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The Perception & Action Podcast

Exploration of how psychological research can be applied to improving performance, accelerating skill acquisition and designing new technologies in sports and other high performance domains. Hosted by Rob Gray, professor of Human Systems Engineering at Arizona State University, the podcast will review basic concepts and discuss the latest research in these areas.

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334 – Interview with Dan Peterson & Len Zaichkowsky,...

The Perception & Action Podcast ·

2021/01/05

A discussion with Dan and Len about their new book: The Playmaker’s Decisions - The Science of Clutch Plays, Mental Mistakes and Athlete Cognition. Current book, The Playmaker’s Decisions: https://geni.us/theplaymakersdecisions Previous book, The Playmaker’s Advantage: https://geni.us/ThePlaymakersAdvantage More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc) Subscribe in iOS/Apple Subscribe

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01:15:07

333 – Journal Club #26: Using Verbal Instructions in...

The Perception & Action Podcast ·

2020/12/22

A discussion with Rajiv Ranganathan and Andrew Wilson about using verbal instructions as constraints in coaching/ When should a coach use instruction and how should they use it? More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc) Subscribe in iOS/Apple Subscribe in Anroid/Google Support the podcast and receive bonus content

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02:17:40

332 - Journal Club #25: Translating Theory into...

The Perception & Action Podcast ·

2020/12/15

What is the role of theory in coaching? Do you need a theory? If so, should you chose one or mix and match? More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc) Subscribe in iOS/Apple Subscribe in Anroid/Google Support the podcast and receive bonus content Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com

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331 - Journal Club #24: Talent Development & How...

The Perception & Action Podcast ·

2020/12/08

A discussion about talent development. How can it be facilitated through coaching and practice design? What role does technology and analytics have to play? Links: The Best: How Elite Athletes are Made More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc) Subscribe in iOS/Apple Subscribe in Anroid/Google Support the podcast and receive bonus content Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some

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330 – Interview with Bill Warren, Brown, The...

The Perception & Action Podcast ·

2020/12/01

A discussion with Bill Warren from Brown University about his extensive body of work using an ecological approach to perceptual-motor control. Topics include affordances, calibration, information-based v internal model control, why “behavior is regular without being regulated” and where the ecological approach is headed. More info about my guest: https://vivo.brown.edu/display/wwarrenj https://www.researchgate.net/profile/William_Warren12 More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My

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01:11:58

329 - Journal Club #22: Designing Practice Warm-Up

The Perception & Action Podcast ·

2020/11/24

A discussion about practice warm-up sessions. What should their purpose really be? How can we innovate and re-design them to promote exploration and pave the way for motor learning? Links: https://emergentmvmt.com/reshaping-the-weight-room/ https://emergentmvmt.com/preparing-for-game-day-the-warm-up/ More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc) Subscribe in iOS/Apple Subscribe in

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51:47

328 – Interview with Frans Bosch, Movement Analysis...

The Perception & Action Podcast ·

2020/11/17

A discussion with Frans Bosch about his new book, Anatomy of Agility – Movement Analysis in Sport. Why is it critical to take into account the body’s interests when coaching movement? Why is stability more important than perfecting a movement? How can a coach manipulate variability in practice to influence the development of attractors? What is the information for motor learning? More info about my guest: http://www.hmmrmedia.com/store/books/the-anatomy-of-agility/ https://fransbosch.systems/

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327 – Interview with Sian Beilock, Barnard, Building...

The Perception & Action Podcast ·

2020/11/10

A discussion with Sian Beilock from Barnard College. Why does pressure affect different performers in different ways? What should be in your toolbox when preparing for a high pressure situation or recovering from a situation where you didn’t handle pressure as well as you would have liked? How can we best train to prevent choking? More info about my guest: https://sianbeilock.com/ https://www.amazon.com/Choke-Secrets-Brain-Reveal-Getting/dp/1416596186 More information:

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326 – Revisiting “Automaticity” & Its Relevance to...

The Perception & Action Podcast ·

2020/11/03

Revisiting the concept of “automaticity”. Does it still have relevance to understanding skilled performance? Should the goal of training really be to get a performer to a stage where they are doing things automatically? Or, is it time to retire this idea to the legends section of the motor learning hall of fame? Articles: Movement Automaticity in Sport Beyond Automaticity: The Psychological Complexity of Skill Exploring the Orthogonal Relationship between Controlled and Automated Processes in

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01:09:25

325 - Journal Club #21: Fundamental Movement Skills

The Perception & Action Podcast ·

2020/10/27

I am joined by Stu Armstrong and Kasey Crider to discuss Karl Newell’s recent article “What are Fundamental Motor Skills and What is Fundamental About Them?” What exactly are they? Do we need to teach them to new learners before they can begin to explore and self-organize? What are the potential dangers of doing this? If we don’t “teach the fundamentals” what can we do instead? Article: What are Fundamental Motor Skills and What is Fundamental About Them? More information:

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324 – An Ecological Approach to Sports Injury...

The Perception & Action Podcast ·

2020/10/20

An ecological approach to preventing and adapting to sports injury. To what extent can we predict injury from technique? How is injury risk related to movement variability and attentional focus? Can we reduce risk by increasing variability through training? Does injury induce functional neuroplastic changes in our brain? Articles:Reviewing the Variability-Overuse Injury Hypothesis: Does Movement Variability Relate to Landing Injuries? Predicting Injury in Professional Baseball Pitchers From

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29:20

323 - The Role of Movement Efficiency & Economy in...

The Perception & Action Podcast ·

2020/10/13

Do learners choose movement solutions that are economical – that is those which not only achieve their performance goal but are also the most efficient and have low energy expenditure? What information is available to guide a performer to a more economical movement solution and how does it depend on attentional focus? How can this be conceptualized in a constraints-based framework? Articles: Metabolic energy expenditure and the regulation of movement economy Increased movement accuracy and

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322 – Overspeed Perception & Decision Making Training

The Perception & Action Podcast ·

2020/10/06

Can decision making in sports be improved by using above real time or “overspeed” video based training? Does it seem more “game-like” to athletes? Does it result in transfer of training to improved decisions on the field? Articles: Sports training technologies: Achieving and assessing transfer The speed of perception: the effects of over‑speed video training on pitch recognition in collegiate softball players An above real time training intervention for sport decision making The Effect of an

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321 – Differential Learning III: Clarifying...

The Perception & Action Podcast ·

2020/09/29

A more detailed look at the manipulations used in Differential Learning. Are the movement variants representative? Will they induce an internal focus of attention? As a coach, how should you choose variants appropriate for the skill level and task being trained? And, a look at few recent studies in this area examining acute effects of training and changes in brain activity. Articles: Short-Term Effects of Differential Learning and Contextual Interference in a Goalkeeper-like Task: Visuomotor

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320 – Using a Constraints Led Approach to Develop...

The Perception & Action Podcast ·

2020/09/22

How can a constraints led approach be used to develop tactical behavior in teams sports? Can a Step-Game Approach be combined with the CLA to improve tactical knowledge and team synergy? How does this all fit with Gibson’s distinction between “knowledge of” and “knowledge about”? Articles: The constraint-led approach to enhancing team synergies in sport - What do we currently know and how can we move forward? A systematic review and meta-analyses Developing Players’ Tactical Knowledge Using

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319 – Instruction, Feedback and the Promotion of...

The Perception & Action Podcast ·

2020/09/15

A look at how can we use instruction and feedback to guide self-organization in motor learning. Why, when and how should a coach use these types of informational constraints? Articles: When and how to provide feedback and instructions to athletes? – How sport psychology and pedagogy insights can improve coaching interventions to enhance self-regulation in training More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page

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29:03

318 – My Recent Skill Acquisition Studies

The Perception & Action Podcast ·

2020/09/08

A look at a couple of my skill acquisition studies that have recently come out. How does variability in practice conditions influence the coordination of degrees of freedom? And, a direct comparison between prescriptive instruction, differential learning and a constraints led approach. Articles: Changes in movement coordination associated with skill acquisition in baseball batting: Freezing/freeing degrees of freedom and functional variability Comparing the constraints led approach,

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317 – Interview with Kevin Becker, TWU, Focus of...

The Perception & Action Podcast ·

2020/08/25

A discussion with Kevin Becker from Texas Women’s University. What factors moderate the classic “external focus is better than an internal focus” effect? What are athletes’ self-reported focus strategies? How might we use multiple cues? What are holistic cues? More info about my guest: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Y2kl-b0AAAAJ&hl=en https://apps.twu.edu/my1cv/profile.aspx?type=twh&id=hGBQqjQhd%2F8dFlc7AnxGJQ%3D%3D https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Kevin_Becker More

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316 – Machine Learning for Understanding Motor Learning

The Perception & Action Podcast ·

2020/08/18

A look at research examining how machine learning techniques can be used to further our understanding of motor learning, investigating questions related to talent development, the structure of practice, the level of tactical proficiency, and recovery from practice. Articles: Complementing subjective with objective data in analysing expertise: A machine-learning approach applied to badminton The Identification of “Game Changers” in England Cricket’s Developmental Pathway for Elite Spin Bowling: A

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315 – Interview with Christian Vater, Bern, Using...

The Perception & Action Podcast ·

2020/08/11

A discussion with Christian Vater from the University of Bern. What are the different ways athletes use peripheral vision in sports? Can you train an athlete to adopt a different gaze strategy? How can we use VR to better understand and train vision in sports. More info about my guest: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=n0fsp3UAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Christian_Vater More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles)

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