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191- Journal Club #9: Skill Acquisition Summit Roundtable

191 I am joined by Frans Bosch, Randy Sullivan, Martijn Nihoff, Bart Hanegrafff and Paul Venner for a roundtable discussion about training at home, transitioning back to full training and Frans’ new book, the Anatomy of Agility.Download link Book pre-order:Anatomy of Agility – Movement analysis in sport More information:Subscribe in iOS/AppleSubscribe in Android/GoogleMy Research Gate…

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190 – Prescriptive Instruction vs Self Organization: Comparative Research & Playing Both Sides

190 Contrasting Prescriptive and Self-Organization approaches to skill acquisition. What has research directly comparing them found? Is it a good idea (or even possible) to adopt both approaches as a coach?Download link Articles:Nonlinear pedagogy: an effective approach to cater for individual differences in learning a sports skill. More information:Subscribe in iOS/AppleSubscribe in Android/GoogleMy Research Gate…

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189 – Journal Club #8: Focus of Attention and Proprioceptive Information

189 I am joined by Vicki Gottwald and Gav Lawrence to discuss their new paper: An internal focus of attention is optimal when congruent with afferent proprioceptive task information.Download link Articles: An internal focus of attention is optimal when congruent with afferent proprioceptive task information More information:Subscribe in iOS/AppleSubscribe in Android/GoogleMy Research Gate Page (pdfs…

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188 – Journal Club #7 – Focus of Attention and Cueing in Injury Rehabilitation

188 I am joined by Nick Winkelman, Alli Gokeler, Anne Benjaminse, Harjiv Singh and Jed Diekfuss to discuss the recent article “Comparing the effects of external focus of attention and continuous cognitive task on postural control in anterior cruciate ligament reconstructed athletes” and the general topic of cueing in injury rehabilitation.Download link Articles:Comparing the effects…

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187 – Interview with Joan Ryan, Intangibles: Unlocking the Science & Soul of Team Chemistry

187 A discussion with Joan Ryan, author of the new book- Intangibles: Unlocking the Science & Soul of Team Chemistry. What is team chemistry? How does it influence performance and how can it be cultivated?Download link More info about my guest:http://www.joanryanink.com/intangibles/ More information:Subscribe in iOS/AppleSubscribe in Android/GoogleMy Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles)My ASU…

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186 – Journal Club #6: General vs Specific Training & “Learning to Learn to Move”

186 I am joined by Keith Davids and Shawn Myszka to discuss the role of generalized vs sport specific training. How, when and why should we incorporate more generalized training in practice? What does it mean to a “learn to learn to move” and how can we facilitate it?Download link Link:Keith’s MSAI Presentation More information:Subscribe…

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185 – Freezing Degrees of Freedom as an Early Movement Solution

185 What evidence is there that performers use Bernstein’s freezing degrees of freedom coordination solution in the early stages of learning? How does if and when they use it depend on the performance goal and task constraints?Download link Articles:Freezing Degrees of Freedom During Motor Learning: A Systematic ReviewDimensional change in motor learning More information:Subscribe in…

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184 – Journal Club #5: Bringing Representative Learning Design to Home Training

184 I am joined by Marianne Davis and Stuart Armstrong to discuss how the principles of Representative Learning Design can be applied when training at home to make practice more enjoyable, engaging and effective.Download link Articles: Representative learning design and functionality of research and practice in sport More information:Subscribe in iOS/AppleSubscribe in Android/GoogleMy Research Gate…

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183 – Interview with Greg Appelbaum, Duke University, Sports Vision Testing &Training, Brain & Behavior

183 A discussion with Greg Appelbaum from Duke University about his work testing and training the sensorimotor abilities of athletes. What aspects of vision are predictive of on-field performance? Does dynamic vision training transfer? How might brain stimulation and EEG be used to improve sports training?Download link More info about my guest:https://www.dukeoptilab.org/@GregAppelbaum Articles: Visual-motor expertise…

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182 – Journal Club #4: Ecological Cognition & Sports Decision Making

182I am joined by James Vaughn, Ben Franks, Shawn Myska, Tyler Yearby, and Stuart Armstrong for a great discussion about the ecological approach to decision making in sports.Download link Articles: Ecological cognition: expert decision-making behaviour in sport More information:Subscribe in iOS/AppleSubscribe in Android/GoogleMy Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles)My ASU Web pagePodcast Facebook page…

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