Day: August 4, 2020

How often should you look at your target, do younger and older performers learn differently?

August 4, 2020 Rob BlogPosts Comments Off on How often should you look at your target, do younger and older performers learn differently?

The latest in skill acquisition and performance research from perceptonaction.com -Where should a soccer player look when they are running up to strike the ball during a free kick? This question was investigated in a new study published in the International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching. Consistent with the typical findings on the quiet…

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314 – Knowing Your Opponent: Deception & an Ecological View on Using Probability Information

August 4, 2020 Rob PodEpisodes Comments Off on 314 – Knowing Your Opponent: Deception & an Ecological View on Using Probability Information

314 A look at recent studies investigating the use of situational probabilities by athletes? Does knowing your opponent’s tendencies make you more susceptible to deception? Does it matter whether you are given probability info about your opponent or acquire it yourself? How can we account for the use of this type of information in an…

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