PodEpisodes

427 – Letting the Body Find its Way: On the Role of Attention in Skilled Movement

427 Does thinking about movement always hinder performance? If so, is the solution to stop thinking and rely solely on automatic processes? Or is it possible to reach a state where consciousness remains on the surface, but our body leads the way?Download link Articles:Letting the body find its way: Skills, expertise, and Bodily Refection More…

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426 – On Specificity, Representative Design & Whether the Game is Always the Best Teacher

426 Should we be striving to make everything in practice as close to the game as possible? What is the difference between specificity and representativeness?Download link Links: 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…

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425 – Kinematic Sequencing: Variability in the Kinetic Chain?

425 Does the kinetic chain link in the expected proximal to distal order? Does it link in the same way with each execution of a movement? To foreshadow- NO and NO. A look at work on kinematic sequencing in throwing.Download link Articles:Kinematic sequence patterns in the overhead baseball pitchKinematic Sequence Classification and the Relationship to…

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424 – Action Capacity vs Skill: Training to Expand the Field of Affordances

424 What is the difference between an action capacity and a skill? How can we better connect the two through Affordance Theory?Download link 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 content

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423 – Implicit Training to Reduce Injury Risk, Eline Nijmeijer and Anne Benjaminse

423 I am joined by Elina Nijmeijer and Anne Benjaminse from the University of Groningen to talk about their interesting new work on implicit training to reduce injury risk in athletes.  Download link Articles:Optimal and suboptimal video instructions change movement execution in young talented basketball players More information:Subscribe in iOS/AppleSubscribe in Android/GoogleMy Research Gate Page…

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422– Learning Multiple Movements in Parallel

422 What is the best way to train multiple movements, like the serve, set and pass in volleyball, in parallel? Are the effects we see when interleaving different movements more consistent with an information processing or ecological approach?Download link Articles:Learning Multiple Movements in Parallel—Accurately and in Random Order, or Each with Added Noise? More information:Subscribe…

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421 – Intro to Ecological Psychology, Julia Blau and Jeff Wagman

421 An interview with Julia Blau and Jeff Wagman about their new Introduction to Ecological Psychology textbook.Download link Articles:Introduction to Ecological Psychology 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 content

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420 – Creativity & Motor Skills/Skill Acquisition Summit 22

420 Is creativity in sports rooted in divergent thinking – the cognitive ability to generate a lot of ideas or in having a diverse set of motor skills? And a preview of the 2022 Baseball Skill Acquisition Summit.Download link Articles & Links:Creative actions in team sports are rooted in motor skills rather than in a…

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419 – The Effect of Different S&C Training Methods on Reducing Risk for Knee Injury

419 How do different S&C training methods support injury prevention. For example, which is better for learning a squat – external focus of attention instructions, self-controlled feedback or differential learning?Download link Articles:Comparing the Effects of Differential Learning, Self-Controlled Feedback, and External Focus of Attention Training on Biomechanical Risk Factors of Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) in…

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418 – Linking Movement Analysis, S&C and Skill Training

418 How can we use data from movement analyses to aid the design of S&C activities and skill practice? Data-driven training for soccer goalkeeping.Download link Articles:Data-driven strength and conditioning, and technical training programs for goalkeeper’s diving save in football More information:Subscribe in iOS/AppleSubscribe in Android/GoogleMy Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles)My ASU Web pagePodcast…

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