An interview with Julia Blau and Jeff Wagman about their new Introduction to Ecological Psychology textbook. Articles and Links: Introduction to Ecological Psychology 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 f...
Oct 04, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 421
Is creativity in sports rooted in divergent thinking – the cognitive ability to generate a lot of ideas or in having a diverse set of motor skills? And a preview of the 2022 Baseball Skill Acquisition Summit. Articles and Links: Creative actions in team sports are rooted in motor skills rather than in a divergent thinking ability https://floridabaseballarmory.com/summit/ More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook pa...
Sep 27, 2022•47 min•Ep. 420
How do different S&C training methods support injury prevention. For example, which is better for learning a squat – external focus of attention instructions, self-controlled feedback or differential learning? Articles: Comparing the Effects of Differential Learning, Self-Controlled Feedback, and External Focus of Attention Training on Biomechanical Risk Factors of Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) in Athletes: A Randomized Controlled Trial More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Re...
Sep 20, 2022•21 min•Ep. 419
How can we use data from movement analyses to aid the design of S&C activities and skill practice? Data-driven training for soccer goalkeeping. Articles: Data-driven strength and conditioning, and technical training programs for goalkeeper’s diving save in football 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...
Sep 13, 2022•17 min•Ep. 418
A case study in how we should be doing theoretically-based task analyses of practice activities: the Rondo in soccer. Will the activity achieve its goals? Is it representative? Will it transfer to competition? Does it foster creativity and functional variability? My interview with Karl Marius Aksum. Links: https://twitter.com/aksumfootball/status/1555122997433774080 https://www.linkedin.com/in/karl-marius-aksum-27691010a/ More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs...
Sep 06, 2022•39 min•Ep. 417
How do motor synergies develop when we learning to catch a ball? How is this development shaped by the constraints imposed on the performer such as the information available during practice, the actions catching is nested within like postural control, and disorders like DCD ? Articles: One more time about motor (and non‑motor) synergies Manipulating Visual Informational Constraints during Practice Enhances the Acquisition of Catching Skill in Children Inter-joint coupling and joint angle synergi...
Aug 30, 2022•15 min•Ep. 416
What is hysteresis in movement coordination? How can it be use to explain how the sequence of events influence an athlete’s performance – without the need to bring in memory or inference processes? Articles: Baseball Catching Patterns Differ According to Task Constraints The application of co-ordination dynamics to the analysis of discrete movements using table-tennis as a paradigm skill More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Po...
Aug 23, 2022•13 min•Ep. 415
Is there one ideal gaze strategy for performing a sports skill as has been suggested by the quiet eye research? My interview with Ben Franks from Oxford Brookes University looking at some of his research taking an ecological, individualized view of the quiet eye. Articles: A Descriptive Case Study of Skilled Football Goalkeepers During 1 v 1 Dyads: A Case for Adaptive Variability in the Quiet Eye More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU We...
Aug 16, 2022•44 min•Ep. 414
Can athletes perceive which balls, sticks, bats, racquets, etc afford the greatest opportunity for hitting, throwing, etc? What information do they use for this and how does it relate to Gibson’s concept of dynamic touch? How can we use this better design and fit sports equipment? Articles: Perceiving the sweet spot Learning to throw to maximum distances Attunement to haptic information helps skilled performers select implements for striking a ball in cricket Perceiving Affordances of Hockey Sti...
Aug 09, 2022•29 min•Ep. 413
So, by now we all know movement variability is good! But it’s not all good. A look at a framework for categorizing different types of movement variability and how it might allow us to better design training to enhance the good. Articles: A Proposed Framework to Describe Movement Variability within Sporting Tasks: A Scoping Review 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/Ap...
Aug 02, 2022•25 min•Ep. 412
How do instructions about task constraints influence how a performer searches for a movement solution? Is movement variability still beneficial even when you guide a performer towards the optimal solution? Articles: Instructions on Task Constraints Mediate Perceptual-Motor Search and How Movement Variability Relates to Performance Outcome More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc) Subscribe ...
Jul 26, 2022•15 min•Ep. 411
What are the combined effects of manipulating practice variability (for example, blocked vs random) and errorful versus errorless practice, which know influence implicit learning. Articles: An Examination of the Contextual Interference Effect and the Errorless Learning Model during 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) Subscribe in iOS/Apple Subscribe in Anroid/Google Sup...
Jul 05, 2022•23 min
My interview with James Vaughn discussing his recent case study of the role of social and cultural constraints on skill development in team sports. Articles: Social and Cultural Constraints on Football Player Development in Stockholm: Influencing Skill, Learning, and Wellbeing 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...
Jun 28, 2022•1 hr•Ep. 409
Do external focus of attention instructions promote more movement variability? Do we have to prescribe the fundamentals to an athlete before we allow athletes to explore movement solutions? Articles: Female Athletes Exhibit Greater Trial-to-Trial Coordination Variability When Provided with Instructions Promoting an External Focus Is Prescription of Specific Movement Form Necessary for Optimal Skill Development? A Nonlinear Pedagogy Approach More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Resea...
Jun 21, 2022•32 min•Ep. 408
How can we apply the principles of ecological dynamics to coaching ice hockey goaltenders? What has research shown about skill acquisition in goalkeeping? 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 freemusicarch...
Jun 14, 2022•48 min•Ep. 407
My interview with Harry Ramsey and Matt Dicks to discuss their interesting new paper - Maximising Grip on Deception and Disguise: Expert Sports Performance During Competitive Interactions. How can we understand deception in an ecological approach? How should we be studying these phenomena? Articles: Maximising Grip on Deception and Disguise: Expert Sports Performance During Competitive Interactions More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU ...
Jun 07, 2022•57 min
My interview with Tyler Yearby and Shawn Myszka about their new paper looking at an ecological approach to practice design in American football. Articles: Applying an ecological approach to practice design in American football: some case examples on best practice 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...
May 31, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 405
Can you improve an athlete’s ability to anticipate the actions of an opponent by guiding their gaze to particular locations using sound? Articles: The effect of eye movement sonification on visual search patterns and anticipation in novices 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 F...
May 24, 2022•14 min
Does training with lighter or heavier than regulation balls improve performance? What adaptations to coordination patterns do they encourage? Do they increase the chance of injury? Articles: Weighted-Ball Velocity Enhancement Programs for Baseball Pitchers Effect of a 6-Week Weighted Baseball Throwing Program on Pitch Velocity, Pitching Arm Biomechanics, Passive Range of Motion, and Injury Rates More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web...
May 17, 2022•20 min•Ep. 403
What are the invariant and variant properties in accurate throwing actions? How do skilled performers exploit redundancy in ball release and body level degrees of freedom? Articles: Utilizing hierarchical redundancy for accurate throwing movement 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:...
May 10, 2022•20 min•Ep. 402
What effect does blurring your vision have on sports performance? Can blur actually be used as a training tool to help learners educate their attention to better information sources? Articles: Using Blur for Perceptual Investigation and Training in Sport? A Clear Picture of the Evidence and Implications for Future Research 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 Sub...
May 03, 2022•23 min•Ep. 401
To celebrate the 400th episode of the podcast, I was joined by a few friends to discuss something I am very passionate about: the role of skill acquisition theory in coaching. Is it just “psychobabble that confuses coaches”? Is it effective (or even possible) to pick and choose and theory for different situations? 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...
Apr 26, 2022•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 400
I am joined by Rajiv Ranganthan to discuss his recent paper looking at individual differences in motor learning. How effectively can we predict differences in the ability of individuals to learn a new motor skill? What are the best predictor variables? Articles: Predicting individual differences in motor learning: a critical review 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/...
Apr 19, 2022•45 min•Ep. 395
A little post game analysis of my discussion/debate with Mike Ashford about ecological vs information processing-based approaches to decision making in sports. Links: Rugby Coach Weekly Podcast 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 Lanega...
Apr 12, 2022•5 min•Ep. 398
How do golfers reorganize the action of putting in response to changes in the task constraints? How does this depend on their own individual constraints? Articles: The re-organization of action in golf putting under different task constraints 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...
Apr 05, 2022•14 min•Ep. 397
My interview with Otto Lappi and Alan Dove, authors of the new book The Science of the Racer’s Brain. What makes a skilled racing driver? Links: http://racersbrain.org/ 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...
Mar 29, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 396
What are the key principles of the ecological approach to skill and how do they relate to each other? 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...
Mar 22, 2022•29 min•Ep. 395
A review of “Always Pay Attention to the Which Model of Motor Learning You Are Using?” How can we classify different models of motor learning? Can we ever truly replicate findings in this area? Articles: Always Pay Attention to Which Model of Motor Learning You Are Using 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 recei...
Mar 15, 2022•30 min•Ep. 394
How can we reconcile the findings from the large body of research on focus of attention instructions (which has shown a clear benefit for an external focus over an internal one) and the findings from Differential Learning studies (which frequently employ internal instructions)? Articles: External Focus or Differential Learning: Is There an Additive Effect on Learning a Futsal Goal Kick? Superiority of external attentional focus for motor performance and learning: Systematic reviews and meta-anal...
Mar 08, 2022•18 min•Ep. 393
I was joined by Andrew Wilson from Leeds Beckett to discuss a question we both get a lot: what role does memory play in the ecological approach? Is it really the case that skillful action involves no memory? 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 Acti...
Mar 01, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 392
