Exploration of ways in which an athlete can develop and enhance their sports skills without actually performing them:  by using imagery and observational learning.  Does mentally rehearsing or imaging yourself performing an action really make you a better athlete? Can it sometimes be a bad thing to do? What is going on in our brain when we do it? How can we improve our imagery ability? Can watching someone else perform a skill make us a better athlete?  Can imagery and observational learning be used together? Imagine the possibilities!

Links to articles discussed:

The PETTLEP Approach to Motor Imagery: A Functional Equivalence Model for Sport Psychologists

It's All in the Mind: PETTLEP-Based Imagery and Sports Performance

"Don't Miss!" The Debilitating Effects of Suppressive Imagery on Golf Putting Performance

Putting in the mind versus putting on the green: Expertise, performance time, and the linking of imagery and action

A neuroscientific review of imagery and observation use in sport

Action Observation and Acquired Motor Skills: An fMRI Study with Expert Dancers

Visualizing Trumps Vision in Training Attention

A direct comparison of the effects of imagery and action observation on hitting performance

More information:

http://www.perceptionactionpodcast.libsyn.com/

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My ASU Web page

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Credits:

The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action

Bleeding Rainbows - Images

Electric Jellyfish – Image of Power, Poolside

Cortland Goffena – Oh, the Irony

Silence is Sexy – You are a Mirror

The Jay Vons – Keep on Moving

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