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9B – Sports Science Shorts: Serena’s Choke? Auburn’s Virtually Awful QB

9B Sports Science Shorts: Did Serena Williams choke under pressure in her historical US Open loss? Is virtual reality training going to revolutionize quarterback play? It certainly doesn’t seem to be working for Auburn’s Jeremy Johnson. Download link Articles: Serena Clutch Serena Choke Auburn QB Training with VR System More information: My Research Gate Page…

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9A – Catching the Perfect Wave, You’ve Got Distraction!

9A News: Can surfers really detect a perfect wave? Are smart phone notifications distracting us? Download link Articles: Eddie would(n’t) go! Perceptual-cognitive expertise in surfing The Attentional Cost of Receiving a Cell Phone Notification More information: My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc) Twitter:…

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Pro Move Mini Motion Tracking System Review

Pro Move Mini Motion Tracking System Review Note: the images and data plots are meant to accompany the review in Episode 9, Time Code 18:21 Product website Test 1: One sensor, linear motion -plots are acceleration data for me attempting to do 3 slow movements followed by 3 fast movements constrained to one axis. (Note,…

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9 – Off the Learning Curve: Measuring Skill Acquisition

9 How do we know how well a new training program or piece of sports equipment is working? Is looking at how performance changes in practice (by plotting a “learning curve”) really the best way to assess skill acquisition. No, no it isn’t. In this episode I make the case for going off the learning…

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8A – Sports Technology Evils, Police Chase Pressure

8A News: Are coaches using too much sports technology to evaluate players? How do police officers handle the pressure of a high speed chase? Download link Articles: Blaming Bill Gates AGAIN! Misuse, overuse and misunderstanding of performance data in sport Psychophysiological Assessment of Acute Stress Induced by High-Pressure Law-Enforcement Driving: A Pilot Study More information:…

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8 – How Do We Become an Expert? Intro to Skill Acquisition

8 Legendary UCLA basketball coach John Wooden once said: “The importance of repetition until automaticity cannot be overstated”. Reaching a stage where some skills can be performed “automatically” is thought to be one of the main goals of sports training and one of the defining characteristics of being an expert. But what exactly does it…

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7A – Is Listening to Heavy Metal Music Bad For You?

7A News: Is listening to heavy metal music bad for you? Download link Articles: Three Decades Later: The Life Experiences and Mid-Life Functioning of 1980s Heavy Metal Groupies, Musicians, and Fans More information: My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc) Twitter: @Shakeywaits Email: robgray@asu.edu…

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7 – What Should an Athlete Pay Attention To?

7 What should an athlete focus their attention on when performing their sport? Should you pay attention to how your body is moving, the crowd, your opponents, what you need to buy at the store after the game, or something else? Is it the same if you just learning the sport? In this episode I…

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6A – Motion Sickness, Anticipation Neurons

6A News: Are brain areas that produce movement involved in anticipating it? How can we reduce motion sickness? Download link Articles: Alleviating Simulator Sickness with Galvanic Cutaneous Stimulation An action-incongruent secondary task modulates prediction accuracy in experienced performers: evidence for motor simulation More information: My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web…

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6 – Embodied Perception in Sport

6 Why do great athletes claim that on some nights baseballs look as big as a grapefruit, basketball hoops are like oceans and things move in slow motion? Are they just blowing a lot of hot air or is this really the way they see the world? In this episode, I explore embodied perception in…

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