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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:

190 - Prescriptive Instruction vs Self Organization: Comparative Research & Playing Both Sides May 11, 2020

Show notes

Contrasting Prescriptive and Self-Organization approaches to skill acquisition. What has research directly comparing them found? Is it a good idea (or even possible) to adopt both approaches as a coach?

Articles:

Nonlinear pedagogy: an effective approach to cater for individual differences in learning a sports skill.

More information:

http://perceptionaction.com/

My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles)

My ASU Web page

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Credits:

The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action

Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy

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189 - Journal Club #8: Focus of Attention and Proprioceptive Information May 07, 2020

Show notes

I am joined by Vicki Gottwald and Gav Lawrence to discuss their new paper: An internal focus of attention is optimal when congruent with afferent proprioceptive task information.

Article:

An internal focus of attention is optimal when congruent with afferent proprioceptive task information

More information:

http://perceptionaction.com/

My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles)

My ASU Web page

Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)

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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

188 - Journal Club #7: Focus of Attention and Cueing in Injury Rehabilitation May 05, 2020

Show notes

I am joined by Nick Winkelman, Alli Gokeler, Anne Benjaminse, Harjiv Singh and Jed Diekfuss to discuss the recent article "Comparing the effects of external focus of attention and continuous cognitive task on postural control in anterior cruciate ligament reconstructed athletes" and the general topic of cueing in injury rehabilitation."

Article:

Comparing the effects of external focus of attention and continuous cognitive task on postural control in anterior cruciate ligament reconstructed athletes

More information:

http://perceptionaction.com/

My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles)

My ASU Web page

Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)

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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

187 – Interview with Joan Ryan, Intangibles: Unlocking the Science & Soul of Team Chemistry May 04, 2020

Show notes

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?

More info about my guest:

http://www.joanryanink.com/intangibles/

More information:

http://perceptionaction.com/

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186 - Journal Club #6 – General vs Specific Training & "Learning to Learn to Move" Apr 28, 2020

Show notes

I am joined by Keith Davids and Shawn Myszka to discuss the role of generalized vs sport specific training. How, when and why should we incorporate more generalized training in practice? What does it mean to a "learn to learn to move" and how can we facilitate it?

Link:

Keith's MSAI Presentation

More information:

http://perceptionaction.com/

My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles)

My ASU Web page

Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)

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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

185 – Freezing Degrees of Freedom as an Early Movement Solution Apr 27, 2020

Show notes

What evidence is there that performers use Bernstein's freezing degrees of freedom coordination solution in the early stages of learning? How does if and when they use it depend on the performance goal and task constraints?

Articles:

Freezing Degrees of Freedom During Motor Learning: A Systematic Review

Dimensional change in motor learning

More information:

http://perceptionaction.com/

My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles)

My ASU Web page

Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)

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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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184 - Journal Club #5: Bringing Representative Learning Design to Home Training Apr 21, 2020

Show notes

I am joined by Marianne Davis and Stuart Armstrong to discuss how the principles of Representative Learning Design can be applied when training at home to make practice more enjoyable, engaging and effective.

Articles:

Representative learning design and functionality of research and practice in sport

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

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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

183 – Interview with Greg Appelbaum, Duke University, Sports Vision Testing and Training, Brain & Behavior Apr 20, 2020

Show notes

A discussion with Greg Appelbaum from Duke University about his work testing and training the sensorimotor abilities of athletes. What aspects of vision are predictive of on-field performance? Does dynamic vision training transfer? How might brain stimulation and EEG be used to improve sports training?

More info about my guest:

https://www.dukeoptilab.org/

https://twitter.com/GregAppelbaum

Articles:

Visual-motor expertise in athletes: Insights from semiparametric modeling of 2317 athletes tested on the Nike SPARQ Sensory Station

Sensorimotor abilities predict onfield performance in professional baseball

Dynamic Vision Training Transfers Positively to Batting Performance Among Collegiate Baseball Batters

An Early Review of Stroboscopic Visual Training: Insights, Challenges and Accomplishments to Guide Future Studies

Sports vision training: A review of the state-of-the-art in digital training techniques

More information:

http://perceptionaction.com/

My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles)

My ASU Web page

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182 - Journal Club #4: Ecological Cognition & Sports Decision Making Apr 14, 2020

Show notes

I am joined by James Vaughn, Ben Franks, Shawn Myska, Tyler Yearby, and Stuart Armstrong for a great discussion about the ecological approach to decision making in sports

Articles:

Ecological cognition: expert decision-making behaviour in sport

More information:

http://perceptionaction.com/

My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles)

My ASU Web page

Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)

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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

181 – Interview with Fabian Otte, Cologne, Applying the Periodization of Skill Training Framework Apr 13, 2020

Show notes

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:

Skill Training Periodization in "Specialist" Sports Coaching—An Introduction of the "PoST" Framework for Skill Development

Ep 168 – Periodisation of Skill Acquisition

More information:

http://perceptionaction.com/

My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles)

My ASU Web page

Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)

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Subscribe in Anroid/Google

Support the podcast and receive bonus content

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