The Perception & Action Podcast

On another edition of the Perception-Action journal club, I am joined by Andrew Wilson and Marianne Davies to discuss chapters 20 and 21 from Michael Turvey's book "Lectures on Perception: An Ecological Perspective" Links: https://www.amazon.com/Lectures-Perception-Perspective-Michael-Turvey/dp/1138335266 http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podc...

I am joined by Bertrand Théraulaz and Prashant Patel to discuss the Motor Signatures used to identify an athlete's intrinsic dynamics or preferred patterns of coordination. Links: https://motorsignatures.com/ 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   Suppor...

On another edition of the Perception-Action journal club, I am joined by Andrew Wilson and Marianne Davies to discuss chapters 17-19 from Michael Turvey's book "Lectures on Perception: An Ecological Perspective" Links: https://www.amazon.com/Lectures-Perception-Perspective-Michael-Turvey/dp/1138335266 http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast...

On another edition of the Perception-Action journal club, I am joined by Andrew Wilson and Marianne Davies to discuss chapters 15 and 16 from Michael Turvey's book "Lectures on Perception: An Ecological Perspective" Links: https://www.amazon.com/Lectures-Perception-Perspective-Michael-Turvey/dp/1138335266 http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podc...

A smorgasbord of stuff to celebrate my 550 th episode "milestone"! 3 new books!!   A webinar and workshop. Ways to organize a workshop.   And having some fun with YouTube comments. Books: Enhancing skill in American football: Revolutionizing practice design for transfer to game day The advanced ecological approach to skill development Constraints-Led Approach to Coaching Tennis   Webinars & Worksh...

I am joined by Shawn Myszka from Emergence to talk about our newly released book (w// Tyler Yearby) - Enhancing skill in American football: revolutionizing practice design for transfer to game day. Articles: Enhancing skill in American football: Revolutionizing practice design for transfer to game day http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast...

A look at a couple studies examining the effect of focus of attention on performance. How does focus of attention affect good and bad movement variability? Does it alter placebo effects?   Articles: Changing one's focus of attention alters the structure of movement variability The placebo effect in the motor domain is differently modulated by the external and internal focus of attention   More inf...

How effective are coaches at designing and adapting constraints? Which has more impact: manipulating informational/verbal constraints or other (physical) task constraints? Articles: The influence of coaches' intervention on the technical-tactical performance dynamics of young soccer players http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook pa...

How does the quality and quantity of search for a movement solution differ for linear and nonlinear training approaches? Is it the case that linear approaches restrict the development of functional movement variability? Is there any case for ever using a linear approach? Links: The influence of linear and nonlinear pedagogies on movement exploration   of a weightlifting skill http://perceptionacti...

On another edition of the Perception-Action journal club, I am joined by Andrew Wilson and Marianne Davies to discuss chapters 13 and 14 from Michael Turvey's book "Lectures on Perception: An Ecological Perspective" Links: https://www.amazon.com/Lectures-Perception-Perspective-Michael-Turvey/dp/1138335266 http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podc...

A few personal updates and a preview of my next book: The Advanced Ecological Approach to Skill Development: Getting More Out of the CLA Links: https://perceptionaction.com/book/ 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 Flam...

Revisiting the topic of calibration in direct learning, with a specific focus on why we lose calibration when not practicing. The blessing and curse of having a high learning rate. Articles: Better with each throw—a study on calibration and warm-up decrement of real-time consecutive basketball free throws in elite NBA athletes A serial-position curve in high-performance darts: the effect of visuom...

How quickly does a skill decay if we don't practice? How does it depend on factors such as complexity? What are the best ways to maintain skill? Articles: Procedural skill retention and decay: A meta-analytic review. An extended challenge-based framework for practice design in sports coaching My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)   Su...

What is Simplexity? How does it relate to Task Simplification? And a look at another study providing evidence against the fundamentals first approach. Articles: The impact of task simplification in skill acquisition for young children from a simplexity approach My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)   Subscribe in iOS/Apple Subscribe i...

How does search in task and joint space (for an interception task) differ in blocked and random practice conditions? Articles: Random and Blocked Practice Schedule Affect Search for New Movement Coordination Patterns Differently 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 pod...

On another edition of the Perception-Action journal club, I am joined by Andrew Wilson and Marianne Davies to discuss chapters 11 and 12 from Michael Turvey's book "Lectures on Perception: An Ecological Perspective" Links: https://www.amazon.com/Lectures-Perception-Perspective-Michael-Turvey/dp/1138335266 http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podc...

On another edition of the Perception-Action journal club, I am joined by Andrew Wilson to discuss chapters 9 and 10 from Michael Turvey's book "Lectures on Perception: An Ecological Perspective" Links: https://www.amazon.com/Lectures-Perception-Perspective-Michael-Turvey/dp/1138335266 http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (vi...

How do basketball shots differ when practicing unopposed vs against a defender? Does playing 1 vs 1 take a good "slice" or sample of the competitive environment, or do we need to practice with larger numbers? Article: Sampling perception-action couplings from competition create representative basketball shooting tasks: A replication and extension of Gorman and Maloney (2016) http://perceptionactio...

An interview with Tom Parry from Butler University to discuss his new paper looking at the value of opposed vs unopposed practice in ecological dynamics. Article & Links: The value of opposed and unopposed practice: An ecological dynamics rationale for skill development https://x.com/kestrelpsych https://kestrelpsychology.wixsite.com/kestrelpsychology https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-parryphd/   ht...

Does "it depend" when choosing between using a nonlinear vs linear pedagogy approach to coaching? Do some learners benefit from a prescriptive, linear approach? A look at the potential mediating role of adaptability. Article: The influence of linear and nonlinear pedagogy on motor skill performance: the moderating role of adaptability http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my...

A review of the paper: "The Distance Effect in Focus of Attention: Spatial or Temporal Distance?" by Kevin Becker and colleagues. What matters: whether a cue is closer to the body or during vs after execution? Article: The Distance Effect in Focus of Attention: Spatial or Temporal Distance? http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook pa...

An interview with Randy Sullivan and Frans Bosch to discuss Randy's new book "The Integrated Anatomy Pitching". The science of movement variability, motor control, and injury prevention like never before . Links: https://floridabaseballarmory.com/product/integrated-anatomy-of-pitching-hardcover-edition/ https://www.amazon.com/Integrated-Anatomy-Pitching-Randy-Sullivan-ebook/dp/B0DVC5VGYS http://pe...

On another edition of the Perception-Action journal club, I am joined by Andrew Wilson and Marianne Davies to discuss chapters 7 and 8 from Michael Turvey's book "Lectures on Perception: An Ecological Perspective" Links: https://www.amazon.com/Lectures-Perception-Perspective-Michael-Turvey/dp/1138335266 http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcas...

An interview with Simon Schröttle, author of Revolution in Soccer: The Perfect Practice, discussing using the CLA in soccer coaching. Links: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F1TV21JT 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...

On another edition of the Perception-Action journal club, I am joined by Andrew Wilson and Marianne Davies to discuss chapters 5 and 6 from Michael Turvey's book "Lectures on Perception: An Ecological Perspective" Links: https://www.amazon.com/Lectures-Perception-Perspective-Michael-Turvey/dp/1138335266 http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcas...