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

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…

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…

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…

417 A case study in how we should be doing theoretically-based task analyses of practice activities: the Rondo in soccer. Will the activity achieve its goals? Is it representative? Does it foster creativity and functional variability? Will it transfer to competition? My interview with Karl Marius Aksum.Download link Links:https://twitter.com/aksumfootball/status/1555122997433774080 https://www.linkedin.com/in/karl-marius-aksum-27691010a/ More information:Subscribe in iOS/AppleSubscribe in…

416 How do motor synergies develop when we learning to catch a ball? How is this development shaped by the constraints imposed on the performer such as the information available during practice, the actions catching is nested within like postural control, and disorders like DCD?Download link Articles:One more time about motor (and non‑motor) synergiesManipulating Visual…

415 What is hysteresis in movement coordination? How can it be use to explain how the history and sequence of events influence an athlete’s performance – without the need to bring in memory or inference processes?Download link Articles:Baseball Catching Patterns Differ According to Task ConstraintsThe application of co-ordination dynamics to the analysis of discrete movements…

414 Is there one ideal gaze strategy for performing a sports skill as has been suggested by the quiet eye research? My interview with Ben Franks from Oxford Brookes University looking st some of his research taking an ecological, individualized view of the quiet eye.Download link Articles:A Descriptive Case Study of Skilled Football Goalkeepers During…

413 Can athletes perceive which balls, sticks, bats, racquets, etc afford the greatest opportunity for hitting, throwing, etc? What information do they use for this and how does it relate to Gibson’s concept of dynamic touch? How can we use this better design and fit sports equipment?Download link Articles:Perceiving the sweet spotLearning to throw to…

412 So, by now we all know movement variability is good!  But it’s not all good. A look at a framework for categorizing different types of movement variability and how it might allow us to better design training to enhance the good.Download link Articles:A Proposed Framework to Describe Movement Variability within Sporting Tasks: A Scoping…