The Perception & Action Podcast

What do we mean when we say an athlete is “in the flow”? How often does it occur? What brings it on? Can we control it?  How does it relate to “psychological momentum” and performance?   Articles/links: A systematic review of the experience, occurrence, and controllability of flow states in elite sport The relation of flow-experience and physiological arousal under stress — Can u shape it? Understanding the psychophysiology of flow: A driving simulator experiment to investigate the relationship between flow and heart rate variability Is Flow Really Effortless? The Complex Role of Effortful Attention Interactive effects of visuomotor perturbation and an afternoon nap on performance and the flow experience Psychological momentum: Why success breeds success   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   Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action Dave Mason – Let it Go, Let it Flow Son Volt - Flow Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com

A discussion with John Kiely, Senior Lecturer in Elite Performance from the University of Central Lancashire. Topics discussed include the evolution of theories of stress, anxiety and injury, the role of psycho-emotional factors in the stress process and designing supportive training environments to increase athlete buy-in.   More information about my guest: http://www.uclan.ac.uk/staff_profiles/john_kiely.php https://www.researchgate.net/profile/John_Kiely2 https://twitter.com/simplysportssci   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: Listener picks for articles to review including more research on the effect of variability on motor learning, attention training to reduce the effects of stress on performance and the effect of explicit instructions.   Articles: High variability impairs motor learning regardless of whether it affects task performance The effects of attention training techniques on stress and performance in sports The Effect of Variability of Practice at Execution Redundancy Level in Skilled and Novice Basketball Players Explicit instruction of rules interferes with visuomotor skill transfer   vlog: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkFDwtrBfpZALV_oEPmc-cQ OR https://www.facebook.com/perceptionactionpodcast/   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 Nude Beach – Story of a Man Sean Adams – Hard Luck Story The Plimsouls – Oldest Story in the World   Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com  

A discussion with Harri Mannonen, basketball coach based in Kouvola, Finland. Topics discussed include: why is it useful for coaches to look at basketball as a complex system, what is the best way to add variability to practice and what is the role of conscious control in sports.   More information about my guest: https://harrimannonen.com/ https://twitter.com/harrimannonen   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

How can we apply the principles of perceptual learning to improve information pickup on the sports field?   Articles/links: Applying perceptual learning to achieve practical changes in vision Improved vision and on field performance in baseball through perceptual learning When less is more: Reduced usefulness training for the learning of anticipation skill in tennis No transfer of calibration between action and perception in learning a golf putting task Perception and action in golf putting: Skill level differences reflect calibration Role of feedback in the accuracy of perceived direction of motion in depth and control of interceptive action     http://perceptionaction.com/survey1/   https://twitter.com/ASU_HSE https://www.facebook.com/HSEASU/     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   Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action Ultimate Painting – Can’t You See Joshua James Hunt – I Can’t Wait to See You Rocketship Park – See You Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com

How does a performer become attuned to the perceptual information that is optimal for a task? Perceptual learning as a direct movement through information space guided by information for learning involving processes of education of intention, education of attention, and calibration.   Articles/links: Direct Learning http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/has-the-fly-ball-revolution-begun/ Learning to visually perceive the relative mass of colliding balls in globally and locally constrained task ecologies Monocular optical constraints on collision control Lateral interception I: Operative optical variables, attunement, and calibration   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   Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action The Monitors – Gimmie Direction Ryan Bingham – Direction of the Wind Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com

How does experience and practice change our ability to extract information from our environment and how can we best facilitate this process?  What changes in our brain during perceptual learning?   Articles/links: Perceptual learning and human expertise Expert baseball batters have greater sensitivity in making swing decisions.   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   Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action Sonic Rendezvous Band – Love and Learn Ha Ha Tonka – Learning to Fly Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com

Sports Science Shorts: will baseball’s new proposed rule changes to speed the pace of play make the game more exciting and attract new fans?  What can we learn from similar attempts made in soccer? What determines a sport’s fans level of excitement   Articles: How to Make Soccer More Attractive? Rewards for a Victory, the Teams' Offensiveness, and the Home Bias Does the Three-Point Rule Make Soccer More Exciting? Evidence From a Regression Discontinuity Design Suspense: Dynamic Incentives in Sports Contests Major League Baseball pace-of-play rules and their influence on predicted muscle fatigue during simulated baseball games http://www.si.com/mlb/2017/02/13/raising-strike-zone-pace-action   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 Silver Jews – Random Rules Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com  

News: A look at a few recent articles in the area of motor learning and performance. Can the structure of motor variability predict the rate at which a performer learns a new skill?  Does using social media before a game increase anxiety in an athlete?  What differs between the way in which I child and adult learns a motor skill?   Articles: Can the Structure of Motor Variability Predict Learning Rate? Facebook use and its relationship with sport anxiety Children and Adults Both Learn Motor Sequences Quickly, But Do So Differently   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 Coty Hogue  - Second Hand News Silence is Sexy – Stories Yet to Come Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com

Danny Newcombe, lecturer in Sports Coaching, discusses applying constraints-led approach in practice design, research effectiveness evaluation methods. Topics include ecological dynamics, affordances, representative design, individualized training strategies, experiential knowledge in coaching.