The Perception & Action Podcast

14C – Interview with Keith Davids, Sheffield Hallam University, Constraints-Led Approach to Skill Acquisition

Nov 19, 2015

52:56

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In this podcast, Rob Gray interviews Keith Davids, a Professor of Motor Learning at Sheffield Hallam University. They discuss topics such as the constraints-led approach to skill acquisition, ecological psychology, team coordination, and designing for exercise and health promotion. Some of the key points include the application of the constraint-led approach in sports, the role of coaches in creating learning environments, and the importance of conducting a proper task analysis in sports science and psychology.

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Designing learning environments that consider individual constraints promotes skill acquisition.

Considering affordances when designing practice tasks enhances decision-making and skill execution.

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The Constraints-led approach to skill acquisition and sports coaching

Keith David is known for applying the Constraints-led approach to sports training and practice, which focuses on designing learning environments that promote skill acquisition. This approach recognizes the importance of individual constraints, such as task demands, environmental factors, and the individual's own capabilities, in shaping skill development.

Landscape of Affordances and Designing them into practice

01:12

Blending Experiential and Empirical Knowledge

01:00

The benefits of having a theoretical framework to back up experiential knowledge

01:59

Coach as a Designer

01:23

Introduction

2min

Interview with Keith Davids on Motor Learning and Skill Acquisition

3min

Methods, John Whiting's Work, and the Ecological Psychology Approach

3min

Manipulating Constraints in Skill Acquisition

16min

Merging Ecological Psychology and Dynamical Systems: Complementary Perspectives on Adaptive Behavior

2min

The Constraints-Led Approach to Skill Acquisition

12min

The Importance of Conducting a Proper Task Analysis

15min

A discussion with Keith Davids, Professor of Motor Learning at Sheffield Hallam University and an innovator of the constraints lead approach to skill acquisition and coaching. We discuss using ecological dynamics to study sports performance, sport analytics, ecological psychology, team coordination and designing for exercise and health promotion.

More information about my guest:

http://www.shu.ac.uk/research/cser/professor-keith-davids

http://www.humankinetics.com/products/all-products/dynamics-of-skill-acquisition

https://www.routledge.com/products/9780415744393

http://www.amazon.com/Visual-Perception-Action-Sport-Davids/dp/041918290X

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K17791XqNqU

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