Month: October 2022

Happy Halloween

Digging up a couple old scary episodes! 13A – Halloween Special: Superstitious Rituals in SportsHow prevalent are superstitious rituals in sports e.g., always wearing the same socks, eating the same meal or listening to the same music on game day? Do they serve actually serve a purpose? 39A – Halloween Special II: Effects of Fear…

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424 – Action Capacity vs Skill: Training to Expand the Field of Affordances

424 What is the difference between an action capacity and a skill? How can we better connect the two through Affordance Theory?Download link 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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423 – Implicit Training to Reduce Injury Risk, Eline Nijmeijer and Anne Benjaminse

423 I am joined by Elina Nijmeijer and Anne Benjaminse from the University of Groningen to talk about their interesting new work on implicit training to reduce injury risk in athletes.  Download link Articles:Optimal and suboptimal video instructions change movement execution in young talented basketball players More information:Subscribe in iOS/AppleSubscribe in Android/GoogleMy Research Gate Page…

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422– Learning Multiple Movements in Parallel

422 What is the best way to train multiple movements, like the serve, set and pass in volleyball, in parallel? Are the effects we see when interleaving different movements more consistent with an information processing or ecological approach?Download link Articles:Learning Multiple Movements in Parallel—Accurately and in Random Order, or Each with Added Noise? More information:Subscribe…

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421 – Intro to Ecological Psychology, Julia Blau and Jeff Wagman

421 An interview with Julia Blau and Jeff Wagman about their new Introduction to Ecological Psychology textbook.Download link Articles:Introduction to Ecological Psychology 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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