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193 – Interview with Ben Cohen, WSJ, The Hot Hand: The Mystery & Science of Streaks

193 A discussion with Ben Cohen from the Wall Street Journal about his new book – The Hot Hand: The Mystery & Science of Streaks. Does the Hot Hand in sports exist? How does it change the behavior of people around the player with the “hot hand”? How can this idea be extended to other…

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How, Why and When We Use Variability in Practice: Prescriptive Instruction vs Self-Organization

Some degree of variability in practice conditions is good! I don’t think that’s too controversial of an opinion. Although we may quibble over things like how applicable studies comparing blocked vs random practice are to real sports skills, I think almost all researchers and coaches would agree with my first statement.  Here, I want to…

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192- Journal Club #10: VR Training

192 I am joined by Sam Vine from Exeter and Cathy Craig from INCISIV for a discussion about present and future of VR Training. What can and can’t VR do for sports training? How should we be assessing VR systems? How can it be a value add to real practice?Download link More information:Subscribe in iOS/AppleSubscribe…

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The Connection Ball & Pitching: A Direct Comparison of Self-Organization vs Prescriptive Approaches

After my recent podcast episode contrasting Prescriptive Instruction vs Self-Organization approaches to skill acquisition I have received a lot of great questions and comments regarding how specific training activities fit with the different approaches. So, to further explore the relationship between them I am going to try and do a few blog posts where I…

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191- Journal Club #9: Skill Acquisition Summit Roundtable

191 I am joined by Frans Bosch, Randy Sullivan, Martijn Nihoff, Bart Hanegrafff and Paul Venner for a roundtable discussion about training at home, transitioning back to full training and Frans’ new book, the Anatomy of Agility.Download link Book pre-order:Anatomy of Agility – Movement analysis in sport More information:Subscribe in iOS/AppleSubscribe in Android/GoogleMy Research Gate…

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190 – Prescriptive Instruction vs Self Organization: Comparative Research & Playing Both Sides

190 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?Download link Articles:Nonlinear pedagogy: an effective approach to cater for individual differences in learning a sports skill. More information:Subscribe in iOS/AppleSubscribe in Android/GoogleMy Research Gate…

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189 – Journal Club #8: Focus of Attention and Proprioceptive Information

189 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.Download link Articles: An internal focus of attention is optimal when congruent with afferent proprioceptive task information More information:Subscribe in iOS/AppleSubscribe in Android/GoogleMy Research Gate Page (pdfs…

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188 – Journal Club #7 – Focus of Attention and Cueing in Injury Rehabilitation

188 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.Download link Articles:Comparing the effects…

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

187 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?Download link More info about my guest:http://www.joanryanink.com/intangibles/ More information:Subscribe in iOS/AppleSubscribe in Android/GoogleMy Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles)My ASU…

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186 – Journal Club #6: General vs Specific Training & “Learning to Learn to Move”

186 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?Download link Link:Keith’s MSAI Presentation More information:Subscribe…

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