The Perception & Action Podcast

The podcast dives into the intriguing debate over whether variability in motor learning aids or hinders skill development. A virtual shuffleboard experiment reveals that high variability in practice actually impaired learning. The discussion transitions to basketball, finding that execution variability doesn't seem to boost performance in free-throws. Additionally, attentional training techniques are explored for reducing stress in athletes, revealing mixed results. Finally, the impact of explicit knowledge on skill transfer is examined, showing that clarity enhances accuracy.

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.

A discussion with Diane Ste-Marie, Professor in the School of Human Kinetics at the University of Ottawa. Topics discussed include: why do athletes tend to perform better when they have control over the feedback they receive and when is self-controlled feedback ineffective? How do athletes use observation of themselves or others to acquire or improve sports skills and what factors should be taken into account when applying observational learning in sport? More information about my guest: https://health.uottawa.ca/people/ste-marie-diane https://www.researchgate.net/researcher/15275124_Diane_M_Ste-Marie Article mentioned: Observation interventions for motor skill learning and performance: An applied model for the use of observation 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 discussion with Dave Collins, Professor & Director of the Institute of Coaching & Performance, University of Central Lancashire. Topics discussed include: what it's like to be a sports psychologist, talent development, performance analytics, technique change, bridging the gap between research and practice, and the role of social media in research. More information about my guest: http://www.uclan.ac.uk/staff_profiles/professor_dave_collins.php http://www.gm4p.com/ https://twitter.com/davegm4p https://www.linkedin.com/in/dave-collins-46678310 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