The Perception & Action Podcast

  A look at research investigating nonlinear effect of constraints manipulations in soccer goalkeeping coaching. Articles: https://www.termedia.pl/The-influence-of-task-constraints-on-football-players-performance-non-linear-trends-during-goalkeeper-training,78,58395,0,1.html http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics...

Join Andrew, Marianne, and me as we review Chapter 12 of An Ecological Approach to Visual Perception. 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 Action Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemus...

  A look at ways we can use analytics data to inform practice design, including: manipulating constraints, identifying areas of poor adaptability, evaluating the representativeness of practice, and promoting functional variability. Articles: From data to decisions: Artificial intelligence in football guided by Ecological Dynamics Perspectives on sports analytics to inform constraint manipulation,...

Revisiting the question of how constraints change movement behavior. Afford vs Potentiate? Preclude vs Promote? Push vs Pull? Articles: https://www.theconstraintscollective.com/ https://www.amazon.com/Inside-Box-Constraints-Make-Better/dp/0593715713/ http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)   Subscribe in iOS...

Steve Whelan, from mytenniscoaching.com, and I discuss his journey as a tennis coach and coach educator and some of the biggest, persisting misconceptions about Ecological Dynamics. Links: https://mytenniscoaching.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-whelan-02b220198/ http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc...

   A discussion with Will Stubbs from Zen Golf about applying Ecological Dynamics to golf and our upcoming webinar.   Links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/will-stubbs-zengolf/ https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ecological-dynamics-approach-to-golf-coaching-with-rob-gray-will-stubbs-tickets-1991784468964?aff=oddtdtcreator http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web p...

A discussion with Ted Kroeten, from Joy of the People, about his new book -The Talent Thief: Underloading, the Language of Movement, and the Search for the Perfect Game Links: https://www.joyofthepeople.org/ https://www.amazon.com/Talent-Thief-Underloading-Language-Movement/dp/1962834794/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)   Subscr...

A look at a couple of articles that emphasize the value of applying Dynamical Systems Theory in coaching. And an exciting announcement about a new course I am offering, in which I will teach how to apply it in your particular sport. Articles: Movement Variability and the Use of Nonlinear Tools: Principles to Guide Physical Therapist Practice Sprint Running Coordination: A Dynamical Systems Perspec...

Join Andrew, Marianne, and me as we review Chapter 11 of An Ecological Approach to Visual Perception, the discovery of the occluding edge, and how it completely changes the distinction between perception and memory. 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 rece...

A preview of my latest book: "Emergent Cognition: Rethinking the Role of Thinking and Memory in Sports & the Neuroscience of Skill" Links: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H7QLCJNL 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 c...

 I am joined by Pete Blair from Texas State University to discuss the 4P Model of Knowing. What are the different ways we can know our environment, and how are they best developed? Articles: The Four Ways of Knowing: Revising the 4P Model of Knowing Through a Non-dual and Reflexive Perspective http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook...

Marco and I talk about his experiences applying Ecological Dynamics in martial arts coaching and his experience with the MSc in Skill Acquisition for Sport program from Munster Technological University, which he recently completed. https://www.mtu.ie/courses/crbsafs9/ http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)...

Carl Woods from the University of Queensland and I discuss the concept of "enskilled knowledge" and the critical difference between educating attention (showing someone where to look) and the knowledge that comes from doing a thing in a place. Carl gives a ton of wonderful examples from wine tasting and surfing to handing down family recipes and navigating boats across an open ocean! Links: https:...

Join Andrew, Marianne, and me as we discuss evidence in support of direct perception.  A review of Chapter 9 of An Ecological Approach to Visual Perception. 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: T...

A few revelations I have had from doing PT and S&C workshops with water bags. Why is adapting to increased variability typically better than adapting to increased load or pain? 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...

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A few thoughts from the the road about what I am now calling the "second lowest hanging fruit" in improving practice: keeping movement information driven. 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...

I am joined by Adam Singer, martial arts instructor at SBG Athens for an emergent discussion on applying ecological dynamics. What are some of the weaknesses with the theory we still need to address? Links: https://www.instagram.com/stories/adamsingersbg/ http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)   Subscribe i...

A preview of the coach education workshops I have been developing. Some of the resources I have found helpful, the lessons I have learned, and how to schedule one for your group. Also, a brief plug for the new book I am working on. Articles: The Workshop Survival Guide Kickass Presentations: Wow Audiences with PowerPoint Slides That Click, Humor that's Quick, and Messages That Stick http://percept...

Join Andrew, Marianne, and me as we discuss one of Gibson's most important contributions: the concept of affordances!   A review of Chapter 8 of An Ecological Approach to Visual Perception. Links: The Ecological Approach to Visual Perception 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 Su...

Join Andrew, Marianne, and me as we look at Chapters 6 and 7 from Gibson's "1979 book": The Ecological Approach to Visual Perception Links: The Ecological Approach to Visual Perception 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 receiv...

A discussion with Andrew Wilson about representations? What are they exactly? Why do people propose we need them? Can we really have a non-representational theory of behavior? Articles: Ecological representations 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   Su...

How can we understand the cognition involved in route previewing (for example, as is commonly used in rock climbing and alpine skiing) and using advance information (for example, about an opponent's tendencies) from an ecological dynamics perspective? Articles: Action preferences and the anticipation of action outcomes Role of route previewing strategies on climbing fluency and exploratory movemen...

Join Andrew, Marianne, and me as we discuss Chapter 5 from Gibson's "1979 book": The Ecological Approach to Visual Perception. What is the ambient optic array? Links: The Ecological Approach to Visual Perception 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   Sup...