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.
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The mission of the Situational Awareness Matters! Radio Show is to help you see the bad things coming... in time to avoid bad outcomes by improving your understanding of human factors, situational awareness and decision making under stress. Listen and learn from hundreds of incredible interviews with first responders who survived near-miss events.
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A podcast autopsy of media: how we consume it and how it informs our everyday culture.
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515 – Experience & Focus of Attention: Effect of Focus of Attention When Using the Dominant vs Non-Dominant Hand in MMA
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Do the effects of internal, external and holistic focus of attention instructions different in MMA when striking with the dominaint vs non-dominant hand? Articles: External focus of attention delivers superior punches with the preferred hand but not with the non-preferred: A comparison of internal, external and holistic focus of attention My Resear…
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514 – How Does an Athlete’s Prior Coordination Solution Influence Learning a New One?
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A review of the new paper: Prior coordination solutions shape motor learning and transfer in redundant tasks. Articles: Prior coordination solutions shape motor learning and transfer in redundant tasks 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/Goo…
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513 – My NEW Book is here: Learning to be an “Ecological” Coach
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A preview of my new book “Learning to be an “Ecological” Coach: Developing Attuned & Adaptable Coaching Skills” which was just released. Links: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DJKN9T1M 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 Support the podca…
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512 – Active Inference and the Control of Action
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A look at the Active Interference Theory of the control of action and the concept of “Free Energy”. How can these ideas be applied to practice design in sports? Articles: An Active Inference Account of Skilled Anticipation in Sport: Using Computational Models to Formalise Theory and Generate New Hypotheses My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles…
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511 – Applying the Predictive Processing Theory of Action Control to Practice Design in Sports
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A look at the Predictive Processing of Action Control and how it might be applied to practice design. Articles:The Element of Surprise: How Predictive Processing Can Help Coach Practitioners Understand and Develop Skilled Movement in Sport Settings My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)…
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510 – Self-Organization, The Great Unknown: Preview of the 2024 Baseball Skill Acquisition Summit
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I am joined by Randy Sullivan and Frans Bosch to preview the annual Florida Baseball Armory Baseball Skill Acquistion Summit which will be held on Oct 19-20. Unraveling some of the mysteries of self-organization. Links:https://floridabaseballarmory.com/summit/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos…
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509 – A Call for More Clarity on How to Use the CLA: The 3 Questions Paper
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My review of the new paper: Adding texture to the Art of constraints-led coaching: a request for more research-informed guidelines. My thoughts on the validity and usefulness of the author’s questions Links:Adding texture to the Art of constraints-led coaching: a request for more research-informed guidelines My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articl…
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508 – Liveliness in Training and the CLA, Interview w Pete Blair, Texas State University
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My interview with Pete Blair, Executive Director at Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training, Texas State University. What is liveliness is training? How can he CLA help fill in the gaps in the Liveliness Continuum? Links:Tactical Science | Pete Blair | Substack https://www.linkedin.com/in/pete-blair-35764897/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of…
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507 - Nonlinear vs Linear Pedagogy for Police Training. What learners need vs. what they want
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https://perceptionaction.com/507/ A look at a study comparing linear vs nonlinear approaches for training defending knife attacks. Which method resulted in better skill acquisition? Which method do trainees prefer? Articles:“There must be an ideal solution...”. Assessing training methods of knife defense performance of police recruits. My Research …
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506 - Perceiving Higher Order Affordances in Sports & Fields of Safe Travel
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How well can athletes perceive higher-order affordances (that is, affordances made up of combinations of lower-order ones)? Do we perceive these directly or combine affordances? Do we directly perceive the field of safe travel on a sports field? Articles:Perception of higher-order affordances for kicking in soccerA theoretical field-analysis of aut…
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505 – Synergies, Equilibrium Points & Fascia
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Pulling together several key concepts in the dynamical systems conceptualization of motor control. How are motor synergies realized within the human body what implications does this have for sports training? Articles:Motor Synergies and the Equilibrium-Point Hypothesis Fascial organisation of motor synergies: a hypothesis My Research Gate Page (pdf…
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504 – Is There An Optimal Amount of Practice Variability for Learning That Depends on Skill Level?
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When it comes to practice variability is more not always better? Is there a Goldilocks Effect. In other words - Is there an optimal amount (not too much, not too little) that depends on the learner’s skill level? Articles:Applying different levels of practice variability for motor learning: More is not better My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my artic…
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503 – An Ecological Approach to Police Defensive Tactics Training (JC44)
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On another edition of the Perception-Action journal club, I am joined by Chris Butler (Trainers Bullpen) and Jeff Quail (Setcan) to discuss and demo how Ecological Dynamics principles can be applied to police training. Links:https://www.trainersbullpen.com/ http://www.setcan.com/ https://www.researchgate.net/publication/344567487_There_must_be_an_i…
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502 – A Framework for Using Virtual Reality (VR) in Sports, Luke Wilkins, LaTrobe University
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An interview with Luke Wilkins from LaTrobe University in which we discuss a framework for increasing the usage of VR in applies sports contexts, with a particular focus on baseball. Links:A Framework for Using Virtual Reality to Enhance Psychological Performance in Baseball https://scholars.latrobe.edu.au/lwilkins https://www.linkedin.com/in/wilki…
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501 – Kinesthetic Awareness Training to Support Skill Acquisition, Jo Shattuck PantherTec (JC43)
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On another edition of the Perception-Action journal club, I am joined by Jo Shattuck from PantherTec.net to discuss the latest development with the Kat (Kinesthetic Awareness Training) System Links:https://panthertec.net/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-jo-shattuck-/ http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web…
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To celebrate the 500th episode of the podcast, I host a skill acquisition AMA 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 Support the podcast and receive bonus content Credits: The Flamin' Groovies – Shake\Some Ac…
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499 – An Ecological Approach to Training Sword Martial Arts w Sean Franklin (JC42)
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On another edition of the Perception-Action Journal Club, I am joined by Sean Franklin from swordstem.com to discuss how he uses a constraints-led approach (CLA) to teach sword martial arts. Links:https://swordstem.com/ http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)…
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498 – Using a CLA to Encourage Exploration in Learning a Volleyball Serve
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How can we use task constraint manipulations to remove rate limiters and encourage players to explore the perceptual-motor workspace for a volleyball serve? Article:Applying the constraints-led approach to facilitate exploratory learning of the volleyball serve http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page…
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497 - "Throw Hard, Stay Healthy": Training to Increase Action Capacity in Baseball Pitchers W Ryan Crotin (JC41)
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On another edition of the Perception Action Journal Club I am joined by Ryan Crotin from ArmCare.com to discuss his unique approach to keep baseball pitchers healthy by increasing the action capacity of arm strength through monitoring and training. Links:https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryancrotin/ https://armcare.com/ http://perceptionaction.com/ My Re…
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496 – Player Dynamics as a Measure of Skill
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Can we quantify player skill in soccer using player dynamics through a model using attractors and repellors? Article:Measuring skill via player dynamics in football dribbling 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/G…
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495 - An Ecological Approach to Submission Grappling/Jiu Jitsu Training w Greg Souders (JC40)
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Today I am joined by Greg Souders from Standard Jiu Jitsu for another edition of the Perception Action Journal Club. We discuss his way of using an ecological approach to Jiu Jitsu Training. Links:https://www.standardjiujitsu.com/ https://www.instagram.com/gdsouders/ http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU We…
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494 – Preventing Arm Injuries in Baseball Pitchers by Harnessing Variability In Training (JC 39)
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Today I am joined by Randy Sullivan & Alan Jaeger to discuss how we can deal with the ever-recurring problem of elbow and shoulder injuries in baseball pitchers. How can we harness variability in practice for injury prevention? Links: https://floridabaseballarmory.com/ https://jaegersports.com/ https://jaegersports.com/program/return-to-throwing/ M…
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493 – How Skill Shapes Functional Movement Variability& Exploration Tendencies
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A review of the paper: “Skill shapes functional movement variability and exploration tendencies: the effect of skill under changing environmental constraints on the emergence of creative action in a divergent kickboxing task”. Do our previous training hinder or help creativity? Article:Skill shapes functional movement variability and exploration te…
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492 – An Ecological Approach to Physical Therapy, Rehab & Injury Prevention (JC38)
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A Journal Club with Wieger Heijenk (PT, "The Dutch shoulder magician") and Lupko Pot (Founder / Owner Tidal Tank & UltimateInstability,) to discuss and demo their unique approaches to PT and training which incorporate many Ecological Dynamics concepts. Links:https://www.tidal-tank.com/ https://www.ultimateinstability.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/i…
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491 – Comparing Different Methods for Training the Action Capacity of Countermovement Jump (CMJ) Performance
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My review of a study comparing a traditional prescriptive approach to an ecological approach for training the action capacity of countermovement jump performance. Articles:Exploring the Influence of Cognitive and Ecological Dynamics Approaches on Countermovement Jumping Enhancement: A Comparative Training Study More information: http://perceptionac…
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