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531 – The Constraints Led Approach to Soccer Coaching, Simon Schröttle

531 An interview with Simon Schröttle, author of Revolution in Soccer: The Perfect Practice, discussing using the CLA in soccer coaching.Download link Links:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F1TV21JT 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 Credits:The Flamin’ Groovies – Shake Some ActionMark Lanegan – Saint…

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530 – Turvey, Lectures on Perception: An Ecological Perspective, Chapters 5 and 6 (JC48)

530 On another edition of the Perception-Action journal club, I am joined by Andrew Wilson and Marianne Davies to discuss chapters 5 and 6 from Michael Turvey’s book “Lectures on Perception: An Ecological Perspective”Download link Links:https://www.amazon.com/Lectures-Perception-Perspective-Michael-Turvey/dp/1138335266 More information:Subscribe in iOS/AppleSubscribe in Android/GoogleMy Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles)My ASU Web pagePodcast Facebook page (videos,…

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529 – Turvey, Lectures on Perception: An Ecological Perspective, Chapters 3 and 4 (JC47)

529 I am joined by Andrew Wilson to discuss chapters 3 and 4 from Michael Turvey’s book “Lectures on Perception: An Ecological Perspective”Download link Links:https://www.amazon.com/Lectures-Perception-Perspective-Michael-Turvey/dp/1138335266 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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Practicing the “Wrong Way” Reduces Anxiety

Following up on my new paper that just came out today, showing the skill acquisition/performance benefits of deliberating practicing undesired outcomes, I wanted to share some data I collected that I did not include in the paper. For those that have not read it, in Experiment 2 of this study I compared baseball batting performance…

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528 – Assessing Progress in the Ecological Approach: The Method of Progessive Constraints

528 How can we assess and measure an athlete’s progress when you use an ecological approach? How do we know whether what we are doing is working or not? Introducing the Method of Progressive Constraints.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,…

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527 – Turvey, Lectures on Perception: An Ecological Perspective, Chapters 1 and 2 (JC46)

527 On another edition of the Perception-Action journal club, I am joined by Andrew Wilson to discuss chapters 1 and 2 from Michael Turvey’s book “Lectures on Perception: An Ecological Perspective”Download link Links:https://www.amazon.com/Lectures-Perception-Perspective-Michael-Turvey/dp/1138335266 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…

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526 – Why are Balance Bikes More Effective for Learning to Ride than Bikes with Training Wheels? A Variability Analysis

526 Do Balance Bikes lead to more functional variability in postural control when learning to ride a bike? Do they help support the transition from freezing to freeing degrees of freedom?Download link Articles:Learning to Cycle: Why Is the Balance Bike More Efficient than the Bicycle with Training Wheels? The Lyapunov’s Answer More information:Subscribe in iOS/AppleSubscribe…

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Is the batter’s eye in Seattle an Ames room? A perceptual analysis of the challenge of hitting in T-Mobile park

As documented in this great recent article by Mike Petriello, Seattle’s T Mobile Park is the most difficult place to hit in all of baseball. In fact, it is now right up there with Colorado as the most extreme ballpark in MLB – as much as Coors field’s altitude and large dimensions help hitters, T…

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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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