Episode Archives

140 – An Ecological Approach to Visual Anticipation in Sports

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…

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139 – Improving Performance by Amplifying Errors

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…

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138 – Alternative Ways to Cue & Provide Feedback

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…

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137 – The Yips

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…

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136 – Talent Equation Podcast Panel – Applying Theory to Coaching

136A panel discussion about applying different theoretical approaches to coaching, fence sitting, and “it depends” on the Talent Equation podcast hosted and produced by Stuart Armstrong: https://www.spreaker.com/user/9625186/podcast-panel?autoplay=1 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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135 – The Problem of Motor Redundancy vs the Bliss of Motor Abundance

135Is having a numerous possible solutions to a motor task a problem of redundancy that must be solved by somehow constraining the perception-action system? Or is it a gift of abundance that allows us to better adapt and react to our environment by developing new synergies?  Download link Articles:There is no motor redundancy in human…

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134 – Are there General Perceptual-Motor Abilities? Should we be Testing & Training Them?

134 A look at the somewhat controversial topic of general perceptual-motor abilities. Are there general abilities such as agility and hand-eye coordination that apply to all sports or are the skills athletes use mainly sports specific? If such general abilities do exist, is it worth testing for them and training to improve them? Download link…

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133 – New Representative Design Research

133A look at some recent research on representative design. How can we evaluate the representativeness of typical practice activities used in sport? What expertise differences emerge when we evaluate athletes in a more representative test environment?Download link Articles:Application of representative learning design for assessment of common practice tasks in tennisEmergence of Skilled Behaviors in Professional,…

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132 – Simple vs Complex Motor Skills: Do Training Principles Generalize?

132Do the principles derived from studying simple laboratory skills apply to the more complex skills involved in most sports? How does task complexity influence the way in which we manipulate load and challenge in practice? How should we schedule practice, give feedback and give physical assistance when training complex tasks?Download link Articles:Principles derived from the…

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131 – How Should we Space Training to Optimize Skill Acquisition?

131 What is the optimal spacing of training sessions to promote acquisition of a new skill? How does it depend on task complexity and intensity? What underlying processes are involved? Download link Articles: Spacing Repetitions Over Long Timescales: A Review and a Reconsolidation Explanation Rate of learning in relation to spacing of practice periods in…

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