146A look at 3 recent studies evaluating the effects of different types of instruction (explicit, analogy and focus of attention) on performance, movement kinematics and motor learning. Download link Articles:The acute effects of analogy and explicit instruction on movement and performanceThe effects of instructional cues on performance and mechanics during a gross motor movementChanging one’s…

145 A look at a couple of recent motor learning articles. Does incidental training lead to protection against choking under pressure? How do we acquire a new movement skill? Do we initially explore the solution space randomly (what has been called motor babbling) or do we use goal-related feedback right from the start (goal babbling)?…

144What are the limitations of current perceptual-cognitive and brain training technologies that use an isolated, process driven approach to improve perception and decision making in athletes? How can these be improved by following the principles of Ecological Dynamics? How can VR training be better used to allow an athlete to explore the affordance landscape and…

143A look at Naturalistic and Recognition-Primed Decision Making. How do we make quick and effective decisions when faced with complex, time pressured situations? How do we bring our previous experience to bear in these situations? Can this approach be applied to sports?Download link Articles:Naturalistic Decision MakingA Recognition Primed Decision (RPD) Model of Rapid Decision MakingRecognition…

142 Is the role of affordance perception just action selection? Or does it also play a role in action control? What does it mean to “know one’s limits”?Download link Articles:Affordance-Based Control of Visually Guided ActionControlling speed and direction during interception: an affordance-based approach More information:Subscribe in iOS/AppleSubscribe in Android/GoogleMy Research Gate Page (pdfs of my…

141 A look at the role of demonstration and imitation in motor learning. What is rate enhancer in skill acquisition? Download link Articles:Demonstration as a rate enhancer to changes in coordination during early skill acquisitionConcurrent Imitative Movement During Action Observation Facilitates Accuracy of Outcome Prediction in Less-Skilled Performers More information:Subscribe in iOS/AppleSubscribe in Android/GoogleMy Research…

140Is the common finding that expert athletes are better at using advance cues to anticipate their opponent’s actions evidence that they are using a predictive, internal model for action control? Or can this be reconciled with the ecological approach?Download link Articles:Special Issue of IJSP: Ventral and dorsal contribution to visual anticipation in fast ball sports…

139Can having a performer amplify or exaggerate movement error be an effective way to correct it? Is error amplification a more effective method than corrective instruction?  Download link Articles:“Amplification of Error”: A Rapidly Effective Method for Motor Performance ImprovementCorrection of a Technical Error in the Golf Swing: Error Amplification Versus Direct InstructionThe effects of two…

138A look at some different ways we can cue and provide feedback to a performer including bandwidth, temporal-comparative and translational feedback and rhythm-based cues.  Download link Articles:Effect of bandwidth knowledge of results on movement consistencyApplying Bandwidth Feedback Scheduling to a Golf ShotTemporal-Comparative Feedback Facilitates Golf PuttingDevelopment of a rhythmic auditory biofeedback system to assist improving…

137A look at the phenomenon of The Yips. What exactly is it? How does it differ from choking under pressure? What effects does it have on movement coordination? How can it be treated?  Download link Articles:The yips in sport: A systematic reviewFlikikammo: When Gymnasts Lose Previously Automatic Backward Moving SkillsYips and Other Movement Disorders in…