A discussion with Sam Miller, Editor in Chief at Baseball Prospectus and co-author of the new book: The Only Rule Is It Has to Work: Our Wild Experiment Building a New Kind of Baseball Team.  We discuss the story of how Sam and his co-author Ben Lindbergh, two self-acclaimed stat head nerds, were put in charge of a baseball team – from recruiting to team strategy.  What can we learn about applying analytics and research in practice?   More information about my guest: www.baseballprospectus.com http://www.baseballprospectus.com/blog/daily_podcast/  http://theonlyruleisithastowork.com/ http://www.amazon.com/The-Only-Rule-Has-Work/dp/1627795642/ref=as_sl_pc_qf_sp_asin_til?tag=perceactiopod-20&linkCode=w00&linkId=DBBFEUQVMAWHDPI3&creativeASIN=1627795642     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

Why do teenage and elderly drivers have consistently higher accident rates? Are teenagers just being careless and risky? Does it matter who is in the car with them?  Do the declines perceptual and cognitive skills associated with age making driving unsafe for older drivers? -Guiding an athlete’s attention during training (Time 25:11).   Articles: Teenage drivers: patterns of risk The observed effects of teenage passengers on the risky driving behavior of teenage drivers The impact and sustainability of the graduated driver licensing program in preventing motor vehicle crashes in Massachusetts Naturalistic teenage driving study: Findings and lessons learned Age, skill, and hazard perception in driving Glare susceptibility test results correlate with temporal safety margin when executing turns across approaching vehicles in simulated low–sun conditions Reduced effect of glare disability on driving performance in subjects implanted with blue light filtering intraocular lenses Identifying crash involvement among older drivers: agreement between self-report and state records Age and visual search: Expanding the useful field of view Visual attention problems as a predictor of vehicle crashes in older drivers Cumulative meta-analysis of the relationship between useful field of view and driving performance in older adults:  Current and future implications Cognitive Training Decreases Motor Vehicle Collision Involvement of Older Drivers Guiding Visual Attention in Decision Making—Verbal Instructions Versus Flicker Cueing Perceptual training methods compared: the relative efficacy of different approaches to enhancing sport-specific anticipation   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 Unfinished Symphony – Teenage Kicks Phillip Sandifer – Passenger Golden Boys – Older Than You Crosscut Saw – Old 1-800-Band – Diver Blue Steve Wynn- Colored Lights The Heavy – How You Like Me Now? via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com  

How well do performers recover from incidents of choking under pressure?  An examination of some baseball data to determine which factors influence whether or there is lingering performance effect after a choke. To See the Data, Figures & R Code from the Analysis Please Go To: http://perceptionaction.com/chokehangover   Articles/links: http://www.baseball-reference.com/play-index/ From attentional control to attentional spillover: A skill-level investigation of attention, movement, and performance outcomes Interactions Between Performance Pressure, Performance Streaks, and Attentional Focus   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 Ergo Phizmiz – The Pressures of Golf Lame Drivers –Let Me Get Those Numbers Down Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com

A discussion with Anders Ericsson, Professor of Psychology atFlorida State University and co-author of the new book: Peak: TheSecrets from the New Science of Expertise. We touch on topicsincluding purposeful vs deliberate practice, whether achievingautomaticity can hinder becoming an expert, whether skillacquisition is linear, being able to coach yourself, and adifferent role for genetics in skill acquisition. More information about my guest:https://psy.fsu.edu/faculty/ericsson.dp.htmlPeak: The Secrets from the New Science of Expertise More information:http://perceptionaction.com/MyResearch Gate Page (pdfs of my articles)My ASUWeb pagePodcast Facebookpage (videos, pics, etc)Twitter: @Shakeywaits

News: What effect does mental fatigue have on sports performance?  Does fatigue change our ability to focus our attention, anticipate and make decisions on the field? Or does it just decrease or motivation to do all this?   Articles: Mental fatigue impairs soccer-specific decision-making skill Shifts in Attention During Mental Fatigue: Evidence From Subjective, Behavioral, Physiological, and Eye-Tracking Data  Stroop Task Demo   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 Muck and the Mires – Tired of Losing Sleep Parting Gifts – Sleepy City via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com

Is adding virtual objects (e.g., the offside line in soccer or the first down line in football) to augment sports broadcasts always a good way to enhance a fan’s experience or can it be taken too far?  My ESPN K Zone rant! Articles/links: http://www.sportvision.com/media/espn-k-zone Augmenting Live Broadcast Sports with 3D Tracking Information Design and Implementation for Interactive Augmented Broadcasting System   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 Above – You Make it Real Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com

A discussion with Mark Anshell, Professor of Health & Human Performance at Middle Tennessee State University and author of the new book: “In Praise of Failure in Sport: The Value of Overcoming Mistakes to Achieve Optimal Performance Success”. We discuss why we need to change our conception of failure, the importance of failing for success in sports, fear of failure, using exercise as punishment, and how coaches can create environments that embrace failure. More information about my guest: http://mtweb.mtsu.edu/manshel/index.html   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

If your vehicle can detect you are about to collide with something how should it warn you? As it turns out, getting the human factors issues (e.g., timing, modality, level of information) correct is critical to getting a fast and appropriate response from the driver while at the same time keeping trust in the system high. Pressure-induced tunnel vision in sports (Time 22:55).   Articles: Collision warning timing, driver distraction, and driver response to imminent rear-end collisions in a high-fidelity driving simulator. Assessing the effectiveness of various auditory cues in capturing a driver's visual attention To go or not to go: Stimulus-response compatibility and pedestrian collision warnings in driving Comparison of visual, auditory and tactile warnings for rear-end collision prevention in driving. Driver reaction time to tactile and auditory rear-end collision warnings while talking on a cell phone. Looming auditory collision warnings for driving. A comparison of different informative vibrotactile forward collision warnings The effect of emotion on cue utilization and the organization of behavior. http://www.baddesigns.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 King Tuff – Hit and Run Paul Collins Beat – It’s Just a Matter of Time Wheels on Fire – Turning Into You Carb on Carb - Smash Shane Tutmarc – Through These Eyes Isobell Campbell – No Place to Fall via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com

The story of Coleman Griffith, the first psychologist to work with a professional sports team. Was he a hit with the Chicago Cubs in 1938? Or was it a big swing and a miss?   Articles/links: PSYCHOLOGY STRIKES OUT: Coleman R. Griffith and the Chicago Cubs   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 Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com

A discussion with Peter Fadde from Southern Illinois University. We touch on several topics related to training including perception-action coupling, part vs whole training and sport specificity. We also do a deep dive into VR use in sports, attempting to tackle the question: how real does virtual reality need to be?     More information about my guest: http://peterfadde.com/ http://ehs.siu.edu/ci/faculty-staff/faculty-all/fadde.php https://twitter.com/DrFadde   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