Month: November 2015

13D – Sports Science Shorts: The Effect of Cold Weather on Sports Performance

13D Sports Science Shorts: Ice, Ice Baby! As the thermometer keeps dropping what effect will the cold weather have on the perceptual-motor abilities of athletes? Download link Articles/links: Effects of moderate cold on performance of psychomotor and cognitive tasks A Meta-Analysis of Performance Response Under Thermal Stressors Interactions between cold ambient temperature and older age…

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P&A Podcast going LIVE!

The Perception & Action Podcast is going LIVE and I want you to be involved (or at least just watch). On Wednesday November 11, 2015 at 9AM AZ/8 AM PST I will host my first live discussion on the general topic of skill acquisition using blab.im. My co-host for this topic will be performance advisor…

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13C – Interview with Shawn Myszka, Movement Mastery, NFL Skills Trainer

13C A discussion with Shawn Myszka, movement skills trainer for the National Football League. We discuss connecting research and practice, technique change, dealing with injury, choking under pressure and look at the constraints lead or dynamic systems approach to skill acquisition. Download link More information about my guest: https://footballbeyondthestats.wordpress.com/ http://www.optimizemovement.com/sq/35323-movement-mastery-intro https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCI0sfP6vEMuR-EyC673uplg More information: My Research…

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13B – Sports Science Shorts: My Head Training Journey Part 2

13B The second installment of My Head Training Journey where I examine whether a smart phone app can improve sports performance. Does the luge game race to the finish or going flying off the track? My first episode on this topic can be found here. Download link Articles/links: Head Trainer App As soon as the…

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