24E How important is nonverbal communication (e.g., hand gestures, high fives, using gaze) in sports? Why is a lot of the communication that occurs between athletes ineffective? Download link Articles: Intrateam communication and performance in doubles tennis Real-time communication during play: Analysis of team-mates’ talk and interaction Tactile Communication, Cooperation, and Performance: An Ethological Study…
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24D A discussion with Dan McGehee, Director of the Transportation and Vehicle Safety Research Program in the Public Policy Center at the University of Iowa. We discuss how driver behavior in a simulator compares to a real car, using black box recordings to understand how drivers react just before they crash, using instrumented vehicles to…
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24C News: How has research on the quiet eye manipulated the performer, environment and task constraints? What questions are still unanswered? Does training a novice to have eye movements like an expert improve decision making? Download link Articles: The ‘Quiet Eye’ and Motor Performance: A Systematic Review Based on Newell’s Constraints-Led Model Perceptual Training in…
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24B Why do even the most elite athletes sometimes get completely fooled by a killer step-over move in soccer, head fake in football, or cross-over dribble in basketball? Where should an athlete look on their opponent’s body to avoid being deceived? What brain areas are involved in the perception of deceptive actions? Download link Articles/links:…
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24A A discussion with Natasha Merat, Associate Professor in the Institute for Transport Studies at The University of Leeds. We discuss topics including detecting driving distraction, the effects of fatigue on driving and how to keep a driver in the loop with an automated vehicle. Download link More information about my guest: http://www.its.leeds.ac.uk/people/n.merat https://www.linkedin.com/in/natasha-merat-879b7844 https://twitter.com/NatashaMerat…
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24 How much attention is required to drive effectively? Is driving a manual transmission really done automatically? How well do we remember the details of driving accidents? What is the best way to develop tactical creativity and divergent thinking in young athletes? (Time:) Download link Key points • Consistent with traditional theories of skill acquisition,…
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23E Are athletes with color vision deficiencies less likely to make it to the elite levels of sport? If they do get there, will their color blindness effect their performance or determine which position they play? Download link Articles/links: http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on-football/25372806/nfl-we-didnt-account-for-color-blindness-with-color-rush-jerseys Colour blind cricketers and snowballs Abnormal colour vision is a handicap to playing cricket but…
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23D A discussion with Nick Reed, Academy Director at the Transport Research Lab in the UK. We discuss topics including ball catching, distracted driving, new in car technologies, the human factors and ethical challenges associated driverless vehicles, and the real world mobility lab TRL is using to study the future of transportation. Download link More…
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23C News: What exactly does it mean to be in “the flow” as an athlete? Can we make it happen or do we just need to let it happen? Is it really true that skill acquisition is a single process that strives for low variability and is constrained by the speed-accuracy tradeoff? Download link Articles:…
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23B Which is harder: hitting a baseball or cricket ball? Will Kieran Powell be successful in his attempt to transfer between the two sports? Download link Articles/links: The Perceptual Illusion of Baseball’s Rising Fastball and Breaking Curveball Visual judgements and misjudgements in cricket and the art of flight Powell interview More information: My Research Gate…
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