Month: July 2017

The Psychology of Quick Pitching & Altering Deliveries

[shadowbox] The Psychology of Quick Pitching & Altering Deliveries In recent years some prominent MLB pitchers have begun altering the timing of their delivery in an attempt to mess with batters (although it is not a new practice).  A few examples of how Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Marcus Stroman does this can be seen in…

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70 – Interview with Anne Benjaminse, Groningen, Attentional Focus in Injury Prevention & Recovery

70 A discussion with Anne Benjaminse from the Department for Human Movement Sciences at the University of Groningen, The Netherlands. We discuss the role of attentional focus in injury prevention and recovery, using video feedback and VR as rehabilitation tools, and making “return to play” decisions. Download link More information about my guest: http://www.rug.nl/staff/a.benjaminse/ https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Anne_Benjaminse…

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69 – Virtual Environments for Training & Understanding Sports Skills II: Evaluating the Evidence

69 How effective are VEs for sports training? Have they achieved good fidelity? Can they induce competitive anxiety? Does augmentation help performance? Do they show evidence of transfer of training? Download link Articles: Distance Perception in Real and Virtual Environments Do monocular time-to-collision estimates necessarily involve perceived distance? Motion in depth: Adequate and inadequate simulation…

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68 – Interview with Emma Mosley, Southampton Solent, Emotional Intelligence, HRV & Pressure

68 A discussion with Emma Mosley, Lecturer in the School of Sport, Health and Social Sciences at Southampton Solent University. We discuss topics including emotional intelligence, guidelines for using heart rate variability, performance under pressure, and links between personality traits and sports. Download link More information about my guest: https://www.solent.ac.uk/staff-profiles/academic-profiles/emma-mosley/emma-mosley https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Emma_Mosley https://twitter.com/ Emma_Mosley More information:…

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67 – Virtual Environments for Training & Understanding Sports Skills I: Why, How and When?

67 What are the potential advantages of using virtual environments (VE) to train and study sports skills? How should a VE be evaluated? How important is fidelity, presence, and cost? When is the best time to use a VE in relation to skill level and physical training? Why haven’t VE’s been more widely adopted? Download…

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