400 To celebrate the 400th episode of the podcast, I was joined by a few friends to discuss something I am very passionate about: the role of skill acquisition theory in coaching. Is it just “psychobabble that confuses coaches”? Is it effective (or even possible) to pick and choose and theory for different situations?Download link…

399 I am joined by Rajiv Ranganthan to discuss his recent paper looking at individual differences in motor learning. How effectively can we predict differences in the ability of individuals to learn a new motor skill? What are the best predictor variables?Download link Articles:Predicting individual differences in motor learning: a critical review More information:Subscribe in…

398 A little post game analysis of my discussion/debate with Mike Ashford about ecological vs information processing-based approaches to decision making in sports.Download link Links:Rugby Coach Weekly Podcast 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…

397 How do golfers reorganize the action of putting in response to changes in the task constraints? How does this depend on their own individual constraints?Download link Articles:The re-organization of action in golf putting under different task constraints More information:Subscribe in iOS/AppleSubscribe in Android/GoogleMy Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles)My ASU Web pagePodcast Facebook…

396 My interview with Otto Lappi and Alan Dove, authors of the new book The Science of the Racer’s Brain. What makes a skilled racing driver?  Download link Links:http://racersbrain.org/ 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…

395 What are the key principles of the ecological approach to skill and how do they relate to each other?Download link More information:Subscribe in iOS/AppleSubscribe in Android/Googlehttps://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/perceptionactionpodcast/395_-_Key_Principles.mp3My 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

394 A review of “Always Pay Attention to the Which Model of Motor Learning You Are Using?” How can we classify different models of motor learning? Can we ever truly replicate findings in this area?  Download link Articles:Always Pay Attention to Which Model of Motor Learning You Are Using More information:Subscribe in iOS/AppleSubscribe in Android/GoogleMy…

393 How can we reconcile the findings from the large body of research on focus of attention instructions (which has shown a clear benefit for an external focus over an internal one) and the findings from Differential Learning studies (which frequently employ internal instructions)?Download link Articles:External Focus or Differential Learning: Is There an Additive Effect…

392 I was joined by Andrew Wilson from Leeds Beckett to discuss a question we both get a lot: what role does memory play in the ecological approach? Is it really the case that skillful action involves no memory?Download link More information:Subscribe in iOS/AppleSubscribe in Android/GoogleMy Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles)My ASU Web…

391 Is the advance information we get from an opponent’s kinematics, their body language, used to predict/anticipate what is going to happen next as traditionally proposed? Or is it used as information to continuous control preparatory movements?Download link Articles:Hitting movement patterns organized by different pitching movement speeds as advanced kinematic information More information:Subscribe in iOS/AppleSubscribe…