12D Sports Science Shorts: Dynavision is a visual training device that has been marketed for improving sports performance and has been around for roughly 25 years. It has received a lot of anecdotal support from athlete but what does the research say about its effectiveness. Surely, in 25 years there must be a ton of…
Read MoreA discussion with Alana D’Andrade, Director of Business Development for Fitlight Sport Corporation whose main product is the Fitlight Trainer, a system designed to improve an athlete’s reaction time, speed, agility and awareness. Along with exploring the Fitlight Trainer in detail, we also discuss the value of research validation for products like this and what…
Read More12B News: Do sports help protect against the effects of ageing? Can observing the performance of a novice hurt the actions of an expert? Download link Articles: Sports can protect dynamic visual acuity from aging: A study with young and older judo and karate martial arts athletes Watching novice action degrades expert motor performance: Causation…
Read More12A Sports Science Shorts: Does making an athlete wait longer to perform a high pressure action (e.g., icing the kicker in football) increase the chance of them choking? If so, why does it occur? Download link Articles: Haste does not always make waste: Expertise, direction of attention, and speed versus accuracy in performing sensorimotor skills…
Read More12 I tackle what has been one of the most interesting and contentious issues in sports psychology: hot and cold streaks in performance. Does the hot hand exist? What is the best way to get out a slump? Is an athlete’s ability to perform under pressure influenced by the streak they are on? What Grinds…
Read More11D Sports Science Shorts: Can training with the new HeadTrainer app make you a better athlete? The beginning of My Head Training Journey where I dig into the science behind this first game in this app. Download link Articles: Reaction times and anticipatory skills of karate athletes Perceptual-cognitive skill training and its transfer to expert…
Read More11C A discussion with Robert Gronbeck, owner and coach at Cairns Sport Performance Clinic in Australia. Covering topics including: being an entrepreneur in sports psychology, perceptual-cognitive training using multiple object tracking, evaluating concussions, and the relationship (and often lack thereof) between basic research and practice in sports. Download link More information about my guest: Cairns…
Read MoreHere are my main reasons: 1. I wanted an outlet to be more creative in research communication When I was younger I used to love creative writing. I even once won a prize for a story I wrote called “The Chicken from Outer Space”. I miss that. When I first started as a scientist I…
Read More11B News: Do good endurance athlete have superior perceptual and cognitive skills? Why do we sometimes do exactly the thing we are trying to avoid under pressure? Download link Articles: It’s a Matter of Mind! Cognitive Functioning Predicts the Athletic Performance in Ultra-Marathon Runners Don’t Miss, Don’t Miss, D’oh! Performance When Anxious Suffers Specifically Where…
Read More11A Is it better to play and home or on the road in a sudden death playoff game? Is the “home choke” real? Download link Articles: Paradoxical effects of supportive audiences on performance under pressure Disputing the effects of championship pressures and home audiences The home disadvantage in championship competitions: team sports The “Home Advantage”…
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