Article Review: Contextualized Skill Acquisition Research – Dexterity development in Brazil soccer
Malandragem and Ginga: Socio-cultural constraints on the development of expertise and skills in Brazilian football
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333 – Journal Club #26: Using Verbal Instructions in Coaching
333 A discussion with Rajiv Ranganathan and Andrew Wilson about using verbal instructions as constraints in coaching/ When should a coach use instruction and how should they use it? 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, pics, etc)Email: robgray@asu.edu Support the…
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332 – Journal Club #25: Translating Theory into Coaching Practice
332 What is the role of theory in coaching? Do you need a theory? If so, should you chose one or mix and match? 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, pics, etc)Email: robgray@asu.edu Support the podcast and receive bonus content
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My Favourite Research Papers of 2020
To wrap-up the year I am creating some video reviews of some of my favourite journal articles from 2020, putting my own ecological spin on things 🙂 Motor learning in real-world pool billiards Consistent Hand Dynamics Are Achieved by Controlling Variabilities Among Joint Movements During Fastball Pitching Fatigue-Related and Timescale-Dependent Changes in Individual Movement Patterns…
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331 – Journal Club #24: Talent Development & How Elite Athletes are Made
331 A discussion about talent development. How can it be facilitated through coaching and practice design? What role does technology and analytics have to play?Download link Links:The Best: How Elite Athletes are Made 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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330 – Interview with Bill Warren, Brown, The Ecological Approach to Perception-Action
330 A discussion with Bill Warren from Brown University about his extensive body of work using an ecological approach to perceptual-motor control. Topics include affordances, calibration, information-based v internal model control, why “behavior is regular without being regulated” and where the ecological approach is headed. Download link More info about my guest:https://vivo.brown.edu/display/wwarrenjhttps://www.researchgate.net/profile/William_Warren12 More information:Subscribe in…
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329 – Journal Club #22: Designing Practice Warm-Up
329 A discussion about practice warm-up sessions. What should their purpose really be? How can we innovate and re-design them to promote exploration and pave the way for motor learning?Download link Links: 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…
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328 – Interview with Frans Bosch, Movement Analysis in Sport
328 A discussion with Frans Bosch about his new book, Anatomy of Agility – Movement Analysis in Sport. Why is it critical to take into account the body’s interests when coaching movement? Why is stability more important than perfecting a movement? How can a coach manipulate variability in practice to influence the development of attractors?…
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327 – Interview with Sian Beilock, Barnard, Building a Toolbox for Performing Under Pressure
327 A discussion with Sian Beilock from Barnard College. Why does pressure affect different performers in different ways? What should be in your toolbox when preparing for a high pressure situation or recovering from a situation where you didn’t handle pressure as well as you would have liked? How can we best train to prevent…
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326 – Revisiting “Automaticity” & Its Relevance to Skilled Performance
326 Revisiting the concept of “automaticity”. Does it still have relevance to understanding skilled performance? Should the goal of training really be to get a performer to a stage where they are doing things automatically? Or, is it time to retire this idea to the legends section of the motor learning hall of fame?Download link…
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