Episode Archives

479 – A CLA to Coaching Cricket Bowling: Task Manipulations

479 A look at a study examining the effects of a constraints-led approach to coaching cricket bowling. What type of task constraint manipulations can be used to improve bowling accuracy and discipline?Download link Articles:Adopting a Constraints-Led Approach to Enhance Skill Acquisition for Fast Bowlers in Grassroots Cricket More information:Subscribe in iOS/AppleSubscribe in Android/GoogleMy Research Gate…

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478 – Freezing and freeing of degrees of freedom in joint action learning

478 How do we coordinate degrees of freedom when learning a joint action, like carrying a piano, where two people are working together to achieve a goal? Do we see evidence of Bernstein’s freezing and freeing DF across the joint action system?Download link Articles:Freezing and freeing of degrees of freedom in joint action learning More…

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477 – Relationship Between the Yips and Motor Imagery Ability

477 Do athletes that suffer from the Yips have different mental imagery than those that did not? How might we conceptualize the Yips from and ecological point of view.Download link Articles:Motor imagery ability in baseball players with throwing yips More information:Subscribe in iOS/AppleSubscribe in Android/GoogleMy Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles)My ASU Web pagePodcast…

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476- Technique vs Skill

476 What is the difference between technique and skill? Do we need to learn the former before we can have the latter? Download link Articles: Distinguishing skill from technique in footballCoordination, Control and Skill More information:Subscribe in iOS/AppleSubscribe in Android/GoogleMy Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles)My ASU Web pagePodcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)Email: robgray@asu.edu…

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475- Exploring Coaches’ Experiences in Adopting a Nonlinear Approach to Skill Development

475 Exploring coaches experiences in using an non-linear, ecological approach to coachingDownload link Articles:Exploring sports coaches’ experiences of using a contemporary pedagogical approach to coaching: an international perspective More information:Subscribe in iOS/AppleSubscribe in Android/GoogleMy Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles)My ASU Web pagePodcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)Email: robgray@asu.edu Support the podcast and receive…

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474 – CLA to Swim Coaching, Andrew Sheaff

474 My interview with Andrew Sheaff, author of the new book: A Constraints-led approach to swim coachingDownload link Articles:A Constraints-Led Approach to Swim Coaching More information:Subscribe in iOS/AppleSubscribe in Android/GoogleMy Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles)My ASU Web pagePodcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)Email: robgray@asu.edu Support the podcast and receive bonus content

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473 – New Research Addressing Some of the Limitations of the Focus of Attention Literature

473 A look at a couple new studies addressing some of the commonly raised criticisms of the FOA literature. Does the benefit of an external focus change when you use multiple different cues across sessions or change the location of the internal focus of attention cue?  Download link Articles:Golf skill learning: An external focus of…

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472 – Is Premature Theorizing Hurting Skill Acquisition Research, Rajiv Ranganathan & Andrew Driska

472 An interview with Rajiv Ranganathan & Andrew Driska discussing their recent article: “Is Premature Theorizing Hurting Skill Acquisition Research”Download link Articles:  Is premature theorizing hurting skill acquisition research? More information:Subscribe in iOS/AppleSubscribe in Android/GoogleMy Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles)My ASU Web pagePodcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)Email: robgray@asu.edu Support the podcast and…

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471 – The Legacy of Michael Turvey

471 A brief look at the incredible career of Michael Turvey and his contributions to the ecological approach to perception-action.Download link Articles: More information:Subscribe in iOS/AppleSubscribe in Android/GoogleMy Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles)My ASU Web pagePodcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)Email: robgray@asu.edu Support the podcast and receive bonus content

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470 – Individual Differences in the Magnitude & Variability of Muscle Load With Repetitive Action

470 What is the effect of repetitive loading (e.g., throwing 100 pitches) on a pitcher’s elbow? How does variability come into play? Is it the same for all pitchers?Download link Articles:Magnitude and variability of individual elbow load in repetitive baseball pitching More information:Subscribe in iOS/AppleSubscribe in Android/GoogleMy Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles)My ASU…

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