What is stereotype threat and how can it affect sports performance? Is it possible that being challenged by a statement like “girls can’t play sports” could make a female athlete perform better in some situations?   Articles: On the causal mechanisms of stereotype threat: can skills that don't rely heavily on working memory still be threatened? “Girls should cook, rather than kick!” – Female soccer players under stereotype threat Girls can play ball: Stereotype threat reduces variability in a motor skill The effect of stereotype threat on performance of a rhythmic motor skill.   More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)   Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action June & Jean Millington – Play Like a Girl The Strangers - Stereotypical Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy

A discussion with Joe Baker, Professor in the School of Kinesiology and Health Science at York University in Canada. Topics include: how good are we at identifying talent, early specialization vs diversification, designing effective learning environments, retention and transfer of sports skills, and are sports good for our long term health?   More information about my guest: http://www.yorku.ca/bakerj/ https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Joe_Baker https://www.linkedin.com/in/joe-baker-320b9a32 https://twitter.com/bakerjyorku   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 Lo Fi is Hi Fi - I’m on a Talk Show Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org

A look at the unique perceptual and cognitive issues associated with uninhabited air vehicles (UAVs) and helicopters. Are fully automated drones a good idea? What are some of the technologies that have been developed to improve performance with these alternative forms of flight? -Knowing when not to act in sports (Time 19:36)   Articles/links: Human Factors Implications of UAVs in the National Airspace Impact of prior flight experience on learning Predator UAV operator skills Good Vibrations: Tactile Feedback in Support of Attention Allocation and Human-Automation Coordination in Event-Driven Domains Target Acquisition With UAVs: Vigilance Displays and Advanced Cuing Interfaces Tactile situation awareness system: proprioceptive prostheses for sensory deficiencies. Knowing when not to swing: EEG evidence that enhanced perception–action coupling underlies baseball batter expertise http://www.decervo.com/ More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)   Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action Mr & Mrs. Smith – Big Jet Wings The Snow – Creatures on the Wing Snake Oil Salesman – Bird on a Wire Toy Sugar – Waiting for the Night Parting Gifts – Don’t Stop Pheasant – Letting Go via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com

A discussion with Costas Karageorghis, Reader in Sport Psychology from Brunel University and author of the new book “Applying Music in Exercise and Sport”. We discuss topics including how music can make athletes perform better and for longer, how music effects an athlete’s attentional focus and perceived effort, how to choose the best music for a particular sport or activity, when not to use music and how teams can use music.   More information about my guest: http://www.brunel.ac.uk/people/costas-karageorghis Applying Music in Exercise and Sport: https://www.amazon.com/Applying-Music-Exercise-Costas-Karageorghis/dp/1492513814/ref=as_sl_pc_qf_sp_asin_til?tag=perceactiopod-20&linkCode=w00&linkId=63bc3f266671ee616fcafc755e9314d7&creativeASIN=1492513814   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 Lo Fi is Hi Fi - I’m on a Talk Show Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org

News: What type of feedback do coaches give to boxers between rounds? Does the attentional focus, level of autonomy and valence of the feedback relate to winning and losing? How do the inherent capabilities of a performer (i.e., skill level) interact with their momentary capabilities?   Articles/links: http://sports-biometrics-conference.com/ Coaching cues in amateur boxing: An analysis of ringside feedback provided between rounds of competition Location estimation of approaching objects is modulated by the observer’s inherent and momentary action capabilities   More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)   Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action Suspicious Beasts – Punch Me in the Face JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound – Bad News Favourite Game – The #1’s via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com

A discussion with Amit Katwala, senior writer for Sport Magazine and author of the new book: The Athletic Brain: How Neuroscience is Revolutionizing Sport and Can Help You Perform Better.  we discuss topics including how the brains of elites athletes are different than normal people, some methods teams are using to short cut this process with brain training, ways you can trick yourself into having greater endurance, how to better diagnose concussion, the idea of sporting IQ, and examples of sports psychology at work in the recent Olympic games.   More information about my guest: http://amitkatwala.co.uk/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/amit-katwala-50795115   https://www.amazon.com/Athletic-Brain-Neuroscience-Revolutionising-Perform/dp/1471155900/ref=as_sl_pc_qf_sp_asin_til?tag=perceactiopod-20&linkCode=w00&linkId=2fa24acccb92a382c18d667dbcb888f0&creativeASIN=1471155900   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 Lo Fi is Hi Fi - I’m on a Talk Show Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org

A look at some of the developments in cockpit technology. Do “glass cockpits” really lead to better flying performance? Can Head-Up Displays and Highways in the Sky reduce pilot workload? Has automation in aviation lived up to its promise? -Why does having a “quiet eye” resulting in better sports performance? (Time 20:45)   Articles/links: Learning to fly glass cockpits requires a new cognitive model. Can a glass cockpit display help (or hinder) performance of novices in simulated flight training? Cognitive Issues in Head-Up Displays Attentional Tunneling and Task Management in Synthetic Vision Displays An Information-Centered Analysis of the Tunnel-in-the-Sky Display Automation surprises Identifying the causal mechanisms of the quiet eye Fixational eye movements (Special Issue) http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/brain-games/videos/brain-games-pay-attention/   More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)   Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action The GrOOming – Glass Room Lo-fi is sci-fi – Oil on Glass Song Machine – Keep Outta My Head! Mount Caramel – Swallow Me Up The Dirtbombs – By My Side We Were Promised – Quiet Little Voices Still Pluto – Open Up Your Eyes via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com

Does the advantage of being relatively older (i.e., being born in Jan, Feb or March) hold up when the highest levels of sport are examined?  Why might this effect reverse, giving a clear advantage to the relatively young underdogs?   Articles: Annual age grouping and athlete development: A meta-analytical review of relative age effect in sport No Relative Age Effect in the Birth Dates of Award Winning Athletes in Male Professional Team Sports Selection bias and peer effects in team sports: The effect of age grouping on earnings of German soccer players Start hard, finish better: further evidence for the reversal of the RAE advantage The rise of the underdog? The relative age effect reversal among Canadian-born NHL hockey players: A reply to Nolan and Howell   More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)   Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action Jacob Haller – Relatively Human The Golden Boys – Older Than You Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy

News: A look at a couple recent motor learning studies. How can we build on basic concepts such like contextual interference and extrinsic feedback to speed skill acquisition?   Articles: The Effect of Gradual Increase in Contextual Interference on Acquisition, Retention and Transfer of Volleyball Skills More Feedback Is Better than Less: Learning a Novel Upper Limb Joint Coordination Pattern with Augmented Auditory Feedback   More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)   Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound – Bad News Superdrag – Everything Will Be Made Right via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com

One of the greatest challenges those of us working in sports currently face is how to keep athletes healthy and on the field.  Should we take a conservative approach, giving them more rest days and not pushing them so hard in practice?  Or should we believe what doesn’t kill them will only make the stronger?  Is there a way we can use analytics, biomechanics or movement analyses to predict when an injury is likely to occur?  As parents, should we steering or kids away from sports with a higher likelihood of injury? How should we best manage the physical and psychological challenges associated with injury recovery? A review of the book “The Arm: Inside the Billion Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” which explores these questions in the context of baseball pitching injuries.   Link: The Arm: Inside the Billion Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports   More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)   Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action Eilen Jewell _ Codeine Arms Mondo Topless – It Hurts Me   Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy