78 When a coach identifies a maladaptive movement pattern in an athlete, what is the best way to change it? Do formal biomechanical evaluations help? How can we identify the origins of the problem? How can we improve agility and speed without disrupting perception-action coupling? Download link Articles: Do baseball pitchers improve mechanics after biomechanical…
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77 What is “transfer of training”? How should we be assessing it and what does research tell us is the best way to achieve it? Download link Articles: Motor imagery and ‘placebo-racket effects’ in tennis serve performance Transfer of Movement Control in Skill Learning Changes in balance coordination and transfer to an unlearned balance task…
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76 A discussion with Mark Williams, Professor and Chair of the Department of Health, Kinesiology, and Recreation at the University of Utah. We discuss designing effective practice, talent identification and development and anticipation training. Download link More information about my guest: https://faculty.utah.edu/u6006972-ANDREW_MARK_WILLIAMS/research/index.hml More information: Subscribe in iOS/Apple Subscribe in Android/Google My Research Gate Page (pdfs…
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75 Can the two opposing theoretical views of the role of attention in choking under pressure be integrated? A look at some theories that have attempted to do so and consideration of what still needs to be done in this area. Download link Articles: Choking Under Pressure: Multiple Routes to Skill Failure Anxiety and perceptual-motor…
Read More[shadowbox] Why is it difficult to catch a poorly thrown or kicked football? A perceptual perspective With the NFL preseason underway I thought I would turn my eye to the gridiron. For a football quarterback or punter it is advantageous to throw (or kick) the ball so that it travels in a perfect spiral for…
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74 A discussion with Sam Vine. Senior Lecturer of Psychology & Human Movement Science from the University of Exeter. We discuss recent research and unresolved issues related to the Quiet Eye, appraisal of stress and performing under pressures, and Sam’s new VR training venture, Cineon Training. Download link More information about my guest: http://sshs.exeter.ac.uk/staff/index.php?web_id=Samuel_Vine https://twitter.com/SamuelJamesVine…
Read More[shadowbox] Eye & Head Movements in Batting: Challenging the “Truths” Having considered what a batter should do with their eyes before the ball is released in my previous post, I now want to move on to look how a batter tracks the ball from the pitcher’s hand to the plate. In reviewing what we understand…
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73 Is focusing one’s attention on skill execution as a result of increased self-consciousness really the primary cause “choking under pressure”? Is the evidence in support of this theory flawed? Download link Articles: Putting pressure on theories of choking: towards an expanded perspective on breakdown in skilled performance The fourth dimension: A motoric perspective on…
Read More[shadowbox] “Soft Focus” or Visual Pivot Point: Which Should Baseball Batters Use? The Challenge: In order to hit a baseball you obviously need to be able to “see it” first. Evidence has shown that good hitters can follow the ball’s flight via eye and head movements and can pick up subtle information from the ball’s…
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72 A discussion with Edward Coughlan. Lecturer in Skill Acquisition at the Cork Institute of Technology in Ireland. We discuss practice design, skill acquisition, deliberate practice, and occlusion training with Chin Up Googles. Download link More information about my guest: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Edward_Coughlan2 http://dredwardcoughlan.com/profile/ https://twitter.com/DrSkillAcq http://www.chinupgoggles.com/ More information: Subscribe in iOS/Apple Subscribe in Android/Google My Research Gate…
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