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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:

120 – Perceptual-Motor Calibration Sep 04, 2018

Show notes

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:

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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119 – Interview with Jeff Fairbrother, Tennessse, Motor Learning, Feedback, Focus of Attention Aug 28, 2018

Show notes

A discussion with Jeff Fairbrother, Professor of Kinesiology, Recreation and Sport Studies at the University of Tennessee. We discuss the effect of repeated retention tests on learning, self controlled feedback and the effects of a coach overriding feedback choice, and focus of attention strategies. More information about my guest:

https://krss.utk.edu/faculty-staff/fairbrother-bio/

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jeffrey_Fairbrother

https://twitter.com/jtfairbro

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118 – Interview with Paul Venner, Dutch Baseball, Variability & Constraints in Movement, S&C Aug 21, 2018

Show notes

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

www.ultimateinstability.com

https://sullivanrehab.lpages.co/skill-acquisition-for-baseball-summit/

More information:

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

117 – Shared Mental Models vs Shared Affordances in Team Coordination Aug 14, 2018

Show notes

A look at the two main theoretical approaches (and associated methodologies) for understanding team coordination in sports: Shared knowledge/mental models (built on information processing) and shared affordances (built on ecological dynamics).

Articles:

Shared Knowledge or Shared Affordances? Insights from an Ecological Dynamics Approach to Team Coordination in Sports

Theoretical and methodical approaches to studying team cognition in sports

Knowledge Elicitation Methods for Developing Insights into Team Cognition During Team Sports

Temporal aspects of team cognition: A case study on concerns sharing within basketball

Shared mental task models in elite ice hockey and handball teams: Does it exist and how does the coach intervene to make an impact?

Investigating Team Coordination in Baseball Using a Novel Joint Decision Making Paradigm

More information:

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

116 – New Research on Implicit Learning: Is it a More Effective Way to Acquire New Skills? Aug 07, 2018

Show notes

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?

Articles:

Implicit learning increases shot accuracy of football players when making strategic decisions during penalty kicking

Chunking, Conscious Processing, and EEG During Sequence Acquisition and Performance Pressure: A Comprehensive Test of Reinvestment Theory

Implicit and Explicit Knowledge Both Improve Dual Task Performance in a Continuous Pursuit Tracking Task

Links:

http://saturday2sundayfootball.com/2018/07/04/episode-188-seminar-series-part-1-skill-acquisition-with-rob-gray/

https://patrickjonesbaseball.com/2018/07/21/training-in-the-proper-environment-with-rob-gray-069/

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

115 – Interview with Randy Sullivan, Florida Baseball Ranch, Skill Acquisition Summit Jul 24, 2018

Show notes

A discussion with Randy Sullivan, CEO and owner of Florida Baseball Ranch. We discuss how Randy's approach to skill development and injury rehabilitation has evolved, the "how to" of self-organization and preview the upcoming The Florida Baseball Ranch & Dutch Baseball Skill Acquisition Summit. Florida Baseball Ranch & Dutch Baseball Skill Acquisition Summit (Sept 8-9, 2018): www.floridabaseballranch.com/summit

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

114 – Interview with Israel Halperin, Skill Acquisition Training & Research, Cueing, Combat Sports Jul 17, 2018

Show notes

A discussion with Israel Halperin, combat sports coach and researcher from Tel Aviv, Israel. We discuss the use of focus of attention cues, the role of athlete autonomy in training programs, how S&C and Skill Acq can better support each other, and how to improve the research methods we are using in motor learning. More information about my guest:

https://twitter.com/israel_halperin?lang=en

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Israel_Halperin/contributions

http://complementarytraining.net/podcast-12-training-chats-with-israel-and-mladen-episode-1/

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

113 – Online vs Internal, Model-Based Control of Action Jul 03, 2018

Show notes

Are the complex actions involved in sport controlled online, by visual information that is currently available to a performer? Or do they rely on the use of predictive, internal models of the world? What are the implications of this for the way we coach athletes?

Articles:

On-line and model-based approaches to the visual control of action

http://perceptionaction.com/pitchtunnels/

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

112 - Interview with Len Zaichkowsky & Dan Peterson, The Playmaker's Advantage Jun 26, 2018

Show notes

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

80PercentMental.com

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

111 – When Should a Coach Abandon a Practice Activity and Try Something Else? Jun 19, 2018

Show notes

As a coach, what should you do when your athletes do not seem to be responding to a new practice activity? Are there things you can change? What should you look for? When should you abandon it altogether and move on to something else?

Links:

Why the Constraints Led Approach is Not an All You Can Eat Buffett – Rob Gray on the Talent Equation Podcast:

https://www.spreaker.com/user/9625186/rob-gray

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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