13D - Sports Science Shorts: The Effect of Cold Weather on Sports Performance

Ice, Ice Baby! As the thermometer keeps dropping what effect will the cold weather have on the perceptual-motor abilities of athletes?

Articles/links:

Effects of moderate cold on performance of psychomotor and cognitive tasks

A Meta-Analysis of Performance Response Under Thermal Stressors

Interactions between cold ambient temperature and older age on haptic acuity and manual performance

http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=12137030

http://archive.advancedfootballanalytics.com/2007/11/nfl-home-field-advantage-by-climate.html

http://archive.advancedfootballanalytics.com/2008/01/cold-weather-effect-on-scoring.html

 

More information:

http://perceptionaction.com/

My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles)

My ASU Web page

Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)

Twitter: @Shakeywaits

Email: robgray@asu.edu

 

Credits:

The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action

Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy

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