Month: November 2022

428- On Planning, Adapting & Co-Designing Practice

428 How should we plan our practices so that we are working on the right things at the right times? Is it better to let our coaching curriculum just emerge? How should we be getting the athletes involved in co-designing practice?Download link Articles:Representative co-design: Utilising a source of experiential knowledge for athlete development and performance…

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427 – Letting the Body Find its Way: On the Role of Attention in Skilled Movement

427 Does thinking about movement always hinder performance? If so, is the solution to stop thinking and rely solely on automatic processes? Or is it possible to reach a state where consciousness remains on the surface, but our body leads the way?Download link Articles:Letting the body find its way: Skills, expertise, and Bodily Refection More…

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426 – On Specificity, Representative Design & Whether the Game is Always the Best Teacher

426 Should we be striving to make everything in practice as close to the game as possible? What is the difference between specificity and representativeness?Download link Links: 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…

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425 – Kinematic Sequencing: Variability in the Kinetic Chain?

425 Does the kinetic chain link in the expected proximal to distal order? Does it link in the same way with each execution of a movement? To foreshadow- NO and NO. A look at work on kinematic sequencing in throwing.Download link Articles:Kinematic sequence patterns in the overhead baseball pitchKinematic Sequence Classification and the Relationship to…

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