27D A discussion with Anders Ericsson, Professor of Psychology at Florida State University and co-author of the new book: Peak: The Secrets from the New Science of Expertise. We touch on topics including purposeful vs deliberate practice, whether achieving automaticity can hinder becoming an expert, whether skill acquisition is linear, being able to coach yourself,…
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27C News: What effect does mental fatigue have on sports performance? Does fatigue change our ability to focus our attention, anticipate and make decisions on the field? Or does it just decrease our motivation to do all this? Download link Articles: Mental fatigue impairs soccer-specific decision-making skill Shifts in Attention During Mental Fatigue: Evidence From…
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27B Is adding virtual objects (e.g., the offside line in soccer or the first down line in football) to augment sports broadcasts always a good way to enhance a fan’s experience or can it be taken too far? My ESPN K Zone rant! Download link Articles/links: http://www.sportvision.com/media/espn-k-zone Augmenting Live Broadcast Sports with 3D Tracking Information…
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27A A discussion with Mark Anshell, Professor of Health & Human Performance at Middle Tennessee State University and author of the new book: “In Praise of Failure in Sport: The Value of Overcoming Mistakes to Achieve Optimal Performance Success”. We discuss why we need to change our conception of failure, the importance of failing for…
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27 If your vehicle can detect you are about to collide with something how should it warn you? As it turns out, getting the human factors issues (e.g., timing, modality, level of information) correct is critical to getting a fast and appropriate response from the driver while at the same time keeping trust in the…
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26E The story of Coleman Griffith, the first psychologist to work with a professional sports team. Was he a hit with the Chicago Cubs in 1938? Or was it a big swing and a miss? Download link Articles/links: PSYCHOLOGY STRIKES OUT: Coleman R. Griffith and the Chicago Cubs More information: My Research Gate Page (pdfs…
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26D A discussion with Peter Fadde from Southern Illinois University. We touch on several topics related to training including perception-action coupling, part vs whole training and sport specificity. We also do a deep dive into VR use in sports, attempting to tackle the question: how real does virtual reality need to be? Download link More…
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26C News: Can tests of general perceptual motor skills (e.g., agility, speed, eye-hand coordination) given to 7-11 year olds predict future participation and performance in sports? Can neurofeedback training improve sports performance? Download link Articles: Sensorimotor Rhythm Neurofeedback Enhances Golf Putting Performance Can Perceptuo-Motor Skills Assessment Outcomes in Young Table Tennis Players (7–11 years) Predict…
Read MoreRecommended: Listen to the Podcast Episode that accompanies this analysis Goal: To test the following two hypotheses: (i) a pitcher can overcome having a lower fastball velocity by being more unpredictable in the type of pitches they throw (i.e., high entropy) and (ii) pitching success will be significantly related to entropy Data sources: http://www.baseball-reference.com/play-index http://www.brooksbaseball.net/…
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26B Hurray for the 100th Episode of the Podcast! Can baseball pitchers overcome a lack of velocity by being less predictable? How does entropy relate to success in sports? Download link To See the Data, Figures & R Code from the Analysis Please Go To: https://perceptionaction.com/pitchentropy Articles/links: The Relationship Between Visual Anticipation and Baseball Batting…
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