With the ever increasing availability of tracking and monitoring technology it is becoming easier and easier for an athlete to get feedback about their results and performance.  But is the too much of a good thing?  How does feedback influence the acquisition and performance of sports skills?  Which type of feedback should be used and how often? Is providing biofeedback (e.g., heart rate, brain activity) effective?  Can sounds and vibrations be used to shape movements? My Research Influences: Martin Regan, York University http://www.yorku.ca/dregan/   Links to articles discussed: Effects of relative frequency of knowledge of results on retention of a motor skill Relative frequency of knowledge of performance and motor skill learning How Do Batters Use Visual, Auditory, and Tactile Information About the Success of a Baseball Swing? Effects of learning on electroencephalographic and electrocardiographic patterns in novice archers Investigating the efficacy of neurofeedback training for expediting expertise and excellence in sport The vibrating 'Ghost' glove that can train your muscles to replicate Tiger's swing Auditory concurrent feedback benefits on the circle performed in gymnastics   More information: http://www.perceptionactionpodcast.libsyn.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 Orbits – This Girl’s Opinion Pierced Arrows – In My Brain Three Chord Monte – Tell Me What’s on Your Mind The Judy Blooms – Swimming in Caves My Morning Jacket – One Big Holiday via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com

News: My new year’s resolutions for 2016.  Is there any evidence of NBA players being clutch under pressure? Articles: Do clutch players win the game? Testing the validity of the clutch player's reputation in basketball   More information: http://www.perceptionactionpodcast.libsyn.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)   robgray@asu.edu Twitter: @shakeywaits   Credits: Roger McGuinn- Aulde Lang Syne VicRippa – Jordan in the Clutch   via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com

How much does an athlete need to practice to become truly elite? What should it involve?  Should it be fun?  Can everyone become a great athlete if they just practice enough?  In this episode, I focus on the most well- known theory in this area called Deliberate Practice, popularized as the 10,000 hour rule. Technically Challenged: Review of the Gazepoint GP3 Eye tracker and software http://www.gazept.com/product/gazepoint-gp3-eye-tracker/ Links to articles discussed: The Role of Deliberate Practice in the Acquisition of Expert Performance Outliers: The Story of Success Wrestling with the nature of expertise: a sport specific test of Ericsson, Krampe and Tesch-Romer's (1993) theory of deliberate practice The Developmental Activities of Elite Ice Hockey Players Annual age-grouping and athlete development: a meta-analytical review of relative age effects in sport Routledge Handbook of Sport Expertise   More information: http://www.perceptionactionpodcast.libsyn.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 Paul Collins Beat – Working Too Hard Josh Woodward – Effortless The Willing – Better The Ettes – Crown of Age Beans & Bullets - Love Machine   via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com

A replay of our live discussion on the topic skill acquisition in which we covered topics including: Early specialization vs diversification? Deliberate play vs deliberate practice? Are athletes born or made? What fundamental movement skills should a young athlete acquire? What advice would we give ourselves as young athletes if we could go back in time?   Articles/Links: Late specialization: the key to success in centimeters, grams, or seconds (cgs) sport Genomic predictors of trainability Fundamental Movement Skills Are More than Run, Throw and Catch: The Role of Stability Skills   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 Dirtbombs – Get it While You Can The Greenhornes – Saying Goodbye via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com

How do people regulate and modify their emotions (e.g., when pretending to like a bad gift)? Is this what is involved in choking under pressure? Why do people slip on ice – is our visual system letting us down, literally? Why does everybody hate fruit cake – a lesson in multisensory perception?   Articles: Esteem threat, self-regulatory breakdown, and emotional distress as factors in self-defeating behavior Temporal links to performing under pressure in international soccer penalty shootouts Reappraising Threat: How to Optimize Performance Under Pressure There's No Prospective Information About Friction, or, Why I Fell Over on the Ice A systems perspective of slip and fall accidents on icy and snowy surfaces Why walkers slip: shine is not a reliable cue for slippery ground On the psychological impact of food colour   More information: http://www.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: Reigning Sound - If Christmas Can’t Bring You Home Mudhoney – Slipping Away Rocketship Park – Cakes & Cookies Rue Royale – Deck the Halls    via freemusicarchive.org 

How can we learn to shoot a basketball by thinking about a cookie jar and learn to putt a golf ball by thinking about toothpaste?!!  Can a novice athlete really become great without being given any verbal instructions about how to actually perform their skill? In the episode, I explore some approaches to learning and coaching sports skills that are radically different to the traditional methods most of us have experienced.  My Research Influences: Barrie Frost, Queens University, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Barrie_Frost    Links to articles discussed: The implicit benefit of learning without errors Analogy learning and the performance of motor skills under pressure From novice to no know-how: a longitudinal study of implicit motor learning Challenges and Solutions When Applying Implicit Motor Learning Theory in a High Performance Sport Environment: Examples from Rugby League   More information: http://www.perceptionactionpodcast.libsyn.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 Golden Blondes – Skilled The Head and the Heart – Lost in My Mind Reigning Sound – Everything I Do is Wrong Alabama Shakes - Hang Loose My Morning Jacket – One Big Holiday via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com    

My list of the top 5 stories in sports psychology/motor learning in 2015: 5.Skill acquisition is better when things look bigger 4.Is sports psychology research reliable 3.Neurodoping! Becoming a better athlete with brain stimulation 2.Yes, Virginia! There is a hot hand! 1.Perceptual-cognitive training in sports: science or snake oil?   Articles/links: Visual illusions can facilitate sport skill learning Manipulating target size influences perceptions of success when learning a dart-throwing skill but does not impact retention Enhanced expectancies facilitate golf putting Estimating the reproducibility of psychological science Replication in Psychological Science Non-invasive Human Brain Stimulation in Cognitive Neuroscience: A Primer Cathodal Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Over Left Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex Area Promotes Implicit Motor Learning in a Golf Putting Task Surprised by the Gambler's and Hot Hand Fallacies? A Truth in the Law of Small Numbers https://thebrainstimulator.net/shop/ https://thebraindriver.com/tdcs-accelerated-performance.html#acceleratedperformance   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 Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org  

A discussion with Josh Miller, Assistant Professor of Decision Sciences at Bocconni University, about his and Adam Sanjurjo’s recent work which has reversed the findings of 30 years of research on performance streaks in sports. Their work provides pretty convincing evidence that the hot hand is not a fallacy or illusion after all. I try (and fail) to explain the sampling bias they identified in my own words. In addition we discuss performance under pressure, how athletes know a teammate is hot or not, slumps and the future of research in this area.   More information about my guest: http://didattica.unibocconi.eu/mypage/index.php?IdUte=111643&cognome=MILLER&nome=JOSHUA%20BENJAMIN&urlBackMy=   Articles/links: Is it a Fallacy to Believe in the Hot Hand in the NBA Three-Point Contest? Surprised by the Gambler's and Hot Hand Fallacies? A Truth in the Law of Small Numbers Collection of reactions to Josh and Adam’s papers   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: Do soccer goalkeepers suffer from the gambler’s fallacy in penalty shoot-outs? Are expert sailors better at judging the direction of wind from the feel on their skin?    Articles: The gambler's fallacy in penalty shootouts Expertise effects in cutaneous wind perception   More information: http://www.perceptionactionpodcast.libsyn.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 Crevulators – Gambler’s Blues JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound – Bad News Beach Baby – Glove Compartment via freemusicarchive.org     

How do fans perceive the action going on in sports?  Does your ability to watch a sport improve with hours of practice in front of your TV?  How does the perception of fans differ from the perception of the athletes themselves? Why was the Fox puck pure evil? Articles/links: Action anticipation and motor resonance in elite basketball players Foul or dive? Motor contributions to judging ambiguous foul situations in football Psychophysiological Responses of Sport Fans   The Fox Puck: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grOttsHuuzE   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 Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org