506 How well can athletes perceive higher-order affordances (that is, affordances made up of combinations of lower-order ones)? Do we perceive these directly or combine affordances?  Do we directly perceive the field of safe travel on a sports field?Download link Articles:Perception of higher-order affordances for kicking in soccerA theoretical field-analysis of automobile-driving More information:Subscribe in…

505 Pulling together several key concepts in the dynamical systems conceptualization of motor control. How are motor synergies realized within the human body what implications does this have for sports training?Download link Articles:Motor Synergies and the Equilibrium-Point HypothesisFascial organisation of motor synergies: a hypothesis More information:Subscribe in iOS/AppleSubscribe in Android/GoogleMy Research Gate Page (pdfs of…

504 When it comes to practice variability is more not always better? Is there a Goldilocks Effect. In other words – Is there an optimal amount (not too much, not too little) that depends on the learner’s skill level?Download link Articles:Applying different levels of practice variability for motor learning: More is not better More information:Subscribe…

503 On another edition of the Perception-Action journal club, I am joined by Chris Butler (Trainers Bullpen) and Jeff Quail (Setcan) to discuss and demo how Ecological Dynamics principles can be applied to police training.Download link Links/Articles:https://www.trainersbullpen.com/http://www.setcan.com/ https://www.researchgate.net/publication/344567487_There_must_be_an_ideal_solution_Assessing_training_methods_of_knife_defense_performance_of_police_recruits More information:Subscribe in iOS/AppleSubscribe in Android/GoogleMy Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles)My ASU Web pagePodcast Facebook…

502 An interview with Luke Wilkins from LaTrobe University in which we discuss a framework for increasing the usage of VR in applies sports contexts, with a particular focus on baseball.Download link Links:A Framework for Using Virtual Reality to Enhance Psychological Performance in Baseballhttps://scholars.latrobe.edu.au/lwilkinshttps://www.linkedin.com/in/wilkinsluke/?originalSubdomain=uk More information:Subscribe in iOS/AppleSubscribe in Android/GoogleMy Research Gate Page (pdfs of…

501 On another edition of the Perception-Action journal club, I am joined by Jo Shattuck from PantherTec.net to discuss the latest development with the Kat (Kinesthetic Awareness Training) System.Download link Links:https://panthertec.net/https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-jo-shattuck-/ 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…

500 To celebrate the 500th episode of the podcast, I host a skill acquisition AMADownload 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

499 On another edition of the Perception-Action Journal Club, I am joined by Sean Franklin from swordstem.com to discuss how he uses a constraints-led approach (CLA) to teach sword martial arts.Download link Links:https://swordstem.com/ 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…

498 How can we use task constraint manipulations to remove rate limiters and encourage players to explore the perceptual-motor workspace for a volleyball serve? Download link Articles:Applying the constraints-led approach to facilitate exploratory learning of the volleyball serve More information:Subscribe in iOS/AppleSubscribe in Android/GoogleMy Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles)My ASU Web pagePodcast Facebook…