The Perception & Action Podcast
Exploration of how psychology and sports science 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.
Episodes
How do basketball shots differ when practicing unopposed vs against a defender? Does playing 1 vs 1 take a good “slice” or sample of the competitive environment, or do we need to practice with larger numbers?
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An interview with Tom Parry from Butler University to discuss his new paper looking at the value of opposed vs unopposed practice in ecological dynamics.
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Does “it depend” when choosing between using a nonlinear vs linear pedagogy approach to coaching? Do some learners benefit from a prescriptive, linear approach? A look at the potential mediating role of adaptability.
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A review of the paper: “The Distance Effect in Focus of Attention: Spatial or Temporal Distance?” by Kevin Becker and colleagues. What matters: whether a cue is closer to the body or during vs after execution?
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An interview with Randy Sullivan and Frans Bosch to discuss Randy’s new book “The Integrated Anatomy Pitching”. The science of movement variability, motor control, and injury prevention l...
On another edition of the Perception-Action journal club, I am joined by Andrew Wilson and Marianne Davies to discuss chapters 7 and 8 from Michael Turvey’s book “Lectures on Perception: An Ecological Perspective”
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An interview with Simon Schröttle, author of Revolution in Soccer: The Perfect Practice, dis...
On another edition of the Perception-Action journal club, I am joined by Andrew Wilson and Marianne Davies to discuss chapters 5 and 6 from Michael Turvey’s book “Lectures on Perception: An Ecological Perspective”
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On another edition of the Perception-Action journal club, I am joined by Andrew Wilson to discuss chapters 3 and 4 from Michael Turvey’s book “Lectures on Perception: An Ecological Perspective”
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How can we assess and measure an athlete’s progress when you use an ecological approach? How do we know whether what we are doing is working or not? Introducing the Method of Progressive Constraints.
On another edition of the Perception-Action journal club, I am joined by Andrew Wilson to discuss chapters 1 and 2 from Michael Turvey’s book “Lectures on Perception: An Ecological Perspective”
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Do Balance Bikes lead to more functional variability in postural control when learning to ride a bike? Do they help support the transition from freezing to freeing degrees of freedom?
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Does adding more variability to practice conditions aid the process of education of attention? Can we predict the trajectory through informational space that occurs during learning?
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A look at a new study with powerlifters comparing performance when instructed to lift the bar at “maximum velocity” versus a specific velocity target.
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Can we predict sports injury by monitoring transition points between attractors states of a complex system, or, in other words, points of instability? A test using soccer players.
Variability of practice helps motor learning. That is an undeniable fact. But let’s consider some of the subtleties: what are the different ways we can create variability in practice? How do the benefits of variability depend on the initial variability of the learner?
A brief personal update and update on the podcast before I break for the holidays 😊
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A discussion with Mel O'Connor and Jack Woodburn from Okkulo Ltd.
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A review of a recent study that attempts to replicate the “angle of approach effect” and “movement reversals” found in previous research.
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How does a previous history of concussion effect movement coordination?
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