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…

185 What evidence is there that performers use Bernstein’s freezing degrees of freedom coordination solution in the early stages of learning? How does if and when they use it depend on the performance goal and task constraints?Download link Articles:Freezing Degrees of Freedom During Motor Learning: A Systematic ReviewDimensional change in motor learning More information:Subscribe in…

184 I am joined by Marianne Davis and Stuart Armstrong to discuss how the principles of Representative Learning Design can be applied when training at home to make practice more enjoyable, engaging and effective.Download link Articles: Representative learning design and functionality of research and practice in sport More information:Subscribe in iOS/AppleSubscribe in Android/GoogleMy Research Gate…

183 A discussion with Greg Appelbaum from Duke University about his work testing and training the sensorimotor abilities of athletes. What aspects of vision are predictive of on-field performance? Does dynamic vision training transfer? How might brain stimulation and EEG be used to improve sports training?Download link More info about my guest:https://www.dukeoptilab.org/@GregAppelbaum Articles: Visual-motor expertise…

182I am joined by James Vaughn, Ben Franks, Shawn Myska, Tyler Yearby, and Stuart Armstrong for a great discussion about the ecological approach to decision making in sports.Download link Articles: Ecological cognition: expert decision-making behaviour in sport More information:Subscribe in iOS/AppleSubscribe in Android/GoogleMy Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles)My ASU Web pagePodcast Facebook page…

181 A discussion with Fabian Otte from the German Sport University in Cologne on how to effectively develop a periodization plan for skill training and development.Download link Links:Skill Training Periodization in “Specialist” Sports Coaching—An Introduction of the “PoST” Framework for Skill DevelopmentEp 168 – Periodisation of Skill Acquisition More information:Subscribe in iOS/AppleSubscribe in Android/GoogleMy Research…

180 A discussion with Nick Winkelman about his new book: The Language of Coaching- The Art & Science of Teaching Movement. Topics include: is there a place for the use of internal focus of attention cues, developing effective analogies, avoiding over-cueing and links between attentional focus cues and constraints.Download link Links: https://www.thelanguageofcoaching.com/ More information:Subscribe in…

179I am joined by Garret Boyum, Brock Hammit and Robert Frey from the Finding the Edge podcast and Peter Fadde from Game Sense sports to discuss an interesting new article on baseball batting. How does pitch sequencing and advance knowledge about the pitch type effect the timing of the different stages of a baseball swing?…

178 My discussion with Chris Button, Professor in the School of Physical Education, Sport & Exercise Sciences, University of Otago, New Zealand. How can ecological dynamics and representative learning design be used to improve water safety training and prevent drowning? And a look at the second edition of one of the most influential books in…