The Perception & Action Podcast

Exploring J.J. Gibson's ecological approach to perception and action in sports, perceiving affordances and challenges faced. Debate on the necessity of perceiving affordances for action control and research challenges. Navigating skill acquisition and reflecting on challenges in understanding Gibson's theories and the role of environmental information.

James J Gibson II, contributor to the study of perception and action, discusses affordance theory and its application to sports. He explores how perceptual information is transformed into action, the direct perception of values and meanings in the environment, and the concept of affordances in relation to an animal's environment. He also highlights the effectiveness of changing constraints in sports and the importance of designing practice activities that align with the game's affordances.

Exploring the foundational concepts of direct perception and invariance by J.J. Gibson. Discussing the influence on constraints led approach and ecological dynamics. Examining how invariants play a role in perception and action in sports, highlighting the importance of identifying and utilizing them for improved performance.

Some reflections on the excellent Skill Acquisition Summit I recently attended at the Florida Baseball Ranch. What are some of the best practices for using self-organization for developing sports skills? Articles/Links: Florida Baseball Ranch Summit Comparing cueing and constraints interventions for increasing launch angle in baseball batting 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 couple interesting recent articles on motor learning. How much variability should we add to practice and when? Are skills strengthened when they are reconsolidated when performing slight variations? Does sitting in chest deep water improve skill acquisition? Articles: Motor Skills Are Strengthened through Reconsolidation Comparison of motor skill learning, grip strength and memory recall on land and in chest-deep water 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 the process of perceptual-motor calibration. How do we scale our perception of affordances in the environment to our action capabilities? What conditions are needed to allow for effective calibration and recalibration? Articles: A systematic review on perceptual-motor calibration to changes in action capabilities Perceiving affordances: visual guidance of stair climbing Calibration Is Both Functional and Anatomical Gut Estimates: Pregnant women adapt to changing possibilities for squeezing through doorways 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 discussion with Jeff Fairbrother, Professor of Kinesiology, Recreation and Sport Studies at the University of Tennessee. We discuss the effect of repeated retention tests on learning, self controlled feedback and the effects of a coach overriding feedback choice, and focus of attention strategies. More information about my guest: https://krss.utk.edu/faculty-staff/fairbrother-bio/ https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jeffrey_Fairbrother https://twitter.com/jtfairbro 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

A discussion with Paul Venner, Head of Athletic Performance at Dutch Baseball and Founder of Ultimateinstability. We discuss the important role of movement variability in training, using water to amplify information about movement, connecting skill acquisition and S&C through the lens of organismic constraints, and Paul's presentation at the upcoming Florida Baseball Ranch Dutch Baseball Skill Acquisition Summit. More information about my guest: www.linkedin.com/in/paulvenner www.ultimateinstability.com https://sullivanrehab.lpages.co/skill-acquisition-for-baseball-summit/ 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

A look at the two main theoretical approaches (and associated methodologies) for understanding team coordination in sports: Shared knowledge/mental models (built on information processing) and shared affordances (built on ecological dynamics). Articles: Shared Knowledge or Shared Affordances? Insights from an Ecological Dynamics Approach to Team Coordination in Sports Theoretical and methodical approaches to studying team cognition in sports Knowledge Elicitation Methods for Developing Insights into Team Cognition During Team Sports Temporal aspects of team cognition: A case study on concerns sharing within basketball Shared mental task models in elite ice hockey and handball teams: Does it exist and how does the coach intervene to make an impact? Investigating Team Coordination in Baseball Using a Novel Joint Decision Making Paradigm 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

A look at some recent research on implicit learning. Is it really a better way to learn perceptual-motor skills? Does it give an athlete more cognitive resources to devote to strategy and decision making? Does it lead to better pressure proofing of performance? Articles: Implicit learning increases shot accuracy of football players when making strategic decisions during penalty kicking Chunking, Conscious Processing, and EEG During Sequence Acquisition and Performance Pressure: A Comprehensive Test of Reinvestment Theory Implicit and Explicit Knowledge Both Improve Dual Task Performance in a Continuous Pursuit Tracking Task Links: http://saturday2sundayfootball.com/2018/07/04/episode-188-seminar-series-part-1-skill-acquisition-with-rob-gray/ https://patrickjonesbaseball.com/2018/07/21/training-in-the-proper-environment-with-rob-gray-069/ 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