511 A look at the Predictive Processing of Action Control and how it might be applied to practice design through the element of surprise. Download link Articles:The Element of Surprise: How Predictive Processing Can Help Coach Practitioners Understand and Develop Skilled Movement in Sport Settings More information:Subscribe in iOS/AppleSubscribe in Android/GoogleMy Research Gate Page (pdfs…

510 I am joined by Randy Sullivan and Frans Bosch to preview the annual Florida Baseball Armory Baseball Skill Acquisition Summit which will be held on Oct 19-20. Unraveling some of the mysteries of self-organization.Download link Link to register:https://floridabaseballarmory.com/summit/ More information:Subscribe in iOS/AppleSubscribe in Android/GoogleMy Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles)My ASU Web pagePodcast…

509 My review of the new paper: Adding texture to the Art of constraints-led coaching: a request for more research-informed guidelines. My thoughts on the validity and usefulness of the author’s questionsDownload link Articles:Adding texture to the Art of constraints-led coaching: a request for more research-informed guidelines More information:Subscribe in iOS/AppleSubscribe in Android/GoogleMy Research Gate…

508 My interview with Pete Blair, Executive Director at Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training, Texas State University. What is liveliness is training? How can he CLA help fill in the gaps in the Liveliness Continuum?Download link Links:Tactical Science | Pete Blair | Substackhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/pete-blair-35764897/12 More information:Subscribe in iOS/AppleSubscribe in Android/GoogleMy Research Gate Page (pdfs of…

506 How well can athletes perceive higher-order affordances (that is, affordances made up of combinations of lower-order ones)? Do we perceive these directly or combine affordances?  Do we directly perceive the field of safe travel on a sports field?Download link Articles:Perception of higher-order affordances for kicking in soccerA theoretical field-analysis of automobile-driving More information:Subscribe in…

505 Pulling together several key concepts in the dynamical systems conceptualization of motor control. How are motor synergies realized within the human body what implications does this have for sports training?Download link Articles:Motor Synergies and the Equilibrium-Point HypothesisFascial organisation of motor synergies: a hypothesis More information:Subscribe in iOS/AppleSubscribe in Android/GoogleMy Research Gate Page (pdfs of…

504 When it comes to practice variability is more not always better? Is there a Goldilocks Effect. In other words – Is there an optimal amount (not too much, not too little) that depends on the learner’s skill level?Download link Articles:Applying different levels of practice variability for motor learning: More is not better More information:Subscribe…

503 On another edition of the Perception-Action journal club, I am joined by Chris Butler (Trainers Bullpen) and Jeff Quail (Setcan) to discuss and demo how Ecological Dynamics principles can be applied to police training.Download link Links/Articles:https://www.trainersbullpen.com/http://www.setcan.com/ https://www.researchgate.net/publication/344567487_There_must_be_an_ideal_solution_Assessing_training_methods_of_knife_defense_performance_of_police_recruits More information:Subscribe in iOS/AppleSubscribe in Android/GoogleMy Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles)My ASU Web pagePodcast Facebook…

502 An interview with Luke Wilkins from LaTrobe University in which we discuss a framework for increasing the usage of VR in applies sports contexts, with a particular focus on baseball.Download link Links:A Framework for Using Virtual Reality to Enhance Psychological Performance in Baseballhttps://scholars.latrobe.edu.au/lwilkinshttps://www.linkedin.com/in/wilkinsluke/?originalSubdomain=uk More information:Subscribe in iOS/AppleSubscribe in Android/GoogleMy Research Gate Page (pdfs of…