The Perception & Action Podcast

By Rob Gray

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Exploration of how psychological research can be applied to improving performance, accelerating skill acquisition and designing new technologies in sports and other high performance domains. Hosted by Rob Gray, professor of Human Systems Engineering at Arizona State University, the podcast will review basic concepts and discuss the latest research in these areas.

Episode Date
490 – Understanding Sport Injury from a Dynamical Systems Approach
Apr 30, 2024
489 – Interview with Alex Sarama, Transforming Basketball
Apr 23, 2024
488- The Constraints-Led Approach (CLA) 2024
Apr 16, 2024
487 – Do the classic motor learning effects (eg focus of attention, choice) apply to experts?
Apr 09, 2024
486 – Functional Variability in the Cricket Bowling Delivery
Apr 02, 2024
485 – Coach Education Workshops, My New Book Coming Soon
Mar 19, 2024
484 – On the Value of a Skill Acquisition Specialist
Mar 12, 2024
483 – The Effects of the Yips on Muscle Synergies in Throwing
Mar 05, 2024
482 – The Coaching Eye – How Reliably can Expert Coaches Observe Movement?
Feb 27, 2024
481 – Why are Some Affordances More Inviting than Others?
Feb 20, 2024
480 – Ecological Approach to Rowing
Feb 06, 2024
479 – A CLA to Coaching Cricket Bowling: Task Manipulations
Jan 30, 2024
478 – Freezing and freeing of degrees of freedom in joint action learning
Jan 23, 2024
477 – Relationship Between the Yips and Motor Imagery Ability
Jan 16, 2024
476- Technique vs Skill
Jan 09, 2024
475- Exploring Coaches' Experiences in Adopting a Nonlinear Approach to Skill Development
Jan 02, 2024
474 – CLA to Swim Coaching, Andrew Sheaff
Dec 12, 2023
473 – New Research Addressing Some of the Limitations of the Focus of Attention Literature
Dec 05, 2023
472 – Is Premature Theorizing Hurting Skill Acquisition Research, Rajiv Ranganathan & Andrew Driska
Nov 21, 2023
471 – The Legacy of Michael Turvey
Nov 14, 2023
470 - Individual Differences in the Magnitude & Variability of Muscle Load With Repetitive Action
Nov 07, 2023
469 – On the Usefulness of the Concept of “Muscle Memory” in Skill Acquisition
Oct 31, 2023
468 – Representative Learning Design & The Ecological Approach to Transfer of Training
Oct 24, 2023
467 – Advice on Applying Ecological Dynamics in Coaching
Oct 17, 2023
466 – The Art & Science of Constraints-Based Coaching
Oct 10, 2023
465 – A Nonlinear Pedagogy Approach to Using Mental Imagery in Sports
Oct 03, 2023
464 – Preview of the 2023 Baseball Skill Acquisition Summit: Merging Physical Development & Baseball Skill
Sep 26, 2023
463 – Evidence Supporting the Ecological Approach to Skill Development
Sep 19, 2023
462 - Movement as Problem Solving
Sep 12, 2023
461 – Do Enhanced Expectations Help Us Under Pressure?
Sep 05, 2023
460 – How Much Progress Have We Made in Skill Acquisition and Where Do We Need to Go?
Aug 29, 2023
459 – An Applied Model for Using Variability in Practice
Aug 22, 2023
458 – Variability of Practice and Injury Risk
Aug 15, 2023
457 - Functional variability in the volleyball attack developed via the CLA
Aug 08, 2023
456 – The Myth of Contextual Interference & the Variability of Practice Effect?
Aug 01, 2023
455 – Do We Really Need to Learn The “Fundamentals” of a Skill Through Decomposition and Repetition First?
Jul 25, 2023
454 – How to Coach – An Integrated Framework
Jul 18, 2023
453 – On the Coach’s Role in the CLA
Jul 11, 2023
452 – WTF is an Uncontrolled Manifold?! Andrew Wilson
May 23, 2023
451 – Coach Journeys: Drew Dunlop, Building a Basketball Laboratory
May 16, 2023
450 – Coach Journeys: Scott Sievewright, Finding Authenticity in an Ecological Approach to MMA
May 09, 2023
449 – Coach Journeys: Marianne Davies, Exploring the Ecological Approach from Horses to Rivers to Mountains
May 02, 2023
448 – Our New Book: CLA to Baseball Coaching, Randy Sullivan
Apr 25, 2023
447 – Kicking Against Walls and Decision Making in Practice
Apr 18, 2023
446 – Learning to Do it “Right” by Practicing Doing it “Wrong”
Apr 11, 2023
445 – Coach Journeys: Wes Goodman, Biomechanics from the Lab to the Gym
Apr 04, 2023
444 – Coach Journeys: Kasey Crider, Finding Congruence with an Ecological Approach
Mar 28, 2023
443 – Sh*t About Movement You Should Know!, Tracy Hayes
Mar 21, 2023
442 – An Ecological Dynamics Approach to Measuring and Developing Collective Behavior, Job Fransen
Mar 14, 2023
441 – Knowing, Wayfinding, Corresponding & Guiding On and Off the Sports Field; Carl Woods
Mar 07, 2023
440 – Coach Journeys: Greg Souders, Standard Jiu-Jitsu
Feb 28, 2023
439 – The Tyranny of Talent, Joe Baker
Feb 21, 2023
438 – Applying Ecological Dynamics to Physical Therapy, Martijn Lips & William Spinhoven
Feb 14, 2023
437– Training Visual Capabilities in Sport, Zoe Wimshurst
Feb 07, 2023
436 – Coach Journeys: Craig Morris, Embracing Not-Knowing
Jan 31, 2023
435 – Perceiving the Affordances of Others
Jan 24, 2023
434 – Coach Journeys: Martijn Nijhoff, Dutch Baseball
Jan 17, 2023
433 – How Does Motivation Fit in an Ecological Approach to Skill?
Jan 10, 2023
432 – Applying the CLA to Coach Development, Matt Wood
Jan 03, 2023
431 – My NEW book is here, Learning to Optimize Movement: Harnessing the Power of the Athlete-Environment Relationship
Dec 20, 2022
430 – News and Notes
Dec 13, 2022
429 – How Should We Be Varying Information in Practice? Does it HAVE to be Specifying?
Dec 06, 2022
428 - On Planning, Adapting & Co-Designing Practice
Nov 22, 2022
427 – Letting the Body Find its Way: On the Role of Attention in Skilled Movement
Nov 15, 2022
426 – On Specificity, Representative Design & Whether the Game is Always the Best Teacher
Nov 08, 2022
425 – Kinematic Sequencing: Variability in the Kinetic Chain?
Nov 01, 2022
424 – Action Capacity vs Skill: Training to Expand the Field of Affordances
Oct 25, 2022
423 – Implicit Training to Reduce Injury Risk, Eline Nijmeijer and Anne Benjaminse
Oct 18, 2022
422– Learning Multiple Movements in Parallel
Oct 11, 2022
421 – Intro to Ecological Psychology, Julia Blau and Jeff Wagman
Oct 04, 2022
420 – Creativity & Motor Skills, Skill Acquisition Summit 22
Sep 27, 2022
419 – The Effect of Different S&C Training Methods on Reducing Risk for Knee Injury
Sep 20, 2022
418 - Linking Movement Analysis, S&C and Skill Training
Sep 13, 2022
417 – Practice Activity Analysis, Karl Marius Aksum
Sep 06, 2022
416 – The Development of Motor Synergies & the Influence of Constraints
Aug 30, 2022
415 – Hysteresis in Movement Coordination
Aug 23, 2022
414 – An Ecological Approach to the Quiet Eye, Ben Franks
Aug 16, 2022
413 – Perceiving Affordances of Sports Equipment: Implications for Design & Fitting
Aug 09, 2022
412 – A Theoretical Framework for Describing Movement Variability
Aug 02, 2022
411 – How do Instructions Shape Search for a Movement Solution
Jul 26, 2022
410 – Combined Effects of Variability and Errors in Practice Design
Jul 05, 2022
409 – Social & Cultural Constraints in Skill Development, James Vaughn
Jun 28, 2022
408– Prescription, Focus of Attention Instructions & Movement Variability
Jun 21, 2022
407 – An Ecological Approach to Hockey Goaltending Practice Design
Jun 14, 2022
406 – An Ecological Approach to Deception in Sports
Jun 07, 2022
405 – Ecological Approach to Practice Design in American Football
May 31, 2022
404 – Training Anticipation with Eye Movement Sonification
May 24, 2022
403 – Manipulating Ball Weight as a Constraint in Practice
May 17, 2022
402 – Regulating Motor Redundancy in Throwing
May 10, 2022
401 – Using Blur to Train Perceptual-Motor Skills
May 03, 2022
400 – JC #37: Skill Acquisition Theory & Coaching
Apr 26, 2022
399 – Predicting Individual Differences in Motor Learning
Apr 19, 2022
398 – Decision Making IV: Debating Ecological vs Information Processing Approaches
Apr 12, 2022
397 – Reorganization of Action from Changing Task Constraints
Apr 05, 2022
396 – The Science of the Racer’s Brain
Mar 29, 2022
395 – Key Principles of the Ecological Approach to Skill
Mar 22, 2022
394 – Models of Motor Learning
Mar 15, 2022
393 – Reconciling Differential Learning and External Focus of Attention Findings
Mar 08, 2022
392 – What is the Role of “Memory” in the Ecological Approach to Skill?
Mar 01, 2022
391 – Are “Advance Cues” Used for Predictive or Prospective Control?
Feb 22, 2022
390 – Movement & Skill Acquisition Ireland Webinar Series 2022
Feb 16, 2022
389 – Interview with Todd Hargrove, Playing with Movement, The Feldenkrais Method
Feb 15, 2022
388 – An Extended Challenge Point Framework for Practice Design
Feb 08, 2022
387 – Task Specific Devices & Soft Assemblies
Feb 01, 2022
386 – Decision Making III: Emergent, Mental Model Driven or Both?
Jan 25, 2022
385 – A 10 Commandments for an Ecological Approach to Skill
Jan 18, 2022
384– Learning to Move with Pain: Affordances & Constraints
Jan 11, 2022
383 – Why I Switched Sides to the Ecological Approach
Jan 04, 2022
382– Online vs Offline Information VS Direct vs Indirect Perception
Dec 28, 2021
381– An Ecological Approach to Volleyball Coaching & Practice Design
Dec 21, 2021
380 – Interview with Brian Bushway & Tom Izdebski from Acoustic Athletics, Learning to Use Auditory Information in Sports
Dec 14, 2021
379 – Journal Club #36: Making Isolated, At-Home Training More Representative
Dec 07, 2021
378 – Achieving Balance (and Integration?) in Skill Acquisition Research & Theory
Nov 30, 2021
377 – Nonlinear Pedagogy Revisited
Nov 23, 2021
376 – Why Ecological PLUS Dynamics? What is Metastable Attunement?
Nov 16, 2021
375 – Journal Club #35: Pursuing Further Education in Skill Acquisition for Coaches & Practitioners
Nov 09, 2021
374 – My Book is Here! How We Learn to Move: A Revolution in the Way We Coach & Practice Sports Skills
Nov 02, 2021
373 – Journal Club #34: An Ecological Approach to the Use of Film/Video Analysis in Coaching
Oct 26, 2021
372 – An Ecological Approach to Basketball Practice Design and Coaching
Oct 19, 2021
371 – Interview with Andrew Wilson, The Ecological Learning Lab
Oct 12, 2021
370 - Analogy Instructions & Movement Coordination, Skill Acquisition Summit Preview
Oct 05, 2021
369 – Journal Club #33: An Ecological Approach to Martial Arts and MMA
Sep 28, 2021
368 – Article Review: Do self-organization training methods better promote creativity?
Sep 21, 2021
367 – Journal Club #32: Exploring Ecological Dynamics
Sep 14, 2021
366 – Article Review: Balancing the Demands of Learning and Performance in Sports
Sep 07, 2021
365 – Article Review: Does More Representative Practice Design Lead to Better Transfer of Training?
Aug 31, 2021
364 – Article Review: The Role of Movement Variability in Movement Accuracy
Aug 24, 2021
363 – Article Review: Choosing the Optimal Task Difficulty for Training
Aug 17, 2021
362 – Smart Perceptual Mechanisms & Training an Athlete to “See Through the Matrix”
Aug 10, 2021
361 – Self Organization & Self-Regulation in Skill Acquisition: Clarifying Some Confusions
Aug 03, 2021
360 – Biotensegrity
Jul 27, 2021
359 – Habit vs Skill II: Being Fast and Adaptable
Jul 20, 2021
358 - Article Review: Interoceptive Attention & Adaptation to Individual Constraints
Jul 06, 2021
357 - Article Review: Does the structure and amount of variability in practice matter?
Jun 29, 2021
356 – Article Review: How do Changes in Informational Constraints Influence Movement Variability?
Jun 15, 2021
355 – Article Review: How Does Movement Coordination Change with Increased Effort?
Jun 08, 2021
354 – Article Review: Does Practice Representativeness Effect Perceptual-Motor Calibration?
Jun 01, 2021
353 – Article Review: Variability of Practice as an Injury Prevention Mechanism
May 25, 2021
352 – Top Research Articles of 2021 (So Far)
May 18, 2021
351 – Perceptual-Motor Styles
May 11, 2021
350 – Movement Sonification to Aid Motor Learning
May 04, 2021
349 – Movement Reversals & what they tell us about Motor Control
Apr 27, 2021
348 – The Color of Noise in Motor Control
Apr 20, 2021
347 - Journal Club #31: Using Observation and Imagery in Coaching
Apr 13, 2021
346 – How Do Action Capabilities Constrain Affordance Perception & Decision Making
Apr 06, 2021
345 - Journal Club #30: An Ecological Approach to Youth Sports Coaching & Physical Education
Mar 23, 2021
344 – Co-Adaptation: How Can Pitchers Exploit the Perceptual-Motor Strategies used by Hitters?
Mar 16, 2021
343 – Journal Club #29: Exploring the Ecological Approach to Skill Acquisition
Mar 09, 2021
342 – A Constraints-Based, Grand Unifying Theory of Sports Performance
Mar 02, 2021
341 – Interview with Ollie Runswick, King’s College, Anticipation, Adding Context to Practice, Video Feedback
Feb 23, 2021
340 – Educating a Coach’s Attention & the Use of Diagnostic Constraints
Feb 16, 2021
339 - Journal Club #28: Ingold’s “Perception of the Environment” Part I
Feb 09, 2021
338 - Journal Club #27: Positively Advancing the Coaching Science Discussion in 2021
Feb 02, 2021
337 – An Ecological, Enactive Account of the Use of Mental Imagery in Sports
Jan 26, 2021
336 – Strong Anticipation: Coordinating with the Future without Predicting It
Jan 19, 2021
335 – Skilled Intentionality
Jan 12, 2021
334 – Interview with Dan Peterson & Len Zaichkowsky, The Playmaker’s Decisions
Jan 05, 2021
333 – Journal Club #26: Using Verbal Instructions in Coaching
Dec 22, 2020
332 - Journal Club #25: Translating Theory into Coaching Practice
Dec 15, 2020
331 - Journal Club #24: Talent Development & How Elite Athletes are Made
Dec 08, 2020
330 – Interview with Bill Warren, Brown, The Ecological Approach to Perception-Action
Dec 01, 2020
329 - Journal Club #22: Designing Practice Warm-Up
Nov 24, 2020
328 – Interview with Frans Bosch, Movement Analysis in Sport
Nov 17, 2020
327 – Interview with Sian Beilock, Barnard, Building a Toolbox for Performing Under Pressure
Nov 10, 2020
326 – Revisiting “Automaticity” & Its Relevance to Skilled Performance
Nov 03, 2020
325 - Journal Club #21: Fundamental Movement Skills
Oct 27, 2020
324 – An Ecological Approach to Sports Injury Prevention & Adaptation (Not Recovery)
Oct 20, 2020
323 - The Role of Movement Efficiency & Economy in Motor Learning: A Constraints-Based Framework
Oct 13, 2020
322 – Overspeed Perception & Decision Making Training
Oct 06, 2020
321 – Differential Learning III: Clarifying Methodology, Acute Training Effects & Brain Activity
Sep 29, 2020
320 – Using a Constraints Led Approach to Develop Tactical Skill
Sep 22, 2020
319 – Instruction, Feedback and the Promotion of Self-Organization
Sep 15, 2020
318 – My Recent Skill Acquisition Studies
Sep 08, 2020
317 – Interview with Kevin Becker, TWU, Focus of Attention & Holistic Cueing
Aug 25, 2020
316 – Machine Learning for Understanding Motor Learning
Aug 18, 2020
315 – Interview with Christian Vater, Bern, Using Peripheral Vision in Sports, Gaze Training
Aug 11, 2020
314 – Knowing Your Opponent: Deception & an Ecological View on Using Probability Information
Aug 04, 2020
313 – Do Explicit Strategies for Altering Technique Interfere with Implicit Motor Learning?
Jul 28, 2020
312 – Adding Variability, Execution Redundancy & “Essential Noise” to Practice with Equipment Modifications
Jul 21, 2020
311– Individual Differences & Intrinsic Dynamics: Why Do Some Performers Self-Organize Better Than Others?
Jul 14, 2020
310 – Developing Adaptable Performers: Training in Regions of Metastability
Jul 07, 2020
309 - Journal Club #20: Sport Practitioners as Sport Ecology Designers
Jul 02, 2020
308 – Interview with Paula Silva, Cincinnati, Anti-fragility, Movement Adaptability, Dynamic Touch
Jun 30, 2020
307- Using Biomechanical Analyses to Reduce Injury & Improve Performance
Jun 25, 2020
306 – Interview with Matt Dicks. Portsmouth, Perception-Action Coupling, Exploring to Learn, Affordances
Jun 23, 2020
305- Journal Club #16: What are “normal movements” in atypical populations?
Jun 18, 2020
304 – Interview with Wolfgang Schollhorn, Mainz, Differential Learning
Jun 16, 2020
303 - New Remote Motor Learning Technology
Jun 11, 2020
302 – Interview with John van der Kamp, VU, Implicit Learning, Ventral vs Dorsal Stream, Movement Creativity
Jun 09, 2020
301- Journal Club #14: Deliberate Practice
Jun 04, 2020
300 - Evolution of My Ideas: How I Self-organized towards Self-Organization
Jun 02, 2020
199 – Interview with Kate Wilmut, Oxford Brookes, Perceptual-Motor Control in DCD, Embodied Perception vs Action
Jun 01, 2020
198- Journal Club #13: Affordances
May 28, 2020
197 - Journal Club #12: Talent ID & Selection
May 26, 2020
196 – Interview with James Rudd, LJMU, An Ecological Dynamics Approach to Improving Physical Literacy & Movement Skills in PE
May 25, 2020
195 – Interview with Jia Yi Chow, NTU Singapore, Nonlinear Pedagogy
May 21, 2020
194 - Journal Club #11: Prospective Control
May 19, 2020
193 – Interview with Ben Cohen, WSJ, The Hot Hand: The Mystery & Science of Streaks
May 18, 2020
192- Journal Club #10: VR Training
May 14, 2020
191- Journal Club #9: Skill Acquisition Summit Roundtable
May 12, 2020
190 - Prescriptive Instruction vs Self Organization: Comparative Research & Playing Both Sides
May 11, 2020
189 - Journal Club #8: Focus of Attention and Proprioceptive Information
May 07, 2020
188 - Journal Club #7: Focus of Attention and Cueing in Injury Rehabilitation
May 05, 2020
187 – Interview with Joan Ryan, Intangibles: Unlocking the Science & Soul of Team Chemistry
May 04, 2020
186 - Journal Club #6 – General vs Specific Training & “Learning to Learn to Move”
Apr 28, 2020
185 – Freezing Degrees of Freedom as an Early Movement Solution
Apr 27, 2020
184 - Journal Club #5: Bringing Representative Learning Design to Home Training
Apr 21, 2020
183 – Interview with Greg Appelbaum, Duke University, Sports Vision Testing and Training, Brain & Behavior
Apr 20, 2020
182 - Journal Club #4: Ecological Cognition & Sports Decision Making
Apr 14, 2020
181 – Interview with Fabian Otte, Cologne, Applying the Periodization of Skill Training Framework
Apr 13, 2020
180 – Interview with Nick Winkelman, Irish Rugby, The Language of Coaching: The Art & Science of Teaching Movement
Apr 09, 2020
179 - Journal Club #3: Pitch Information & the Regulation of Baseball Swing Timing
Apr 07, 2020
178 – Interview with Chris Button, Otago, 2nd Ed of Dynamics of Skill Acquisition, Applying Ecological Dynamics to Water Safety
Apr 06, 2020
177 - Journal Club #2 - Attractor Stability & Adaptation to Constraints
Mar 31, 2020
176 – Journal Club #1: Equipment Scaling & Functional Variability
Mar 26, 2020
175 – What is the Role of Eye Dominance in Skilled Motor Action?
Mar 24, 2020
174 – Technique Change II: Proactive Interference, Constraints & Individual Differences
Mar 19, 2020
173 – Practice Design to Improve Emergent Decision Making
Mar 17, 2020
172 – Game-Based Approaches to Coaching
Feb 25, 2020
171 – Coordination, Control & Skill: A Three Stage Model of Motor Learning
Feb 18, 2020
170 – Interview with Shawn Eagle, Pittsburgh, A Perception-Action Coupling Approach to Sport Concussion
Feb 11, 2020
169 - Going Blind: Are there Benefits to Training without Vision?
Feb 04, 2020
168 – Periodization of Skill Acquisition
Jan 28, 2020
167 – New Research on Generalized Perceptual-Cognitive Training
Jan 21, 2020
166 - Exploratory Search for Information, Affordances & Action Selection
Jan 14, 2020
165 – Adaptive Training to Promote Motor Learning
Jan 08, 2020
164 – Constraining Vision to Educate Attention & Promote Skill Acquisition
Nov 20, 2019
163 – The Constraints-Led Approach to Coaching IV: Why do we “Constrain”?
Oct 29, 2019
162 – Differential Learning II: Contextual Interference vs Stochastic Resonance
Oct 22, 2019
161 - Practicing with a Partner: Matched or Mismatched
Oct 15, 2019
160 – Visuomotor Calibration & Frames of Reference
Oct 08, 2019
159 – What is an Optimal Movement Pattern?
Oct 01, 2019
158 – Motor Learning as a Search within Perceptual-Motor Workspace
Sep 24, 2019
157 – Coordinative Structures in Skilled Performance
Sep 17, 2019
156 – How Consistently Do We Need to Move to Be Consistently Successful?
Sep 10, 2019
155 - How Soon Should you Give Performance Feedback?
Aug 27, 2019
154 – How is Peripheral Vision Used in Sports? Gaze Anchors & Pivot Points
Aug 21, 2019
153 - Are we demanding enough of athletes in practice?
Aug 13, 2019
152 - Learning New Movement Patterns: Specificity vs Variability
Aug 06, 2019
151 –The Equilibrium Point Hypothesis of Motor Control
Jul 23, 2019
150 – New Motor Learning Neuroscience Research
Jul 15, 2019
149 - How Does Noise Shape Motor Learning?
Jul 02, 2019
148 - On Becoming Skillful: A Dynamical Systems Approach
Jun 18, 2019
147 - New Constraints Led Approach (CLA) Research
Jun 11, 2019
146 –Effects of Analogy, Explicit Instruction & Attentional Cues on Performance
May 21, 2019
145 – Incidental Training, Goal Babbling & Motor Exploration
May 15, 2019
144 – An Ecological Dynamics Assessment of Perceptual-Cognitive & VR Training in Sport
May 07, 2019
143 – Naturalistic, Recognition-Primed Decision Making
Apr 16, 2019
142 – Affordance Based Control
Apr 09, 2019
141 - Demonstration & Imitation as Rate Enhancers in Skill Acquisition
Apr 02, 2019
140 – An Ecological Approach to Visual Anticipation in Sports
Mar 26, 2019
139 - Improving Performance by Amplifying Errors
Mar 19, 2019
138 – Alternative Ways to Cue & Provide Feedback
Mar 05, 2019
137 – The Yips
Feb 26, 2019
136 - Talent Equation Podcast Panel - Applying Theory to Coaching
Feb 20, 2019
135 – The Problem of Motor Redundancy vs the Bliss of Motor Abundance
Feb 05, 2019
134 – Are there General Perceptual-Motor Abilities? Should we be Testing & Training Them?
Jan 29, 2019
133 – New Representative Design Research
Jan 22, 2019
132 – Simple vs Complex Motor Skills: Do Training Principles Generalize?
Jan 15, 2019
131 – How Should we Space Training to Optimize Skill Acquisition?
Dec 11, 2018
130 – Designing Affective Practice II: Emotion as a Constraint, Role of a Coaches’ Emotions
Nov 27, 2018
129 – The Legacy of Paul Fitts II: A Three Stage Model of Motor Learning
Nov 20, 2018
128 – Affordances & Momentum, Value of Unstructured Practice
Nov 13, 2018
127 – The Legacy of Paul Fitts I: Fitts’ Law & the Speed-Accuracy Tradeoff
Oct 30, 2018
126 – Guiding Movement by Coupling Taus
Oct 23, 2018
125 – The Legacy of James J Gibson III: The Ecological Approach, Research & Challenges
Oct 16, 2018
124 – The Legacy of James J Gibson II: The Theory of Affordances & Its Application to Sports
Oct 09, 2018
123 – The Legacy of James J Gibson I: Invariants & Direct Perception
Sep 25, 2018
122 – Reflections on the FBR Summit: Putting Self Organization into Practice
Sep 18, 2018
121 - How Much Variability in Practice & When? Does Water Immersion Enhance Motor Learning?
Sep 11, 2018
120 – Perceptual-Motor Calibration
Sep 04, 2018
119 – Interview with Jeff Fairbrother, Tennessse, Motor Learning, Feedback, Focus of Attention
Aug 28, 2018
118 – Interview with Paul Venner, Dutch Baseball, Variability & Constraints in Movement, S&C
Aug 21, 2018
117 – Shared Mental Models vs Shared Affordances in Team Coordination
Aug 14, 2018
116 – New Research on Implicit Learning: Is it a More Effective Way to Acquire New Skills?
Aug 07, 2018
115 – Interview with Randy Sullivan, Florida Baseball Ranch, Skill Acquisition Summit
Jul 24, 2018
114 – Interview with Israel Halperin, Skill Acquisition Training & Research, Cueing, Combat Sports
Jul 17, 2018
113 – Online vs Internal, Model-Based Control of Action
Jul 03, 2018
112 - Interview with Len Zaichkowsky & Dan Peterson, The Playmaker’s Advantage
Jun 26, 2018
111 – When Should a Coach Abandon a Practice Activity and Try Something Else?
Jun 19, 2018
110 – Donor Sports & the Value of Non Sport Specific Practice
Jun 12, 2018
109 – Habit vs Skill: Which Should We Attempt to Develop in Performers?
Jun 05, 2018
108 – Does Brain Stimulation Enhance Acquisition, Performance and Retention of Sports Skills?
May 29, 2018
107 – Interview with Mike Studer, President NWRA, Applying motor learning principles to rehabilitation
May 22, 2018
106 – Does Neurofeedback Training Improve Sports Performance?
May 15, 2018
105 – How Difficult Should Practice Be? The Challenge Point Hypothesis
May 01, 2018
104 – Practicing with Intent: The Role of Intention in Action
Apr 24, 2018
103 – Interview with Rajiv Ranganthan, MSU, Motor Learning, Variability & Coordination
Apr 10, 2018
102 – Modified Perceptual Training, Proactive & Reactive Motor Inhibition
Apr 03, 2018
101 – Brain Dynamics & Psychomotor Efficiency, Effect of Culture on Movement
Mar 27, 2018
100 – The Why, What, How & When of Movement Variability
Mar 13, 2018
99 – Interview with Shawn Myszka, Sport Movement Skill Conference, Ecological Dynamics
Mar 06, 2018
98 – Interview with Movement & Skill Acquisition Ireland, Constraints Based Coaching
Feb 27, 2018
97 – Interview with Mark O’Sullivan, AIK, Affordances, Practice Design & Talent Development
Feb 20, 2018
96 – Can Assisted Movement Facilitate Skill Acquisition?
Feb 13, 2018
95 – The Legacy of Nikolai Bernstein III: “Repetition without Repetition” & Beyond
Feb 06, 2018
94 – The Legacy of Nikolai Bernstein II: Skill Acquisition through Free(z)ing Degrees of Freedom
Jan 30, 2018
93 – The Legacy of Nikolai Bernstein I: Problems in Movement Coordination
Jan 23, 2018
92 – Differential Learning
Jan 16, 2018
91 – Variability of Practice Revisited
Jan 09, 2018
90 – Interview with Leah Robinson, Michigan, Fundamental Movement Skills
Dec 12, 2017
89 – The Constraints-Led Approach to Coaching III: Evaluating its Effectiveness
Dec 05, 2017
88 – The Constraints-Led Approach to Coaching II: Dynamics & Representative Design
Nov 28, 2017
87 – The Constraints-Led Approach to Coaching I: What are Constraints?
Nov 21, 2017
86 – Interview with Brian McCormick, Talent Development & Practice Design in Basketball
Nov 14, 2017
85 – Interview with Dave Mann, Vrije University, Vision & Gaze Behavior in Sports
Nov 07, 2017
84 – Time Scales in Motor Learning
Oct 31, 2017
83 – Vision & Gaze Behavior in Baseball Batting
Oct 24, 2017
82 - Movement Instruction, Knowledge & Description
Oct 17, 2017
81 – Interview with Tim Buszard, ISEAL, Scaling Equipment, WMC, Contextual Interference
Oct 10, 2017
80 – Interview with Gaby Wulf & Rebecca Lewthwaite, OPTIMAL Theory of Motor Learning
Oct 03, 2017
79 – Designing Affective Practice I: Using Pressure to Aid Motor Learning
Sep 26, 2017
78 – New Research on Changing Movement Patterns
Sep 19, 2017
77 – Achieving & Assessing Transfer in Sport Training
Sep 12, 2017
76 – Interview with Mark Williams, Utah, Talent ID and Development
Sep 05, 2017
75 – Attentional Theories of Choking Under Pressure Revisited II: Integrative Theories
Aug 29, 2017
74 – Interview with Sam Vine, Exeter, Quiet Eye, Pressure, VR Training
Aug 22, 2017
73 – Attentional Theories of Choking Under Pressure Revisited I: Critiques
Aug 15, 2017
72 – Interview with Edward Coughlan, CIT, Skill Acquisition & Deliberate Practice
Aug 08, 2017
Skill Acquisition AZ (SAAZ) 2017 Meeting Announcement
Aug 07, 2017
71 – Virtual Environments for Training & Understanding Sports Skills III: Altering Reality for Research
Aug 01, 2017
70 – Interview with Anne Benjaminse, Groningen, Attentional Focus in Injury Prevention & Recovery
Jul 25, 2017
69 – Virtual Environments for Training & Understanding Sports Skills II: Evaluating the Evidence
Jul 18, 2017
68 – Interview with Emma Mosley, Southampton Solent, Emotional Intelligence, HRV & Pressure
Jul 11, 2017
67 – Virtual Environments for Training & Understanding Sports Skills I: Why, How and When?
Jul 04, 2017
66 – Interview with Gerard Jones, Bristol Rovers FC, Coaching to Develop Decision Making
Jun 27, 2017
65 – Body Awareness, Kinaesthetic Sensitivity & Proprioceptive Training
Jun 20, 2017
64 – Intermittent Vision: How Much Do We Need to Be Able to See To Act?
Jun 13, 2017
63 – Innovative Video Feedback, Affordances for Movement & Team Coordination
Jun 06, 2017
62 – Interview with Stephanie Rossit, East Anglia, How the Brain Supports Perception & Action
May 30, 2017
61 – Interview with Damian Farrow, Victoria University/AIS, Practice Design
May 23, 2017
60 – Interview with Jenelle Gilbert, CSU Fresno, Mental Skills Training
May 16, 2017
59 – Interview with Bruce Hoyer, MMA Coach, Next Edge Academy
May 09, 2017
58 – Flow & Psychological Momentum
May 02, 2017
57 – Interview with John Kiely, UCLAN, Rethinking the Stress Process & Periodization
Apr 25, 2017
56 – Variability & Motor Learning, Attentional Training, Explicit Instructions & Skill Transfer
Apr 18, 2017
55 – Interview with Harri Mannonen, Finland, Basketball as a Complex System
Apr 11, 2017
54 – Perceptual Learning III: Application to Sports
Apr 04, 2017
53 – Perceptual Learning II – Direct Learning
Mar 28, 2017
52 – Perceptual Learning I: Introduction
Mar 21, 2017
51 – Rule Changes to Make Sports More Exciting
Mar 07, 2017
50 – Structure of Motor Variability & Learning Rate, Facebook & Anxiety, Child vs Adult Motor Learning
Feb 28, 2017
49 – Interview with Danny Newcombe, Oxford Brookes University, CLA & Coaching
Feb 21, 2017
48 – Interview with Diane Ste-Marie, University of Ottawa, Observational Learning & Feedback
Feb 14, 2017
47 – Interview with Dave Collins, Institute of Coaching & Performance, UCLAN
Feb 07, 2017
46 – Self Talk & Mantras in Sport
Jan 31, 2017
45 – Soccer Illusions, Detecting Opponents with Sound & Training with Mirrors
Jan 24, 2017
44 –Social Facilitation of Performance & The 1st Sports Psych Experiment
Jan 17, 2017
43 – P&A Court II: Low vs High Variability in Motor Control & Learning
Jan 10, 2017
42 – Top 5 Sport Psychology Stories of 2016
Jan 03, 2017
41 – Motion in Depth Blindness & Visual Channels
Dec 06, 2016
40B – Report from Sports Biometrics Conference
Nov 29, 2016
40A – Anxiety & Performance: Planning Actions, Motor Learning and Holistic Goals
Nov 22, 2016
40 – P&A Court I: Monocular vs Binocular Vision
Nov 15, 2016
39B – Specificity vs Variability in Training/My Ultra Update
Nov 08, 2016
39A – Halloween Special II: Effects of Fear on Perception & Performance
Oct 31, 2016
39 – Perceptual-Motor Development II: Ecological Approach
Oct 25, 2016
38A – Interview with Andrew Wilson, Leeds Beckett, Ecological Approach
Oct 18, 2016
38 – Perceptual-Motor Development I: Traditional Approaches
Oct 13, 2016
37D - Sciencing My Way Through Ultrarunning: Intro
Oct 11, 2016
37C – Interview with Kylie Steel, Western Sydney, Applying Biological Motion
Oct 06, 2016
37B – Sports Science Shorts: Stereotype Threat & Performance
Oct 04, 2016
37A – Interview with Joe Baker, York, Talent ID & Development
Sep 29, 2016
37 – UAVs, Drones & Helicopters/Inhibiting Actions in Sports
Sep 27, 2016
36C – Interview with Costas Karageorghis, Brunel, Applying Music in Sport
Sep 22, 2016
36B – Ringside Feedback in Boxing, Action Capabilities & Perceived Location
Sep 20, 2016
36A – Interview with Amit Katwala, Applying Neuroscience to Sports
Sep 15, 2016
36 – Aviation Instruments & Automation/Causal Mechanisms of the Quiet Eye
Sep 13, 2016
35C – Sports Science Shorts: Reversal of the Relative Age Effect
Sep 08, 2016
35B – Effects of Increasing Contextual Interference & Augmented Audio Feedback on Motor Learning
Sep 06, 2016
35A - Sport Science Shorts: Review of “The Arm”, Injury Prevention & Recovery
Sep 01, 2016
35 – Flight Simulation & Training/Part vs Whole Practice
Aug 30, 2016
34B - Adventures in Analytics: Intro to Bayes Theorem & Fantasy Football
Aug 25, 2016
34A – Report from Sports Expertise Workshop
Aug 23, 2016
34 – Plane Crash Analysis/Famous Sporting Errors
Aug 16, 2016
33 – Information Processing in Aviation /Self-Controlled Feedback in Sports
Aug 02, 2016
32 – Spatial Disorientation in Aviation/Ironic Effects of Pressure in Pitching
Jul 19, 2016
31 –Visual Perception in Aviation/ Manipulating Spatial & Temporal Constraints in Practice
Jul 05, 2016
30 –Driver Training & Testing/What is the Greatest Sports Record?
Jun 21, 2016
29 –Risk Perception & Tolerance in Driving/Glare & Sports
Jun 07, 2016
28B - Sport Science Shorts: Soccer Penalty Kicks
May 30, 2016
28A – Interview with Sam Miller, Baseball Prospectus, Putting Analytics into Practice
May 26, 2016
28 – Older and Younger Drivers/Guiding an Athlete’s Attention
May 24, 2016
27E - Adventures in Analytics: Spieth’s Future and the Choking Hangover
May 23, 2016
27D – Interview with Anders Ericsson, FSU, The New Science of Expertise
May 19, 2016
27C – Effects of Mental Fatigue on Attention & Decision Making in Sports
May 17, 2016
27B - Sport Science Shorts: Augmented Reality in Sports Broadcasting
May 16, 2016
27A – Interview with Mark Anshell, MTSU, In Praise of Failure
May 12, 2016
27 – Driver Warnings/Tunnel Vision in Sports
May 10, 2016
26E - Sport Science Shorts: Psychology Strikes Out!
May 09, 2016
26D – Interview with Peter Fadde, SIU, Sports Training and VR
May 05, 2016
26C –Talent ID Using Perceptual-Motor Assessments/ Sensorimotor Rhythm Feedback for Training
May 03, 2016
26B – Adventures in Analytics: Pitching Entropy/100th Episode
May 02, 2016
26A– Interview with Denise Hill, University of Portsmouth, Choking Under Pressure
Apr 28, 2016
26 – Driver Assistance Systems & Automated Vehicles/Designing Effective Sports Training
Apr 26, 2016
25E - Adventures in Analytics: Handedness & Batting Stance
Apr 25, 2016
25D– Interview with Jordan Muraskin, deCervo, Brain Recording & Sports
Apr 21, 2016
25C – Using Fractions to Save Soccer Balls/Gymnastics Movement Feedback
Apr 19, 2016
25B - Sport Science Shorts: Why Can’t We Perceive Acceleration & Does it Matter?
Apr 18, 2016
25A– Interview with Sam Sommers, Tufts University, This is Your Brain on Sports
Apr 14, 2016
25 – Driver Distraction /Bringing Sports into the Lab
Apr 12, 2016
24E - Sport Science Shorts: Nonverbal Communication
Apr 11, 2016
24D– Interview with Dan McGehee, University of Iowa
Apr 07, 2016
24C – A Constraints-Led Approach to the Quiet Eye, Gaze Training in Beach Volleyball
Apr 05, 2016
24B - Sport Science Shorts: Bobbing, Weaving & Deceptive Actions
Apr 04, 2016
24A– Interview with Natasha Merat, ITS, University of Leeds
Mar 31, 2016
24 – Attention & Memory in Driving/Tactical Creativity in Sports
Mar 29, 2016
23E- Sport Science Shorts: Color Blindness in Athletes & Fans
Mar 28, 2016
23D– Interview with Nick Reed, Transport Research Lab 
Mar 24, 2016
23C – Letting it Happen vs Making it Happen/Challenging the Truths of Motor Learning
Mar 22, 2016
23B - Sport Science Shorts: Transfer from Cricket to Baseball
Mar 21, 2016
23A– Interview with Keith Lohse, Auburn, Motor Learning & Rehabilitation
Mar 17, 2016
23 – Gap Acceptance in Driving/Pain Perception in Athletes
Mar 15, 2016
22E- Sport Science Shorts: Lumosity & the Future of Brain Training in Sport
Mar 14, 2016
22D – Interview with Cathy Craig, QUB, Understanding & Improving Movement
Mar 10, 2016
22C – Tactical Knowledge in Soccer, How Similar are Throwing & Serving?
Mar 08, 2016
22B - Sport Science Shorts: Perceptual-Motor Control in Cycling
Mar 07, 2016
22A – Interview with Nancy Cooke, ASU, Team performance
Mar 03, 2016
22 – Braking & Steering/Knuckleballs
Mar 01, 2016
21E - Sport Science Shorts: A Ball By Any Other Color
Feb 29, 2016
21D – Interview with Noel Rousseau, PGA golf professional and coach
Feb 25, 2016
21C – Does 3D MOT training transfer to sport? How good are airport baggage screeners?
Feb 23, 2016
21B – Sport Science Shorts: Skill Acquisition in the Movies, the Award goes to
Feb 22, 2016
21A – Interview with Amy Whitehead, LJMU, Think Aloud Protocols, Decision Making in Sport
Feb 18, 2016
21 – Visual Perception in Driving/Heuristics & Decision Making in Sports
Feb 16, 2016
20E- Sport Science Shorts: Unorthodox Technique
Feb 15, 2016
20D – Interview with Stuart Armstrong, Player Pathways Manager with the Rugby Football Union
Feb 11, 2016
20C – The Ecological Approach to Perception-Action & Implications for Skill Acquisition
Feb 09, 2016
20B - Sport Science Shorts: Let’s Talk about Sex & Sports
Feb 08, 2016
20A – Interview with Barbara Barclay, President, Right Eye
Feb 04, 2016
20 – Imagery & Observational Learning
Feb 02, 2016
19E - Sport Science Shorts: Some Super Football Science
Feb 01, 2016
19D – Interview with Michael Grey, University of Birmingham, Motor Neuroscience, Neuroplasticity & Concussions
Jan 28, 2016
19C – Are We Color Blind When Performing an Action? Can Collision Detection Be Trained?
Jan 26, 2016
19B - Sport Science Shorts: Review of This is Your Brain on Sports: Beating Blocks, Slumps & Performance Anxiety
Jan 25, 2016
19A – Interview with Jennifer Cumming, University of Birmingham, Imagery and Mental Skills Training
Jan 21, 2016
19 – Consolidation & Interference Between Training Sessions
Jan 19, 2016
18E –Sports Science Shorts: Schema Theory, the Motor Program & Contributions of Richard Schmidt
Jan 18, 2016
18D – Interview with Duarte Araujo, University of Lisbon, Portugal, Ecological Dynamics in Sport
Jan 14, 2016
18C – Does Aerobic Exercise Improve Motor Learning, Designing Practice to Promote Transfer
Jan 12, 2016
18B –Sports Science Shorts: Choking Under Pressure Q&A
Jan 11, 2016
18A – Interview with Mark Upton, Coaching Science Manger, English Institute of Sport
Jan 07, 2016
18 – Performance Feedback
Jan 05, 2016
17A – New Year’s Resolutions, Do Clutch Athletes Really Exist?
Dec 29, 2015
17 – Getting Deliberate About Practice & The 10K Hour Rule
Dec 22, 2015
16B –Live Skill Acquisition Discussion with Shawn Myszka
Dec 17, 2015
16A - Xmas Special: Bad Gifts, Slipping on Ice, The Problem with Fruit Cake
Dec 15, 2015
16 – Implicit Learning & Learning By Analogy
Dec 08, 2015
15D - Sports Science Shorts: Top 5 Sport Psychology Stories of 2015
Dec 07, 2015
15C – Interview with Josh Miller. Have We Been Wrong About the Hot Hand Effect for 30 Years?
Dec 03, 2015
15B - Are Goalkeepers Gambling in Penalty Shoot Outs, Feeling the Wind in Sailing
Dec 01, 2015
15A - Sports Science Shorts: Perception through the Eyes of the Fan. Is Watching Sports a Skill That Improves with Practice?
Nov 30, 2015
15– Live from the Grand Canyon! Perception in Hiking & Climbing
Nov 24, 2015
14D - Sports Science Shorts: Are Running & Finishing a Marathon the Same?
Nov 23, 2015
14C – Interview with Keith Davids, Sheffield Hallam University, Constraints-Led Approach to Skill Acquisition
Nov 19, 2015
14B - On the Advantage of Being a Lefty in Sports, Cooperating with Automated Cars
Nov 17, 2015
14A - Sports Science Shorts: Review of See to Play, The Eyes of Elite Athletes
Nov 16, 2015
14 –Technique Change
Nov 10, 2015
13D - Sports Science Shorts: The Effect of Cold Weather on Sports Performance
Nov 09, 2015
P&A Podcast going LIVE!
Nov 05, 2015
13C – Interview with Shawn Myszka, Movement Mastery, NFL Skills Trainer
Nov 03, 2015
13B - Sports Science Shorts: My Head Training Journey Part 2
Nov 02, 2015
13A - Halloween Special: Superstitious Rituals in Sports
Oct 29, 2015
13 –Dealing with Sports Injuries
Oct 27, 2015
12D – Sports Science Shorts: 25 Years of Dynavision, a Case Study in Vision Training in Sports
Oct 26, 2015
12C – Interview with Alana D’Andrade, Fitlight Sport Corporation
Oct 22, 2015
12B - Everybody Sees Better after Kung Fu Fighting, The Danger of Watching Novices
Oct 20, 2015
12A - Sports Science Shorts: Icing the Kicker, The Effect of Waiting on High Pressure Performance
Oct 19, 2015
12 –Hot Hands, Cold Hands & Performance Streaks
Oct 13, 2015
11D - Sports Science Shorts: My Head Training Journey
Oct 12, 2015
11C – Interview with Robert Gronbeck, Perceptual-Cognitive Sports Trainer & Coach
Oct 08, 2015
11B - Ultra-Marathoners Mental Skills, Choking Under Pressure-How Ironic!
Oct 06, 2015
11A - Sports Science Shorts: The Home Choke & MLB Playoffs
Oct 05, 2015
11 –Performing & Choking Under Pressure
Sep 29, 2015
10C - Sports Science Shorts: Which is Tougher, Rugby or Football?
Sep 28, 2015
10B – NBA Performance Analysis, Will Automated Cars Make Us Complacent?
Sep 22, 2015
10A - Sports Science Shorts: The Case of the FTC v Ultimeyes
Sep 21, 2015
Join Me on My Head Training Journey
Sep 20, 2015
10 - Skill Retention and Transferring to a New Sport
Sep 15, 2015
9B - Sports Science Shorts: Serena’s Choke? Auburn’s Virtually Awful QB
Sep 14, 2015
9A - Catching the Perfect Wave, You’ve Got Distraction!
Sep 08, 2015
Pro Move Mini Motion Tracking System Review
Sep 01, 2015
9 - Off the Learning Curve - Measuring Skill Acquisition
Sep 01, 2015
8A - Sports Technology Evils, Police Chase Pressure
Aug 25, 2015
8- How Do We Become an Expert? Intro to Skill Acquisition
Aug 18, 2015
7A – Is Listening to Heavy Metal Music Bad For You?
Aug 11, 2015
7 – What Should an Athlete Pay Attention To?
Aug 04, 2015
6A – Motion Sickness, Anticipation Neurons
Jul 28, 2015
6 – Embodied Perception in Sport
Jul 21, 2015
5A – Choking in Golf, Return Trips
Jul 14, 2015
5 –Vision in Hitting and Catching
Jul 07, 2015
4 – Anticipation in Sports
Jun 23, 2015
3 – Eye Movements in Sports
Jun 09, 2015
2 - Vision Training Programs
May 26, 2015
1 - Vision in Sports
May 14, 2015
Podcast Preview
May 11, 2015
Perception & Action Podcast Promo
May 05, 2015