Month: January 2025

525 – Variability of Practice & Education of Attention

525 Does adding more variability to practice conditions aid the process of education of attention? Can we predict the trajectory through informational space that occurs during learning?Download link Articles:The Education of Attention as Explanation of Variability of Practice Effects: Learning the Final Approach Phase in a Flight SimulatorLearning to control collisions: The role of perceptual…

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524 – Is it better to give a specific performance outcome target or one based on perception of effort?

524 A look at a new study with powerlifters comparing performance when instructed to lift the bar at “maximum velocity” versus a specific velocity target.Download link Articles:Considerations for Velocity-Based Training: The Instruction to Move “As Fast As Possible” Is Less Effective Than a Target Velocity More information:Subscribe in iOS/AppleSubscribe in Android/GoogleMy Research Gate Page (pdfs…

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523 – Critical Fluctuations as an Early Warning Signal of Sports Injuries: Proof of Concept

523 Can we predict sports injury by monitoring transition points between attractors states of a complex system, or, in other words, points of instability?  A test using soccer players.Download link Articles:Critical Fluctuations as an Early Warning Signal of Sports Injuries? A Proof of Concept Using Football More information:Subscribe in iOS/AppleSubscribe in Android/GoogleMy Research Gate Page…

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522 – Variability of Practice – A Deeper Dive

522 Variability of practice helps motor learning. That is an undeniable fact. But let’s consider some of the subtleties: what are the different ways we can create variability in practice? How do the benefits of variability depend on the initial variability of the learner?  Why exactly does variability have its effect? When should it be…

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