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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.

Latest Episodes:

591– Gibson, The Ecological Approach to Visual Perception, Chap 13– Locomotion & Manipulation Oct 20, 2026

Show notes

Join Andrew, Marianne, and me as we review Chapter 13 of An Ecological Approach to Visual Perception.

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The Flamin' Groovies – Shake\Some Action

Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy

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590 – Nonlinear Effects of Constraints Manipulations Sep 22, 2026

Show notes

A look at research investigating nonlinear effect of constraints manipulations in soccer goalkeeping coaching.

Articles: https://www.termedia.pl/The-influence-of-task-constraints-on-football-players-performance-non-linear-trends-during-goalkeeper-training,78,58395,0,1.html

http://perceptionaction.com/

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Credits:

The Flamin' Groovies – Shake\Some Action

Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy

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589 – Gibson, The Ecological Approach to Visual Perception, Chap 12– Looking with the Head and Eyes Sep 15, 2026

Show notes

Join Andrew, Marianne, and me as we review Chapter 12 of An Ecological Approach to Visual Perception.

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Credits:

The Flamin' Groovies – Shake\Some Action

Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy

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588- Using Sports Analytics to Inform Practice Design Sep 01, 2026

Show notes

A look at ways we can use analytics data to inform practice design, including: manipulating constraints, identifying areas of poor adaptability, evaluating the representativeness of practice, and promoting functional variability.

Articles: From data to decisions: Artificial intelligence in football guided by Ecological Dynamics Perspectives on sports analytics to inform constraint manipulation, representative learning and functional variability in practice design

http://perceptionaction.com/

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Credits:

The Flamin' Groovies – Shake\Some Action

Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy

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587 – The CLA: Why do we Constrain Revisited Aug 25, 2026

Show notes

Revisiting the question of how constraints change movement behavior. Afford vs Potentiate? Preclude vs Promote? Push vs Pull?

Articles: https://www.theconstraintscollective.com/

https://www.amazon.com/Inside-Box-Constraints-Make-Better/dp/0593715713/ http://perceptionaction.com/

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Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy

586 – Common Misconceptions about Ecological Dynamics, a discussion with Steve Whelan Aug 18, 2026

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Steve Whelan, from mytenniscoaching.com, and I discuss his journey as a tennis coach and coach educator and some of the biggest, persisting misconceptions about Ecological Dynamics. Links: https://mytenniscoaching.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-whelan-02b220198/ http://perceptionaction.com/

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Credits:

The Flamin' Groovies – Shake\Some Action

Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy

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585 - An Ecological Dynamics Approach to Golf Practice-Upcoming Webinar, Will Stubbs, Zen Golf Aug 17, 2026

Show notes

A discussion with Will Stubbs from Zen Golf about applying Ecological Dynamics to golf and our upcoming webinar.

Links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/will-stubbs-zengolf/

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ecological-dynamics-approach-to-golf-coaching-with-rob-gray-will-stubbs-tickets-1991784468964?aff=oddtdtcreator

http://perceptionaction.com/

My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles)

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Credits:

The Flamin' Groovies – Shake\Some Action

Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy

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584 – The Talent Thief. What if the way we train young athletes is stealing the very talent we are trying to develop? Ted Kroeten Aug 11, 2026

Show notes

A discussion with Ted Kroeten, from Joy of the People, about his new book -The Talent Thief: Underloading, the Language of Movement, and the Search for the Perfect Game

Links: https://www.joyofthepeople.org/ https://www.amazon.com/Talent-Thief-Underloading-Language-Movement/dp/1962834794/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles)

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Credits:

The Flamin' Groovies – Shake\Some Action

Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy

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583 – Applying Dynamical Systems Theory in Coaching, New Course Announcement Aug 04, 2026

Show notes

A look at a couple of articles that emphasize the value of applying Dynamical Systems Theory in coaching. And an exciting announcement about a new course I am offering, in which I will teach how to apply it in your particular sport.

Articles: Movement Variability and the Use of Nonlinear Tools: Principles to Guide Physical Therapist Practice Sprint Running Coordination: A Dynamical Systems Perspective Course Link:https://perceptionaction.com/courses/ http://perceptionaction.com/

My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles)

My ASU Web page

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Support the podcast and receive bonus content

Credits:

The Flamin' Groovies – Shake\Some Action

Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy

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582– Gibson, The Ecological Approach to Visual Perception, Chap 11 – The Discovery of the Occluding Edge and Invalidation of Perception-Memory Distinction Jul 28, 2026

Show notes

Join Andrew, Marianne, and me as we review Chapter 11 of An Ecological Approach to Visual Perception, the discovery of the occluding edge, and how it completely changes the distinction between perception and memory.

My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles)

My ASU Web page

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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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