How might we periodize skill acquisition in a manner similar to physical training – taking into account factors like specificity, load, progression and reversibility? A look at the skill acquisition periodization and periodization of skill training frameworks.   Articles: Development of a skill acquisition periodisation framework for high-performance sport Skill Training Periodization in “Specialist” Sports Coaching—An Introduction of the “PoST” Framework for Skill Development   More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)   Subscribe in iOS/Apple Subscribe in Anroid/Google   Support the podcast and receive bonus content   Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com

A look at some recent studies investigating generalized, perceptual-cognitive training for sport. Is there any evidence that training perception and cognition out of context will result in transfer to improved performance on the sports field?   Articles: The Effectiveness of Different Visual Skills Training Programmes on Elite Cricket Players Perceptual vision training in nonsport- specific context: effect on performance skills and cognition in young females Off-Court Generic Perceptual-Cognitive Training in Elite Volleyball Athletes: Task-Specific Effects and Levels of Transfer   More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)   Subscribe in iOS/Apple Subscribe in Anroid/Google   Support the podcast and receive bonus content   Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com

How do we use information from our environment to select between different opportunities for action (i.e. affordances)? How do we pickup this information? A look at exploratory head movements in teams sports and the affordance competition hypothesis.   Articles: Don’t Turn Blind! The Relationship Between Exploration Before Ball Possession and On-Ball Performance in Association Football Principles of the Guidance of Exploration for Orientation and Specification of Action Cortical mechanisms of action selection: the affordance competition hypothesis   More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)   Subscribe in iOS/Apple Subscribe in Anroid/Google   Support the podcast and receive bonus content   Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com

A look at a few different ways to adapt training to promote motor learning. Learner-controlled practice schedules, the win move/lose stay method, and adaptive, algorithm based schedules.   Articles: Performance-Based Adaptive Schedules Enhance Motor Learning Transfer of Training from Virtual to Real Baseball Batting Win-shift, lose-stay: contingent switching and contextual interference in motor learning Allowing Learners to Choose Self-Controlled Practice Schedules for Learning Multiple Movement Patterns   More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)   Subscribe in iOS/Apple Subscribe in Anroid/Google   Support the podcast and receive bonus content   Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com

Comparing and contrasting some different methods for using visual constraints during practice, including stroboscopic training, spatial  and temporal occlusion. What transfers to competition?   Articles: Effects of Visual Control Training on the Shooting Performance of Elite Female Basketball Players The impact of a training intervention with spatial occlusion goggles on controlling and passing a football The Education of Attention in Aiming at a Far Target: Training Visual Control in Basketball Jump Shooting The Impact of Spatial Occlusion Goggles on the Basketball Crossover Dribble The Effect of 4-Week Stroboscopic Training on Visual Function and Sport-Specific Visuomotor Performance in Top-Level Badminton Players   Intermittent vision vlog: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faGEdfqmsvM&list=PL7jcinNUb4Un0V4zsw3ZsNAXqUJg3t1x6&index=3   Chin Up Goggles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LXIAG-60ug   More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)   Subscribe in iOS/Apple Subscribe in Anroid/Google   Support the podcast and receive bonus content   Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com

This podcast explores the purpose and manipulation of constraints in the constraints-led approach to coaching. It discusses the role of constraints in coaching, with a new definition that emphasizes their role as informative boundaries. The benefits of a constraints-led approach in baseball coaching are explored, including the importance of deceleration in a baseball swing. The purpose of manipulating constraints in coaching is also discussed, such as eliminating coordination flaws and promoting exploration of the perceptual motor landscape. The podcast also explores the primary constraint of adding time pressure to movements and the manipulation of constraints in the CLA to enhance movement solutions.

Revisiting the theory of differential learning. How does it differ from contextual interference? How much structure should we use when varying conditions in practice? What is stochastic resonance?   Articles: On the optimal degree of fluctuations in practice for motor learning Invited commentary: Differential learning is different from contextual interference learning Differential Learning as a Key Training Approach to Improve Creative and Tactical Behavior in Soccer What Is Stochastic Resonance? Definitions, Misconceptions, Debates, and Its Relevance to Biology   More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)   Subscribe in iOS/Apple Subscribe in Anroid/Google   Support the podcast and receive bonus content   Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com

Are there benefits to doing interleaved practice with partner? Is it better if you work on the same or different skills?   Articles: Manipulations to practice organization of golf putting skills through interleaved matched or mismatched practice with a partner   More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)   Subscribe in iOS/Apple Subscribe in Anroid/Google   Support the podcast and receive bonus content   Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com

Why can even relatively short breaks (like a rain delay or waiting for an opponent to take their turn) hurt performance? Why do athletes sometimes seem to completely misperceive the position of their body or how they are moving? A look at the process of calibration as linking frames of reference.   Articles: A serial‑position curve in high‑performance darts: The effect of visuomotor calibration on throwing accuracy Old School vs. New School: The Application of Data & Technology Into Baseball Multiple paired forward and inverse models for motor control   More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)   Subscribe in iOS/Apple Subscribe in Anroid/Google   Support the podcast and receive bonus content   Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com

Is there one optimal movement solution for any given task? If not, can we identify the optimal movement pattern for each individual? How can knowledge of performance feedback be used to achieve optimality?   Articles: Kinematic information feedback and task constraints In search of sports biomechanics’ holy grail: Can athlete-specific optimum sports techniques be identified? Should Common Optimal Movement Patterns be Identified as the Criterion to be Achieved? Constraints on the Complete Optimization of Human Motion     More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)   Subscribe in iOS/Apple Subscribe in Anroid/Google   Support the podcast and receive bonus content   Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com