The Perception & Action Podcast is going LIVE and I want you to be involved (or at least just watch). On Wednesday November 11, 2015 at 9AM AZ/8 AM PST I will host my first live discussion on the general topic of skill acquisition using blab.im.  My co-host for this topic will be performance advisor and coach for the NFL, Shawn Myszka.  

Blab.im is a new platform which allows up to 4 people to video chat.  The fun thing is that people can jump in an out for as long as they like and "fill the seats" around the discussion table. There is also a chat room for people to get side discussions going and/or ask questions.

To subscribe so you will be notified when we do go live please go to:

https://blab.im/rob-gray-the-perception-action-podcast-live-skill-acquisition-in-sports-1

For more information please see:

http://perceptionaction.com/live/

If you can't make the live event the audio will be used to create a future podcast episode and the video will be posted on http://perceptionaction.com/live/

Finally, I will be hosting more of these in the future so if you have topic ideas and/or would like to be a co-host please contact me.

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: [email protected]

Credits:

The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action

via freemusicarchive.org

A discussion with Shawn Myszka, movement skills trainer for the National Football League. We discuss connecting research and practice, technique change, dealing with injury, choking under pressure and look at the constraints lead or dynamic systems approach to skill acquisition. 

More information about my guest:

https://footballbeyondthestats.wordpress.com/

http://www.optimizemovement.com/sq/35323-movement-mastery-intro

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCI0sfP6vEMuR-EyC673uplg

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: [email protected]

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 Shawn Myszka, movement skills trainer for the National Football League. We discuss connecting research and practice, technique change, dealing with injury, choking under pressure and look at the constraints lead or dynamic systems approach to skill acquisition. 

More information about my guest:

https://footballbeyondthestats.wordpress.com/

http://www.optimizemovement.com/sq/35323-movement-mastery-intro

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCI0sfP6vEMuR-EyC673uplg

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: [email protected]

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

The second installment of My Head Training Journey where I examine whether a smart phone app can improve sports performance. Does the luge game race to the finish or going flying off the track?  My first episode on this topic can be found here: http://perceptionaction.com/11d

Articles/Links:

http://headtrainer.com/#/

As soon as the bat met the ball, I knew it was gone”: Outcome prediction, hindsight bias, and the representation and control of action in expert and novice baseball players

Visual and skill effects on soccer passing performance, kinematics, and outcome estimations

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: [email protected]

Credits:

The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action

Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy

via freemusicarchive.org

The second installment of My Head Training Journey where I examine whether a smart phone app can improve sports performance. Does the luge game race to the finish or going flying off the track?  My first episode on this topic can be found here: http://perceptionaction.com/11d

Articles/Links:

http://headtrainer.com/#/

As soon as the bat met the ball, I knew it was gone”: Outcome prediction, hindsight bias, and the representation and control of action in expert and novice baseball players

Visual and skill effects on soccer passing performance, kinematics, and outcome estimations

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: [email protected]

Credits:

The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action

Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy

via freemusicarchive.org

How prevalent are superstitious rituals in sports e.g., always wearing the same socks, eating the same meal or listening to the same music on game day? Do they serve actually serve a purpose?

Articles:

Superstitious behavior in sport: Levels of effectiveness and determinants of use in three collegiate sports

Superstitious Behavior Among American and Japanese Professional Baseball Players

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: [email protected]

Credits:

Port City Music – Night Terrors

Out of Orion – Horror House

Little Debbie – Halloween Instrumental

Aritus –Path of Witches

Shrink - Fearworks

Blik – Halloween Rendezvous

Nightfall-Psicodreams

Lullaby for the Darkness - Psicodreams

Monk Turner –Halloween Night

via freemusicarchive.org 

How prevalent are superstitious rituals in sports e.g., always wearing the same socks, eating the same meal or listening to the same music on game day? Do they serve actually serve a purpose?

Articles:

Superstitious behavior in sport: Levels of effectiveness and determinants of use in three collegiate sports

Superstitious Behavior Among American and Japanese Professional Baseball Players

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: [email protected]

Credits:

Port City Music – Night Terrors

Out of Orion – Horror House

Little Debbie – Halloween Instrumental

Aritus –Path of Witches

Shrink - Fearworks

Blik – Halloween Rendezvous

Nightfall-Psicodreams

Lullaby for the Darkness - Psicodreams

Monk Turner –Halloween Night

via freemusicarchive.org 

Recovering from an injury can be one of the most difficult challenges an athlete can face.  In this episode I discuss two topics related to this issue. First, I look at the growing epidemic that is sport related concussions  and consider issues related to detection, assessment, multiple concussion syndrome, and when an athlete can return to play.  Second, I discuss the role of attention in recovery from knee and elbow injuries and how we might get an athlete to stop being overly focused on their injury.

Technically Challenged: A few podcast recommendations

Links to articles discussed:

Sport-related concussions: a review of epidemiology, challenges in diagnosis, and potential risk factors

Neuropsychological testing for sports-related concussion: how athletes can sandbag their baseline testing without detection

Perceptual relearning of complex visual motion after V1 damage in humans

The effects of attentional focus on jump performance and knee joint kinematics in patients after ACL reconstruction

Other podcasts links:

http://www.radiolab.org

http://www.npr.org/programs/invisibilia/

http://www.eis2win.co.uk/Pages/inthezone_podcasts.aspx

http://eliteftssportsperformance.libsyn.com/

http://humanfactorsblog.org/2015/07/10/psychology-podcasts/

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: [email protected]

Credits:

The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action

Reigning Sound – Love Won’t Leave You With a Song

Jahzzar – Out of School

Archers – Radical Opinion

Brian Fallon – American Slang

Beans & Bullets – Love Machine

via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com

Recovering from an injury can be one of the most difficult challenges an athlete can face.  In this episode I discuss two topics related to this issue. First, I look at the growing epidemic that is sport related concussions  and consider issues related to detection, assessment, multiple concussion syndrome, and when an athlete can return to play.  Second, I discuss the role of attention in recovery from knee and elbow injuries and how we might get an athlete to stop being overly focused on their injury.

Technically Challenged: A few podcast recommendations

Links to articles discussed:

Sport-related concussions: a review of epidemiology, challenges in diagnosis, and potential risk factors

Neuropsychological testing for sports-related concussion: how athletes can sandbag their baseline testing without detection

Perceptual relearning of complex visual motion after V1 damage in humans

The effects of attentional focus on jump performance and knee joint kinematics in patients after ACL reconstruction

Other podcasts links:

http://www.radiolab.org

http://www.npr.org/programs/invisibilia/

http://www.eis2win.co.uk/Pages/inthezone_podcasts.aspx

http://eliteftssportsperformance.libsyn.com/

http://humanfactorsblog.org/2015/07/10/psychology-podcasts/

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: [email protected]

Credits:

The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action

Reigning Sound – Love Won’t Leave You With a Song

Jahzzar – Out of School

Archers – Radical Opinion

Brian Fallon – American Slang

Beans & Bullets – Love Machine

via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com

Dynavision is a visual training device that has been marketed for improving sports performance and has been around for roughly 25 years.  It has received a lot of anecdotal support from athlete but what does the research say about its effectiveness.  Surely, in 25 years there must be a ton of studies that have evaluated it? What can we learn from this case study of visual training in sport?

Articles:

High-Performance Vision Training Improves Batting Statistics for University of Cincinnati Baseball Players

An Exploratory Study of the Potential Effects of Vision Training on Concussion Incidence in Football

The impact of a sports vision training program in youth field hockey players

The influence of sport goggles on visual target detection in female intercollegiate athletes

L-alanyl-L-glutamine ingestion maintains performance during a competitive basketball game

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: [email protected]

Credits:

The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action

Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy

via freemusicarchive.org