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348 – The Color of Noise in Motor Control
348 A look at 1/f or pink noise in the motor system. How can it be used as a metric to understand the coordination of degrees of freedom in movement? How does it change when learning a new skill? Download link Articles:Contemporary theories of 1/f noise in motor control1/f scaling in movement time changes with…
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347 – Journal Club #31: Using Observation and Imagery in Coaching
347 I was joined by Adam Bruton, Dan Eaves and David Wright from the Research on Imagery and Observation (or Rio group) for a really interesting discussion about applying these methods in coaching. How can we use imagery to add variability to demonstrations by coaches?Download link Links:https://riogroup.weebly.com/ More information:Subscribe in iOS/AppleSubscribe in Android/GoogleMy Research Gate…
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Article Review: An ecological account of interference when learning motor tasks
Interference of balance tasks revisited: Consolidation of a novel balance task is impaired by subsequent learning of a similar postural task
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346 – How Do Action Capabilities Constrain Affordance Perception & Decision Making
346 How do an athlete’s action capabilities (e.g. their speed, power, movement time) influence their abilities to perceive affordances and make decisions? How well calibrated are these things? Can we improve perception and decision making by increasing action capacity?Download link Articles:But I can’t pass that far! The influence of motor skill on decision makingThe influence…
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Article Review: Can Adaptive Constraints Aid Motor Learning?
Can Physical Tools that Adapt their Shape based on a Learner’s Performance Help in Motor Skill Training?
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345 – Journal Club #30: An Ecological Approach to Youth Sports Coaching & Physical Education
345 I was joined by Mark O’Sullivan, James Rudd, Rich White and Michael Zweifel for a really interesting discussion about applying ecological dynamics to youth sports coaching and physical literacy.Download link Articles:Conceptualizing physical literacy within an ecological dynamics framework More information:Subscribe in iOS/AppleSubscribe in Android/GoogleMy Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles)My ASU Web pagePodcast…
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Article Review: Acquiring a new skill with pain
Assessment of motor skill accuracy and coordination variability after application of local and remote experimental pain
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344 – Co-Adaptation: How Can Pitchers Exploit the Perceptual-Motor Strategies used by Hitters?
344 A discussion with Randy Sullivan from Florida Baseball Ranch and several professional baseball pitching coaches. Our topic was co-adaptation in baseball, looking at how a pitcher might exploit the perceptual-motor strategies that hitters are using against them.Download link More information:Subscribe in iOS/AppleSubscribe in Android/GoogleMy Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles)My ASU Web pagePodcast…
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Article Review: Affordance-based control in soccer goalkeeping
Goalkeeping in the soccer penalty kick: The dive is coordinated to the kicker’s non-kicking leg placement, irrespective of time constraints
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