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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:

90 – Interview with Leah Robinson, Michigan, Fundamental Movement Skills Dec 12, 2017

Show notes

A discussion with Leah Robinson, Associate Professor of Movement Science from the University of Michigan. Topics include the importance of fundamental movement skills, how these skills should be measured, perceived motor competence and interventions for promoting movement in young children.

More information about my guest:

http://www.kines.umich.edu/directory/faculty/leah-robinson

http://www.cmahlab.com/

http://twitter.com/LERobinsonPhD

More information:

http://perceptionaction.com/

My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles)

My ASU Web page

Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)

Twitter: @Shakeywaits

Email: robgray@asu.edu

Credits:

The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action

Lo Fi is Hi Fi - I'm on a Talk Show

Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy

via freemusicarchive.org

89 – The Constraints-Led Approach to Coaching III: Evaluating its Effectiveness Dec 05, 2017

Show notes

Looking at research that has evaluated the Constraints-Led Approach (CLA) to coaching. How effective is this approach? What effects do changing constraints actually have on performance? How does the CLA compare to other more traditional coaching methods?

Articles

Scaling the Equipment and Play Area in Children's Sport to improve Motor Skill Acquisition: A Systematic Review Switching tools: Perceptual-motor recalibration to weight changes Increasing functional variability in the preparatory phase of the takeoff improves elite springboard diving performance

Effects of Lawn Tennis Association mini tennis as task constraints on children's match-play characteristics

Manipulating task constraints shapes emergence of herding tendencies in team games performance

How Small-Sided and Conditioned Games Enhance Acquisition of Movement and Decision-Making Skills

Sports teams as complex adaptive systems: manipulating player numbers shapes behaviours during football small‑sided games

The effect of manipulating task constraints on game performance in youth field hockey

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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Credits:

The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action

Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy

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88 – The Constraints-Led Approach to Coaching II: Dynamics & Representative Design Nov 28, 2017

Show notes

What processes are involved when movement coordination is self-organized around constraints? How does the performer take into account their own action capabilities? What is the best way to design practice according to these ideas? A look at behavioral and ecological dynamics.

Articles

The Dynamics of Perception and Action

An Ecological Dynamics Approach to Skill Acquisition: Implications for Development of Talent in Sport

Expertise effects on decision-making in sport are constrained by requisite response behaviours –A meta analysis

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

Credits:

The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action

Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy

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87 – The Constraints-Led Approach to Coaching I: What are Constraints? Nov 21, 2017

Show notes

The first in a 3 part series on The Constraints-Led Approach to Coaching. What exactly are constraints? What are some common misconceptions about them? Why is understanding the theory behind them critical for using them effectively?

Articles

Constraints on the development of coordination

Change of Direction and Agility Tests: Challenging Our Current Measures of Performance

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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Credits:

The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action

Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy

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86 – Interview with Brian McCormick, Talent Development & Practice Design in Basketball Nov 14, 2017

Show notes

A discussion with Brian McCormick, Head basketball coach at Broward College in Florida. Topics include current problems with the way we identify and develop talent, coaching fake fundamentals, and designing practice to increase game intelligence and awareness.

More information about my guest:

https://learntocoachbasketball.com/

https://twitter.com/brianmccormick

https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianmccormick/

More information:

http://perceptionaction.com/

My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles)

My ASU Web page

Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)

Twitter: @Shakeywaits

Email: robgray@asu.edu

Credits:

The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action

Lo Fi is Hi Fi - I'm on a Talk Show

Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy

via freemusicarchive.org

85 – Interview with Dave Mann, Vrije University, Vision & Gaze Behavior in Sports Nov 07, 2017

Show notes

A discussion with Dave Mann, Assistant Professor at Vrije University in Amsterdam. Topics include gaze behavior, handedness and stance in batting; developing vision standards for Paralympic sports; and how expert athletes seem to be able to flexibly use central and peripheral vision

More information about my guest:

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/David_Mann5

https://twitter.com/david_l_mann

More information:

http://perceptionaction.com/

My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles)

My ASU Web page

Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)

Twitter: @Shakeywaits

Email: robgray@asu.edu

Credits:

The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action

Lo Fi is Hi Fi - I'm on a Talk Show

Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy

via freemusicarchive.org

84 – Time Scales in Motor Learning Oct 31, 2017

Show notes

Is motor learning a single process that occurs at one time scale as suggested by the famous learning curve? Or are things happening simultaneously at multiple time scales, with some adaptations taking seconds and others years? What might this mean for coaching?

Articles/links:

Warm-up Decrement in Performance on the Pursuit-Rotor The second facet of forgetting: A review of warm-up decrement The activity-set hypothesis for warm-up decrement Time scales in motor learning and development

The acquisition of skilled motor performance: Fast and slow experience-driven changes in primary motor cortex

Explicit and Implicit Processes Constitute the Fast and Slow Processes of Sensorimotor Learning

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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Credits:

The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action

Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy

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83 – Vision & Gaze Behavior in Baseball Batting Oct 24, 2017

Show notes

Just in time for the start of the World Series: a look vision and gaze behavior in baseball batting. Which aspects of vision are critical for hitting? Do great batters have superior vision? Where do good batters look before the ball is released?

Articles

Defining elite athletes: Issues in the study of expert performance in sport psychology The visual function of professional baseball players Visual abilities distinguish pitchers from hitters in professional baseball

Depth Perception Improvement in Collegiate Baseball Players with Vision Training

The Effect of Interpupillary Distance and Pupil Diameter on Major League Baseball Performance Statistics

An investigation of the visual behavior of professional baseballers prior to the execution of batting

My related blog posts:

Pitch Tunneling & Perceptually Equivalent Pitches

A Baseball Batter's Perception of Spin & How it Relates to Hitting Performance

Visual Information about Horizontal Pitch Movement: Sensitivity, Release Points & Eye Separation

"Soft Focus" or Visual Pivot Point: Which Should Baseball Batters Use?

Eye & Head Movements in Batting: Challenging the "Truths"

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

Credits:

The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action

Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy

via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com

82 - Movement Instruction, Knowledge & Description Oct 17, 2017

Show notes

What are the key differences between describing an athlete's movements, an athlete's knowledge about those movements, and the instructions used by a coach to facilitate those movements? How can these different perspectives inform and sometimes hurt each other?

Articles/links:

What does the questioning of expert coaches reveal about the biomechanical knowledge of forward ice hockey skating? Integrating biomechanical and motor control principles in elite high jumpers: A transdisciplinary approach to enhancing sport performance Bodily knowledge beyond motor skills and physical fitness: a phenomenological description of knowledge formation in physical training Optimizing External Focus of Attention Instructions: The Role of Attainability

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

Credits:

The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action

Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy

via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com

81 – Interview with Tim Buszard, ISEAL, Scaling Equipment, WMC, Contextual Interference Oct 10, 2017

Show notes

A discussion with Tim Buszard, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Institute of Sport, Exercise & Active Living (ISEAL) & Tennis Australia. Topics include scaling sports equipment appropriately for kids, working memory capacity (WMC) and its role in implementing coaching instructions, whether contextual interference has value outside the lab, and Tim's skill acquisition blog.

More information about my guest:

https://www.vu.edu.au/contact-us/tim-buszard

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

https://twitter.com/TimBuszard

Tim's Blog:

https://skillacquisition.wordpress.com/

More information:

http://perceptionaction.com/

My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles)

My ASU Web page

Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)

Twitter: @Shakeywaits

Email: robgray@asu.edu

Credits:

The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action

Lo Fi is Hi Fi - I'm on a Talk Show

Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy

via freemusicarchive.org

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