical studies that have examined the processes underlying successful technique change. In this episode, I explore what is involved in: opening an athlete’s performance black box to get the new technique in place and then hiding the key so that it is resistant to the effects of pressure. Research confessions: Why aren’t practitioners reading our papers?
Links to articles discussed: Switching tools: perceptual-motor recalibration to weight changes Two methods for recommending bat weights On the fragility of skilled performance: what governs choking under pressure? Refining and regaining skills in fixation/diversification stage performers: the Five-A Model Sources, topics and use of knowledge by coaches
Tim Tebow video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=22&v=4deYMDDxC34
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| 08 Feb 2022 | 388 – An Extended Challenge Point Framework for Practice Design | 00:27:34 | |
A look at the extended challenge point hypothesis. How can we get the level difficulty right to challenge a performer? What are 3 different goals coaches should consider when designing a practice? Articles: An extended challenge-based framework for practice design in sports coaching A critical systematic review of the Neurotracker perceptual-cognitive training tool
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| 07 Mar 2016 | 22B - Sport Science Shorts: Perceptual-Motor Control in Cycling | 00:07:28 | |
A look at some cycling science from a perceptual-motor control perspective. Where does a cyclist look when going around a curve? What control strategies do young cyclists use? Does seat height effect steering ability? Articles: Cycling around a Curve: The Effect of Cycling Speed on Steering and Gaze BehaviorVisual guidance during bicycle steering through narrow lanes: a study in childrenBicycle rider control skills: expertise and assessmentEffects of changing seat height on bike handling
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| 13 Apr 2020 | 181 – Interview with Fabian Otte, Cologne, Applying the Periodization of Skill Training Framework | 00:37:52 | |
A discussion with Fabian Otte from the German Sport University in Cologne on how to effectively develop a periodization plan for skill training and development.
Links:
Ep 168 – Periodisation of Skill Acquisition
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| 18 Jun 2024 | 497 - "Throw Hard, Stay Healthy": Training to Increase Action Capacity in Baseball Pitchers W Ryan Crotin (JC41) | 00:51:36 | |
On another edition of the Perception Action Journal Club I am joined by Ryan Crotin from ArmCare.com to discuss his unique approach to keep baseball pitchers healthy by increasing the action capacity of arm strength through monitoring and training. Links: | |||
| 12 Jun 2018 | 110 – Donor Sports & the Value of Non Sport Specific Practice | 00:17:53 | |
How do you know whether a training activity that is very different from your sport will lead to transfer? Is their value in non-specific practice? Does it depend on skill level? What is a donor sport?
Articles/Books: http://www.mytpi.com/articles/swing/catching_ping_pong_balls_to_improve_quiet_eye_for_golf Especial Skills: Their Emergence With Massive Amounts of Practice The NFL Combine: Does It Predict Performance in the National Football League? More information: My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)
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| 12 Jan 2016 | 18C – Does Aerobic Exercise Improve Motor Learning, Designing Practice to Promote Transfer | 00:10:53 | |
News: Does going for a 30min run make it easier to learn a motor skill afterwards? Is there an optimal balance between stability and flexibility in practice?
Articles: A Single Bout of Moderate Aerobic Exercise Improves Motor Skill Acquisition Transfer as a function of exploration and stabilization in original practice Towards a Grand Unified Theory of Sports Performance
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| 07 Mar 2023 | 441 – Knowing, Wayfinding, Corresponding & Guiding On and Off the Sports Field; Carl Woods | 01:23:10 | |
My interview with Carl Woods from Victoria University. What does it mean to know, guide, and correspond with our environment?
Links: https://twitter.com/carlwoods25?lang=en https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Carl-Woods-2
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| 15 Nov 2022 | 427 – Letting the Body Find its Way: On the Role of Attention in Skilled Movement | 00:14:18 | |
Does thinking about movement always hinder performance? If so, is the solution to stop thinking and rely solely on automatic processes? Or is it possible to reach a state where consciousness remains on the surface, but our body leads the way?
Articles: Letting the body find its way: Skills, expertise, and Bodily Refection
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| 07 Dec 2015 | 15D - Sports Science Shorts: Top 5 Sport Psychology Stories of 2015 | 00:12:37 | |
My list of the top 5 stories in sports psychology/motor learning in 2015: 5.Skill acquisition is better when things look bigger 4.Is sports psychology research reliable 3.Neurodoping! Becoming a better athlete with brain stimulation 2.Yes, Virginia! There is a hot hand! 1.Perceptual-cognitive training in sports: science or snake oil?
Articles/links: Visual illusions can facilitate sport skill learning Enhanced expectancies facilitate golf putting Estimating the reproducibility of psychological science Replication in Psychological Science Non-invasive Human Brain Stimulation in Cognitive Neuroscience: A Primer Surprised by the Gambler's and Hot Hand Fallacies? A Truth in the Law of Small Numbers https://thebrainstimulator.net/shop/ https://thebraindriver.com/tdcs-accelerated-performance.html#acceleratedperformance
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| 07 Jun 2016 | 29 –Risk Perception & Tolerance in Driving/Glare & Sports | 00:26:36 | |
How good are drivers at detecting the risks and dangers that lurk around the corner? What is the best way to assess this ability? Do people actually want some risk when driving? Is the desire for risk going to counteract our efforts to making make the road safer through interventions? -How does glare effect sports performance and do products like eye black actually work? (Time 22:03). Articles/Books/Links: Visual search of driving situations: Danger and experienceDrivers' hazard perception ability: Situation awareness on the roadCan a video-based hazard perception test used for driver licensing predict crash involvement?A Theory of Risk Homeostasis: Implications for Safety and HealthA driving-simulator test of Wilde's risk homeostasis theory Risk homeostasis theory: Problems of the past and promises for the future Lost in the Lights: The Effects of Glare on Catching Performance
Hazard Perception Test: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIx_u9IQFVM
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| 13 Aug 2024 | 504 – Is There An Optimal Amount of Practice Variability for Learning That Depends on Skill Level? | 00:13:53 | |
When it comes to practice variability is more not always better? Is there a Goldilocks Effect. In other words - Is there an optimal amount (not too much, not too little) that depends on the learner’s skill level? Articles: | |||
| 29 May 2018 | 108 – Does Brain Stimulation Enhance Acquisition, Performance and Retention of Sports Skills? | 00:18:53 | |
Can noninvasive brain stimulation be used to enhance acquisition, performance and retention of sports skills? What exactly are tMS, tCS and tDCS? Are products like Halo Sport worth your investment?
Articles: Non-invasive Human Brain Stimulation in Cognitive Neuroscience: A Primer Neurodoping: Brain Stimulation as a Performance-Enhancing Measure Modulating Motor Learning through Transcranial Direct-Current Stimulation: An Integrative View Effects of tDCS on motor learning and memory formation: A consensus and critical position paper More information: My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)
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| 02 Jun 2020 | 300 - Evolution of My Ideas: How I Self-organized towards Self-Organization | 00:31:51 | |
Celebrating the 300th episode by looking at how my personal views about perceptual-motor control and skill acquisition have been shaped by my experiences and changed over time. Links: More information: My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)
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| 08 Oct 2015 | 11C – Interview with Robert Gronbeck, Perceptual-Cognitive Sports Trainer & Coach | 00:53:40 | |
A discussion with Robert Gronbeck, owner and coach at Cairns Sport Performance Clinic in Australia. Covering topics including: being an entrepreneur in sports psychology, perceptual-cognitive training using multiple object tracking, evaluating concussions, and the relationship (and often lack thereof) between basic research and practice in sports.
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| 29 Sep 2015 | 11 –Performing & Choking Under Pressure | 00:22:43 | |
We have all seen it. A great athlete has a chance to win a championship. All that is required for them to do something they have done hundreds of times before…sink a 3 foot putt, make a free throw, kick a 20 year field goal. And they miss! In this episode I explore the fascinating topic of choking under pressure. Why do some athletes excel in these situations while others fail? What causes choking and want can an athlete do to prevent it? Research confessions: Choking under pressure while talking about choking under pressure
Links to articles discussed: Test anxiety and direction of attention Thoughts and attention of athletes under pressure: skill-focus or performance worries? On the fragility of skilled performance: what governs choking under pressure? Changes in putting kinematics associated with choking and excelling under pressure The influence of anxiety on visual attentional control in basketball free throw shooting Quiet Eye Training: Effects on Learning and Performance Under Pressure
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| 28 Jan 2016 | 19D – Interview with Michael Grey, University of Birmingham, Motor Neuroscience, Neuroplasticity & Concussions | 00:34:19 | |
A discussion with Michael Grey, Reader in Motor Neuroscience and Director of the Neuroplasticity & Neurorehabilitation Lab at the University of Birmingham. We discuss topics including neuroplasticity, applying brain stimulation to sports, the similarities between neurorehabilitation and skill acquisition, and share our thoughts on the recent Will Smith movie Concussion.
More information about my guest: http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/sport-exercise/staff/profile.aspx?ReferenceId=9921 https://twitter.com/drmichaeljgrey http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Grey+MJ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MWbCvpnVn4
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| 27 Feb 2018 | 98 – Interview with Movement & Skill Acquisition Ireland, Constraints Based Coaching | 00:44:52 | |
A discussion with Ed Coughlan, Phil Kearny and Olly Logan, founders of Movement & Skill Acquisition Ireland. In the interview we discuss the goals of the organization and their upcoming conference: Constraints based coaching and ecological dynamics to enhance sports performance.More information about my guests:https://twitter.com/MSAIreland http://events.cit.ie/index.cfm?page=events&eventId=323 https://twitter.com/DrSkillAcq/ https://twitter.com/kearney_phil
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| 14 Feb 2023 | 438 – Applying Ecological Dynamics to Physical Therapy, Martijn Lips & William Spinhoven | 00:38:47 | |
My interview with Martijn Lips & William Spinhoven, discussing their experiences applying Ecological Dynamics to Physical Therapy.
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| 18 Jun 2019 | 148 - On Becoming Skillful: A Dynamical Systems Approach | 00:17:41 | |
A look at the 1995 article by Jane Clark which provides an excellent overview of the dynamical systems approach to skill acquisition.
Articles: On Becoming Skillful: Patterns & ConstraintsMore information: My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)
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| 05 Jan 2016 | 18 – Performance Feedback | 00:28:20 | |
With the ever increasing availability of tracking and monitoring technology it is becoming easier and easier for an athlete to get feedback about their results and performance. But is the too much of a good thing? How does feedback influence the acquisition and performance of sports skills? Which type of feedback should be used and how often? Is providing biofeedback (e.g., heart rate, brain activity) effective? Can sounds and vibrations be used to shape movements? My Research Influences: Martin Regan, York University
Links to articles discussed: Effects of relative frequency of knowledge of results on retention of a motor skill Relative frequency of knowledge of performance and motor skill learning How Do Batters Use Visual, Auditory, and Tactile Information About the Success of a Baseball Swing? Effects of learning on electroencephalographic and electrocardiographic patterns in novice archers The vibrating 'Ghost' glove that can train your muscles to replicate Tiger's swing Auditory concurrent feedback benefits on the circle performed in gymnastics
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| 18 Jan 2016 | 18E –Sports Science Shorts: Schema Theory, the Motor Program & Contributions of Richard Schmidt | 00:15:38 | |
Back in October of last year we lost one of the great thinkers and researchers in Motor Control and Motor Learning, UCLA Professor Richard Schmidt. Richard’s Schema Theory of Motor Learning and Generalized Motor Program have been both highly influential and highly contentious. What will their legacy be for future research?
Articles: A schema theory of discrete motor skill learning. Motor Schema Theory After 27 Years: Reflections and Implications for a New Theory Current status of the motor program: Revisited
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/latimes/obituary.aspx?pid=176037786
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| 19 May 2016 | 27D – Interview with Anders Ericsson, FSU, The New Science of Expertise | 00:32:22 | |
A discussion with Anders Ericsson, Professor of Psychology atFlorida State University and co-author of the new book: Peak: TheSecrets from the New Science of Expertise. We touch on topicsincluding purposeful vs deliberate practice, whether achievingautomaticity can hinder becoming an expert, whether skillacquisition is linear, being able to coach yourself, and adifferent role for genetics in skill acquisition.
More information about my guest: https://psy.fsu.edu/faculty/ericsson.dp.html Peak: The Secrets from the New Science of Expertise
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| 26 Jul 2022 | 411 – How do Instructions Shape Search for a Movement Solution | 00:15:24 | |
How do instructions about task constraints influence how a performer searches for a movement solution? Is movement variability still beneficial even when you guide a performer towards the optimal solution?
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| 04 May 2020 | 187 – Interview with Joan Ryan, Intangibles: Unlocking the Science & Soul of Team Chemistry | 00:38:23 | |
A discussion with Joan Ryan, author of the new book- Intangibles: Unlocking the Science & Soul of Team Chemistry. What is team chemistry? How does it influence performance and how can it be cultivated?
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| 01 Mar 2022 | 392 – What is the Role of “Memory” in the Ecological Approach to Skill? | 01:01:38 | |
I was joined by Andrew Wilson from Leeds Beckett to discuss a question we both get a lot: what role does memory play in the ecological approach? Is it really the case that skillful action involves no memory?
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| 10 Jan 2023 | 433 – How Does Motivation Fit in an Ecological Approach to Skill? | 00:14:02 | |
A look at how non-linear pedagogy supports the development of intrinsic motivation and connects with Self Determination Theory.
Articles: Nonlinear Pedagogy Underpins Intrinsic Motivation in Sports Coaching
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| 23 Jun 2020 | 306 – Interview with Matt Dicks. Portsmouth, Perception-Action Coupling, Exploring to Learn, Affordances | 00:44:11 | |
A discussion with Matt Dicks from the University of Portsmouth. How does “anticipation” behavior change as we vary the degree of perception-action coupling? What is the role of perceived afffordances and action capabilities in the control of action? How do we explore our environment to learn (i.e. acting to perceive)? Should exploring be treated as something different than performing?
More info about my guest: https://www.port.ac.uk/about-us/structure-and-governance/our-people/our-staff/matt-dicks https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Matt_Dicks
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| 18 Aug 2015 | 8- How Do We Become an Expert? Intro to Skill Acquisition | 00:20:42 | |
Legendary UCLA basketball coach John Wooden once said: “The importance of repetition until automaticity cannot be overstated”. Reaching a stage where some skills can be performed “automatically” is thought to be one of the main goals of sports training and one of the defining characteristics of being an expert. But what exactly does it mean for a sports skill to be “automatic” and how exactly is this desired state achieved through training? In this episode, I introduce the topic of skill acquisition be exploring traditional theories of how an athlete progresses from a novice to an expert. Research confessions: Does research always happen like we say it does in journal articles?
Links to articles discussed: Movement automaticity in sport
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| 21 Aug 2018 | 118 – Interview with Paul Venner, Dutch Baseball, Variability & Constraints in Movement, S&C | 00:21:44 | |
A discussion with Paul Venner, Head of Athletic Performance at Dutch Baseball and Founder of Ultimateinstability. We discuss the important role of movement variability in training, using water to amplify information about movement, connecting skill acquisition and S&C through the lens of organismic constraints, and Paul’s presentation at the upcoming Florida Baseball Ranch Dutch Baseball Skill Acquisition Summit.More information about my guest:www.linkedin.com/in/paulvenner
https://sullivanrehab.lpages.co/skill-acquisition-for-baseball-summit/
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| 24 Oct 2023 | 468 – Representative Learning Design & The Ecological Approach to Transfer of Training | 00:49:21 | |
How do we conceptualize transfer of training from an ecological point of view? What elements must be present in practice for it to result in an improvement in competition?
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| 19 Jan 2021 | 336 – Strong Anticipation: Coordinating with the Future without Predicting It | 00:15:20 | |
Can we “anticipate” the future without predicting it? Are delays in our perceptual-motor system flaws that we must compensate for or actually advantageous? A look at the concept of strong anticipation.
Articles: Anticipating synchronization as an alternative to the internal model Lectures on Perception (Chapter 26) More information: My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)
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| 11 May 2021 | 351 – Perceptual-Motor Styles | 00:18:16 | |
Why do many individuals have a distinctive manner of performing a motor action (aka a perceptual-motor style)? How can we determine whether a particular style is functional? How do styles change with development, sports training and through rehabilitation? Articles: More information: My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)
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| 28 Sep 2015 | 10C - Sports Science Shorts: Which is Tougher, Rugby or Football? | 00:05:30 | |
This past Friday one of my personal favorite sporting events kicked off…the Rugby World Cup. The NFL Football season is also of course now in full swing. So, which sport has the bigger hits: football or rugby?
Links to articles discussed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7tGY-VDx3o http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/3423412/jarryd-hayne
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| 25 Apr 2023 | 448 – Our New Book: CLA to Baseball Coaching, Randy Sullivan | 00:40:59 | |
Randy Sullivan and I discuss our new book: A Constraints-Led Approach to Baseball Coaching
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| 31 Jan 2017 | 46 – Self Talk & Mantras in Sport | 00:17:13 | |
Do athletes perform better when they talk to themselves? Should the talk be motivational or instructional? Positive or negative? Does it work for both novices and experts?
Articles/links: The influence of self-talk on the performance of skilled female tennis playersSelf-talk influences vertical jump performance and kinematics in male rugby union playersSelf-Talk and Sports Performance: A Meta-Analysis Effects of Self-Talk: A Systematic ReviewSelf-talk: Review and sport-specific model
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| 30 May 2017 | 62 – Interview with Stephanie Rossit, East Anglia, How the Brain Supports Perception & Action | 00:41:15 | |
A discussion with Stephanie Rossit, Lecturer in Psychology from the University of East Anglia in the UK. We discuss perceptual and action related deficits in visual neglect, brain areas associated with online and offline control of action, her recent work with patient DF that challenges some well know previous findings, and her research examining ways to rehabilitate neglect patients.More information about my guest: https://www.uea.ac.uk/psychology/people/profile/s-rossit https://www.stephanierossit.com/ https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Stephanie_Rossit https://twitter.com/StephanieRossit
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| 17 Jan 2017 | 44 –Social Facilitation of Performance & The 1st Sports Psych Experiment | 00:14:01 | |
Why does the presence of others change the performance of an individual athlete? Why is this social facilitation effect sometimes good and sometimes bad? Does it matter whether the other people are observing, evaluating or performing the same action? Does being “observed” via activity monitoring technology facilitate performance?
Articles/links: The Dynamogenic Factors in Pacemaking and Competition Social Facilitation From Triplett to Electronic Performance Monitoring Social "facilitation" as challenge and threatSocial facilitation in motor tasks: a review of research and theory Social Facilitation of Running: An Unobtrusive
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| 26 Jun 2018 | 112 - Interview with Len Zaichkowsky & Dan Peterson, The Playmaker’s Advantage | 00:38:44 | |
A discussion with Leonard Zaichkowsky & Daniel Peterson about their recently released book, The Playmaker’s Advantage: How to Raise Your Mental Game to the Next Level. What is “Athlete Cognition”? How can it be trained? How can coaches design practices to better mimic real-life competitive pressures? More information about my guests:https://www.amazon.com/dp/1501181866/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_ep_dp_msPQAbVSFGQ57
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| 23 Feb 2016 | 21C – Does 3D MOT training transfer to sport? How good are airport baggage screeners? | 00:12:53 | |
News: Does training using the 3D multiple object tracking (Neurotracker) system transfer to on-field performance in soccer? How good are baggage screeners at detecting threatening object? How does their performance depend on passenger volume and shift length?
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| 30 Jul 2024 | 503 – An Ecological Approach to Police Defensive Tactics Training (JC44) | 01:17:44 | |
On another edition of the Perception-Action journal club, I am joined by Chris Butler (Trainers Bullpen) and Jeff Quail (Setcan) to discuss and demo how Ecological Dynamics principles can be applied to police training. Links: | |||
| 12 May 2016 | 27A – Interview with Mark Anshell, MTSU, In Praise of Failure | 00:29:13 | |
A discussion with Mark Anshell, Professor of Health & Human Performance at Middle Tennessee State University and author of the new book: “In Praise of Failure in Sport: The Value of Overcoming Mistakes to Achieve Optimal Performance Success”. We discuss why we need to change our conception of failure, the importance of failing for success in sports, fear of failure, using exercise as punishment, and how coaches can create environments that embrace failure. More information about my guest: http://mtweb.mtsu.edu/manshel/index.html
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| 12 Nov 2024 | 516 – Do Averaged, Group Data Accurately Capture & Represent Individual Movements Solutions? | 00:15:31 | |
To what extent do models generated from the average results of a group of participants (i.e., the traditional approach used in most statistics) actually represent the movement behavior of individuals? Articles: | |||
| 26 Jan 2016 | 19C – Are We Color Blind When Performing an Action? Can Collision Detection Be Trained? | 00:11:43 | |
News: Does using our dorsal visual stream during the control of action make us color blind? When we improve after visual perception training is it really perception that is improved?
Articles: Color perception is impaired in baseball batters while performing an interceptive actionBehavioral training to improve collision detection
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| 18 Oct 2016 | 38A – Interview with Andrew Wilson, Leeds Beckett, Ecological Approach | 00:52:08 | |
A discussion Andrew Wilson from Leeds Beckett. We discuss ecological psychology ideas like motor abundance, functional equivalence and degeneracy, Andrew’s recent study on task dynamics and information in throwing, his work on affordances and throwing prehistoric stones, and the current and future state of the ecological approach.
More information about my guest: http://www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/staff/dr-andrew-wilson/ http://psychsciencenotes.blogspot.co.uk/ https://twitter.com/PsychScientists https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Andrew_Wilson14
Link to motor abundance video mentioned: http://psychsciencenotes.blogspot.com/2016/09/the-bliss-of-motor-abundance.html
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| 31 Aug 2021 | 365 – Article Review: Does More Representative Practice Design Lead to Better Transfer of Training? | 00:16:09 | |
Does more representative design lead to better transfer of training? Does it make athlete more adaptable and strategic in their play? What is the relationship between the CLA and representative design?
Articles: Enhancing skill transfer in tennis using representative learning design
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| 17 Sep 2024 | 509 – A Call for More Clarity on How to Use the CLA: The 3 Questions Paper | 00:48:36 | |
My review of the new paper: Adding texture to the Art of constraints-led coaching: a request for more research-informed guidelines. My thoughts on the validity and usefulness of the author’s questions Links: | |||
| 19 Sep 2017 | 78 – New Research on Changing Movement Patterns | 00:19:50 | |
When a coach identifies a maladaptive movement pattern in an athlete, what is the best way to change it? Do formal biomechanical evaluations help? How can we identify the origins of the problem? How can we improve agility and speed without disrupting perception-action coupling?
Articles/links: Do baseball pitchers improve mechanics after biomechanical evaluations? A problem-solving process to identify the origins of poor movementCognitive Training for Agility: The Integration Between Perception and ActionAttentional Focus and Cueing for Speed DevelopmentMore information: My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)
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| 23 Nov 2021 | 377 – Nonlinear Pedagogy Revisited | 00:08:50 | |
What exactly are Linear and Nonlinear Pedagogy? How does Nonlinear Pedagogy relate to ecological dynamics?
Articles: The Role of Nonlinear Pedagogy in Supporting the Design of Modified Games in Junior Sports
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| 22 Feb 2022 | 391 – Are “Advance Cues” Used for Predictive or Prospective Control? | 00:22:50 | |
Is the advance information we get from an opponent’s kinematics, their body language, used to predict/anticipate what is going to happen next as traditionally proposed? Or is it used as information to continuous control preparatory movements?
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| 04 Sep 2018 | 120 – Perceptual-Motor Calibration | 00:16:18 | |
A look at the process of perceptual-motor calibration. How do we scale our perception of affordances in the environment to our action capabilities? What conditions are needed to allow for effective calibration and recalibration?
Articles: A systematic review on perceptual-motor calibration to changes in action capabilities Perceiving affordances: visual guidance of stair climbing Calibration Is Both Functional and Anatomical Gut Estimates: Pregnant women adapt to changing possibilities for squeezing through doorways More information: My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)
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| 30 Apr 2024 | 490 – Understanding Sport Injury from a Dynamical Systems Approach | 00:19:42 | |
How can we better understand sports injury by considering factors such as good variability, coordination, and movement synergies using a dynamical systems approach? More information:My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)
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| 01 Jun 2020 | 199 – Interview with Kate Wilmut, Oxford Brookes, Perceptual-Motor Control in DCD, Embodied Perception vs Action | 00:46:19 | |
A discussion with Kate Wilmut from Oxford Brookes University. How is the perception of affordances, motor control and planning affected in Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD)? How are embodied perception and actions related? How are changes in motor control related to changes in executive function (e.g. working memory, attentional control) across the lifespan?
More info about my guest: https://www.brookes.ac.uk/templates/pages/staff.aspx?wid=&op=full&uid=p0075140 More information: My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)
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| 14 Mar 2023 | 442 – An Ecological Dynamics Approach to Measuring and Developing Collective Behavior, Job Fransen | 00:38:53 | |
My interview with Job Fransen from the University of Groningen, discussing his new open-access book, The Forest Through the Trees: Making Sense of an Ecological Dynamics Approach to Measuring and Developing Collective Behavior in Football.
Links: https://kinesiologybooks.org/index.php/stork/catalog/book/13 https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=JCXMOrgAAAAJ&hl=en
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| 29 Jan 2019 | 134 – Are there General Perceptual-Motor Abilities? Should we be Testing & Training Them? | 00:22:40 | |
A look at the somewhat controversial topic of general perceptual-motor abilities. Are there general abilities such as agility and hand-eye coordination that apply to all sports or are the skills athletes use mainly sports specific? If such general abilities do exist, is it worth testing for them and training to improve them?
Articles: The General Motor Ability Hypothesis: An Old Idea Revisited Skill not athleticism predicts individual variation in match performance of soccer players Further evidence against eye-hand coordination as a general ability
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| 11 Feb 2016 | 20D – Interview with Stuart Armstrong, Player Pathways Manager with the Rugby Football Union | 00:51:33 | |
A discussion with Stuart Armstrong Rugby Football Union. We discuss topics including talent development and talent identification, the problems with competition, encouraging creativity through practice design and sports analytics.
More information about my guest: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stuartarmstrong http://www.thetalentequation.co.uk/
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| 05 Jun 2018 | 109 – Habit vs Skill: Which Should We Attempt to Develop in Performers? | 00:18:33 | |
Is it better for an athlete to develop pre-formed, reflexive responses that operate outside of consciousness (in other words, habits)? Or should we be focusing on cultivating adaptive skills that involve reflection and awareness?
Articles: Habitual Reflexivity and Skilled ActionThe spontaneousness of skill and the impulsivity of habitMore information: My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)
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| 28 Dec 2021 | 382– Online vs Offline Information VS Direct vs Indirect Perception | 00:13:41 | |
What is the difference between using online vs offline information to our control our actions on the one hand and the dichotomy between direct vs indirect perception, on the other? How have these been used incorrectly in many attempts to integrate skill acquisition approaches? An attempt at some clarification.
Articles/Links: Expert Anticipatory Skill in Striking Sports Review: Approaches to Visual-motor Control in Baseball Batting
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| 04 Oct 2016 | 37B – Sports Science Shorts: Stereotype Threat & Performance | 00:13:18 | |
What is stereotype threat and how can it affect sports performance? Is it possible that being challenged by a statement like “girls can’t play sports” could make a female athlete perform better in some situations?
Articles: On the causal mechanisms of stereotype threat: can skills that don't rely heavily on working memory still be threatened?“Girls should cook, rather than kick!” – Female soccer players under stereotype threatGirls can play ball: Stereotype threat reduces variability in a motor skill The effect of stereotype threat on performance of a rhythmic motor skill.
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| 16 Aug 2022 | 414 – An Ecological Approach to the Quiet Eye, Ben Franks | 00:43:58 | |
Is there one ideal gaze strategy for performing a sports skill as has been suggested by the quiet eye research? My interview with Ben Franks from Oxford Brookes University looking at some of his research taking an ecological, individualized view of the quiet eye.
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| 15 Apr 2025 | 534 – Is the Distance Effect Found in Focus of Attention Research Spatial or Temporal? | 00:14:44 | |
A review of the paper: “The Distance Effect in Focus of Attention: Spatial or Temporal Distance?” by Kevin Becker and colleagues. What matters: whether a cue is closer to the body or during vs after execution? Article: | |||
| 26 Mar 2019 | 140 – An Ecological Approach to Visual Anticipation in Sports | 00:18:26 | |
Is the common finding that expert athletes are better at using advance cues to anticipate their opponent’s actions evidence that they are using a predictive, internal model for action control? Or can this be reconciled with the ecological approach?
Articles: Special Issue of IJSP: Ventral and dorsal contribution to visual anticipation in fast ball sports
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| 28 Feb 2017 | 50 – Structure of Motor Variability & Learning Rate, Facebook & Anxiety, Child vs Adult Motor Learning | 00:16:30 | |
News: A look at a few recent articles in the area of motor learning and performance. Can the structure of motor variability predict the rate at which a performer learns a new skill? Does using social media before a game increase anxiety in an athlete? What differs between the way in which I child and adult learns a motor skill?
Articles: Can the Structure of Motor Variability Predict Learning Rate? Facebook use and its relationship with sport anxietyChildren and Adults Both Learn Motor Sequences Quickly, But Do So DifferentlyMore information: My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)
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| 09 Jan 2024 | 476- Technique vs Skill | 00:08:09 | |
What is the difference between technique and skill? Do we need to learn the former before we can have the latter?Articles: Distinguishing skill from technique in football | |||
| 23 May 2017 | 61 – Interview with Damian Farrow, Victoria University/AIS, Practice Design | 00:35:58 | |
A discussion with Damian Farrow. Professor of Skill Acquisition at Victoria University in Melbourne Australia. We take a step by step look at practice design discussing how to determine the goals of practice, how to effectively manipulate constraints, how to achieve the right balance of practice variability, how to effectively use instruction and feedback, and things an athlete should do when off the practice field.More information about my guest: https://www.vu.edu.au/contact-us/damian-farrow https://www.linkedin.com/in/damianfarrow/ https://twitter.com/FarrowDamian
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| 13 Dec 2022 | 430 – News and Notes | 00:06:49 | |
A few updates on what’s going on with me and the podcast. And an exciting announcement – my new book, the follow-up to How We Learn to Move, is here!
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| 09 Jul 2024 | 500 – Ask Me Anything (AMA) | 01:12:11 | |
To celebrate the 500th episode of the podcast, I host a skill acquisition AMAhttp://perceptionaction.com/My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)
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| 16 Jun 2020 | 304 – Interview with Wolfgang Schollhorn, Mainz, Differential Learning | 00:53:55 | |
A discussion with Wolfgang Schollhorn from the University of Mainz. What has research on coordination profiling shown about the role individuality and variability in skilled performance? Why is noise essential for perceptual-motor control? How does differential learning promote motor learning and what are practical guidelines for how to use it effectively?
More info about my guest: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Wolfgang_Schoellhorn
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| 17 Oct 2023 | 467 – Advice on Applying Ecological Dynamics in Coaching | 00:15:35 | |
How can we best apply the ideas of ecological dynamics in coaching?
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| 06 Aug 2019 | 152 - Learning New Movement Patterns: Specificity vs Variability | 00:07:52 | |
A look at a recent study on learning new gait patterns. Which is better: practicing the criterion task the whole time, progression from easier to difficult or random practice?
Articles: Learning new gait patterns is enhanced by specificity of training rather than progression of task difficultyMore information: My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)
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| 15 May 2019 | 145 – Incidental Training, Goal Babbling & Motor Exploration | 00:16:40 | |
A look at a couple of recent motor learning articles. Does incidental training lead to protection against choking under pressure? How do we acquire a new movement skill? Do we initially explore the solution space randomly (what has been called motor babbling) or do we use goal-related feedback right from the start (goal babbling)?
Articles: Limiting motor skill knowledge via incidental training protects against choking under pressure More information: My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)
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| 21 Mar 2023 | 443 – Sh*t About Movement You Should Know!, Tracy Hayes | 00:39:22 | |
My interview with Tracy Hayes, the Mobility Chick, about building the foundations of effective movement.
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| 18 Sep 2018 | 122 – Reflections on the FBR Summit: Putting Self Organization into Practice | 00:14:22 | |
Some reflections on the excellent Skill Acquisition Summit I recently attended at the Florida Baseball Ranch. What are some of the best practices for using self-organization for developing sports skills?
Articles/Links: Comparing cueing and constraints interventions for increasing launch angle in baseball batting More information: My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)
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| 25 Mar 2025 | 531 – The Constraints Led Approach to Soccer Coaching, Simon Schröttle | 00:33:12 | |
An interview with Simon Schröttle, author of Revolution in Soccer: The Perfect Practice, discussing using the CLA in soccer coaching. Links: | |||
| 10 Oct 2023 | 466 – The Art & Science of Constraints-Based Coaching | 00:19:58 | |
A look at the science behind and the art to effectively employing a CLA in coaching. My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)
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| 07 Aug 2018 | 116 – New Research on Implicit Learning: Is it a More Effective Way to Acquire New Skills? | 00:21:29 | |
A look at some recent research on implicit learning. Is it really a better way to learn perceptual-motor skills? Does it give an athlete more cognitive resources to devote to strategy and decision making? Does it lead to better pressure proofing of performance?
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Links: https://patrickjonesbaseball.com/2018/07/21/training-in-the-proper-environment-with-rob-gray-069/
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| 16 Nov 2015 | 14A - Sports Science Shorts: Review of See to Play, The Eyes of Elite Athletes | 00:13:03 | |
My Review of the book “See to Play, The Eyes of Elite Athletes” by Dr Michael Peters. Do I see eye to eye with his views on the role of vision in sports?
Articles/links: http://www.amazon.com/See-To-Play-Elite-Athletes/dp/1938008006
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| 05 May 2015 | Perception & Action Podcast Promo | 00:00:31 | |
| 19 Oct 2021 | 372 – An Ecological Approach to Basketball Practice Design and Coaching | 00:49:37 | |
What does the research say about the role of movement variability in basketball? How do new players solve the degrees of freedom problem? How can we use the CLA to encourage the development of good variability and motor synergies in shooting?
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| 15 Jun 2021 | 356 – Article Review: How do Changes in Informational Constraints Influence Movement Variability? | 00:14:57 | |
How do changes in the perceptual information available alter movement variability? If we constrain vision with occluding glasses or constrain audition with headphones how do performers adapt their movements? How does this depend on skill level?
Article: The role of variability in the control of the basketball dribble under different perceptual setups
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| 27 Sep 2016 | 37 – UAVs, Drones & Helicopters/Inhibiting Actions in Sports | 00:23:38 | |
A look at the unique perceptual and cognitive issues associated with uninhabited air vehicles (UAVs) and helicopters. Are fully automated drones a good idea? What are some of the technologies that have been developed to improve performance with these alternative forms of flight? -Knowing when not to act in sports (Time 19:36)
Articles/links: Human Factors Implications of UAVs in the National Airspace Impact of prior flight experience on learning Predator UAV operator skills Good Vibrations: Tactile Feedback in Support of Attention Allocation and Human-Automation Coordination in Event-Driven DomainsTarget Acquisition With UAVs: Vigilance Displays and Advanced Cuing InterfacesTactile situation awareness system: proprioceptive prostheses for sensory deficiencies.Knowing when not to swing: EEG evidence that enhanced perception–action coupling underlies baseball batter expertisehttp://www.decervo.com/More information: My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)
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| 03 May 2022 | 401 – Using Blur to Train Perceptual-Motor Skills | 00:23:04 | |
What effect does blurring your vision have on sports performance? Can blur actually be used as a training tool to help learners educate their attention to better information sources?
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| 18 Jul 2023 | 454 – How to Coach – An Integrated Framework | 00:11:00 | |
A review of the paper “How to coach: A review of theoretical approaches for the development of a novel coach education framework” which incorporates self-determination theory explicit, explicit learning and implicit learning.
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| 16 Nov 2021 | 376 – Why Ecological PLUS Dynamics? What is Metastable Attunement? | 00:15:20 | |
Why do we need both ecological psychology and behavioral dynamics to understand skilled behavior? What is metastable attunement and how does it capture this combination?
Articles: Metastable attunement and real‑life skilled behavior
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| 02 Jul 2020 | 309 - Journal Club #20: Sport Practitioners as Sport Ecology Designers | 01:16:25 | |
I am joined by Damian Farrow, Alex Lascu, Derek Panchuk and Carl Woods to discuss the article: Sport Practitioners as Sport Ecology Designers: How Ecological Dynamics Has Progressively Changed Perceptions of Skill “Acquisition” in the Sporting Habitat. We discuss: the shift from coach as instructor to coach designer, the challenges of “hands-off” coaching, do coaches need to understanding skill acquisition theory, and the importance of having a consistent purpose across the different disciplines in coaching (via a Department of Methodology).
Article: Sport Practitioners as Sport Ecology Designers
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| 26 May 2015 | 2 - Vision Training Programs | 00:18:04 | |
Since the early 1980's, there have been several vision training programs developed which propose to improve the vision of athletes resulting in an associated improvement in their sports performance. Do these training programs actually work? Or could practice time be put to better use? In this episode, I review the research that has evaluated the effectiveness of these programs.
Links to articles mentioned in podcast: Do generalized visual training programmes for sport really work? Enhancing Ice Hockey Skills Through Stroboscopic Visual Training The Impact of a Sports Vision Training Program in Youth Field Hockey Players Improved vision and on-field performance in baseball through perceptual learning The BASES Expert Statement on the Effectiveness of Vision Training Programmes
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| 25 Oct 2016 | 39 – Perceptual-Motor Development II: Ecological Approach | 00:21:03 | |
A look at perceptual-motor development from the ecological perspective. If it’s not pre-programmed by our genetics, how does a child’s pattern of movements emerge from the dynamical constraints of their environment? And how does movement shape perceptual discovery?
Articles/links: Motor Development: A New Synthesis Infant bouncing: The assembly and tuning of action systems Crawling versus walking infants' perception of affordances for locomotion over sloping surfaces Motor Development (Adolph & Berger) Motor development and the mind: the potential role of motor abilities as a determinant of aspects of perceptual developmentDevelopment of visual motion perception for prospective control: brain and behavioral studies in infants
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| 25 Jun 2020 | 307- Using Biomechanical Analyses to Reduce Injury & Improve Performance | 01:01:46 | |
How should biomechanics be applied in sport to improve performance and reduce injury? Should we be identifying ideal movement parameters from group based analyses or attempting to optimize for each individual athlete? How can we make biomechanics tools more accessible? Plus a discussion with Mike Sonne and Casey Mullholland about the development and use of a phone app for biomechanics analyses.
Article: Challenging Conventional Paradigms in Applied Sports Biomechanics Research
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| 10 Mar 2016 | 22D – Interview with Cathy Craig, QUB, Understanding & Improving Movement | 00:39:58 | |
A discussion with Cathy Craig, Professor of Perception & Action Psychology at Queen’s University Belfast. We discuss topics including understanding and improvement movement in areas including pre-mature infants, soccer and Parkinson’s disease; how rugby players deceive their opponent; developing VR systems for training and research; and how we can learn a lot about perception from studying the rare instances when it fails. More information about my guest: http://www.qub.ac.uk/schools/psy/Staff/Academic/Craig/ https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Cathy_Craig Movement Innovation Lab at QUB
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| 01 Oct 2019 | 159 – What is an Optimal Movement Pattern? | 00:19:14 | |
Is there one optimal movement solution for any given task? If not, can we identify the optimal movement pattern for each individual? How can knowledge of performance feedback be used to achieve optimality?
Articles: Kinematic information feedback and task constraints Should Common Optimal Movement Patterns be Identified as the Criterion to be Achieved? Constraints on the Complete Optimization of Human Motion
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| 09 Apr 2024 | 487 – Do the classic motor learning effects (eg focus of attention, choice) apply to experts? | 00:14:38 | |
A look at a recent study that addresses a question I get quite often: do the basic principles of motor learning, in this case, those proposed by OPTIMAL theory, still hold when we are dealing with highly skilled athletes? Articles: | |||
| 03 Sep 2024 | 507 - Nonlinear vs Linear Pedagogy for Police Training. What learners need vs. what they want | 00:15:29 | |
https://perceptionaction.com/507/ A look at a study comparing linear vs nonlinear approaches for training defending knife attacks. Which method resulted in better skill acquisition? Which method do trainees prefer? Articles: | |||
| 12 Dec 2023 | 474 – CLA to Swim Coaching, Andrew Sheaff | 00:33:25 | |
My interview with Andrew Sheaff, author of the new book: A Constraints-led approach to swim coaching Articles: | |||
| 20 Feb 2018 | 97 – Interview with Mark O’Sullivan, AIK, Affordances, Practice Design & Talent Development | 00:32:11 | |
A discussion with Mark O’Sullivan, Coach with AIK Football in Stockholm. We discuss Mark’s concept of football interactions and how it relates to practice design and affordances, and the “race to the bottom” in talent identification.More information about my guest:https://footblogball.wordpress.com/category/mark-o-sullivan/ https://twitter.com/markstkhlm
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| 24 Jan 2017 | 45 – Soccer Illusions, Detecting Opponents with Sound & Training with Mirrors | 00:14:58 | |
News: A look at a few recent journal articles. Do soccer players and referees sometimes see an event that never really happened? Can a basketball player detect where a dribbler is headed using sound alone? Is doing exercise in front of a mirror effective?
Articles: Seeing the unseen? Illusory causal filling in FIFA referees, players, and novices Expert Players Accurately Detect an Opponent's Movement Intentions Through Sound AloneThe Effects of Either a Mirror, Internal or External Focus Instructions on Single and Multi-Joint Tasks
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Phantom Goal https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huS7WcDHJXs
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