142 Is the role of affordance perception just action selection? Or does it also play a role in action control? What does it mean to “know one’s limits”?Download link Articles:Affordance-Based Control of Visually Guided ActionControlling speed and direction during interception: an affordance-based approach More information:Subscribe in iOS/AppleSubscribe in Android/GoogleMy Research Gate Page (pdfs of my…

141 A look at the role of demonstration and imitation in motor learning. What is rate enhancer in skill acquisition? Download link Articles:Demonstration as a rate enhancer to changes in coordination during early skill acquisitionConcurrent Imitative Movement During Action Observation Facilitates Accuracy of Outcome Prediction in Less-Skilled Performers More information:Subscribe in iOS/AppleSubscribe in Android/GoogleMy Research…

140Is the common finding that expert athletes are better at using advance cues to anticipate their opponent’s actions evidence that they are using a predictive, internal model for action control? Or can this be reconciled with the ecological approach?Download link Articles:Special Issue of IJSP: Ventral and dorsal contribution to visual anticipation in fast ball sports…

139Can having a performer amplify or exaggerate movement error be an effective way to correct it? Is error amplification a more effective method than corrective instruction?  Download link Articles:“Amplification of Error”: A Rapidly Effective Method for Motor Performance ImprovementCorrection of a Technical Error in the Golf Swing: Error Amplification Versus Direct InstructionThe effects of two…

138A look at some different ways we can cue and provide feedback to a performer including bandwidth, temporal-comparative and translational feedback and rhythm-based cues.  Download link Articles:Effect of bandwidth knowledge of results on movement consistencyApplying Bandwidth Feedback Scheduling to a Golf ShotTemporal-Comparative Feedback Facilitates Golf PuttingDevelopment of a rhythmic auditory biofeedback system to assist improving…

137A look at the phenomenon of The Yips. What exactly is it? How does it differ from choking under pressure? What effects does it have on movement coordination? How can it be treated?  Download link Articles:The yips in sport: A systematic reviewFlikikammo: When Gymnasts Lose Previously Automatic Backward Moving SkillsYips and Other Movement Disorders in…

136A panel discussion about applying different theoretical approaches to coaching, fence sitting, and “it depends” on the Talent Equation podcast hosted and produced by Stuart Armstrong: https://www.spreaker.com/user/9625186/podcast-panel?autoplay=1 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…

135Is having a numerous possible solutions to a motor task a problem of redundancy that must be solved by somehow constraining the perception-action system? Or is it a gift of abundance that allows us to better adapt and react to our environment by developing new synergies?  Download link Articles:There is no motor redundancy in human…

134 A look at the somewhat controversial topic of general perceptual-motor abilities. Are there general abilities such as agility and hand-eye coordination that apply to all sports or are the skills athletes use mainly sports specific? If such general abilities do exist, is it worth testing for them and training to improve them? Download link…

133A look at some recent research on representative design. How can we evaluate the representativeness of typical practice activities used in sport? What expertise differences emerge when we evaluate athletes in a more representative test environment?Download link Articles:Application of representative learning design for assessment of common practice tasks in tennisEmergence of Skilled Behaviors in Professional,…