Synopsis
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.
Episodes
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545 – Turvey, Lectures on Perception: An Ecological Perspective, Chapters 13 and 14 (JC52)
29/07/2025 Duration: 01h08minOn 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 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 freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com
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544 – My Next Book – The Advanced Ecological Approach to Skill Development: Getting More Out of the CLA
22/07/2025 Duration: 15minA 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 Flamin' Groovies – Shake\Some Action Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com
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543 – Why Do We Lose Calibration of Perceptual-Motor Skill so Quickly and What Can We Do About It?
15/07/2025 Duration: 13minRevisiting 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 visuomotor calibration on throwing accuracy Why Professional Athletes Need a Prolonged Period of Warm-Up and Other Peculiarities of Human Motor Learning 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 freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com
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542 – Training to Maintain, Skill Retention & Decay
08/07/2025 Duration: 13minHow 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) 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 freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com
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541 – Task Simplification, Simplexity & Further Evidence Against the Need for Fundamentals
01/07/2025 Duration: 20minWhat 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 in Anroid/Google Support the podcast and receive bonus content Credits: The Flamin' Groovies – Shake\Some Action Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com
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540 – How Does Variability of Practice Influence Search?
24/06/2025 Duration: 14minHow 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 podcast and receive bonus content Credits: The Flamin' Groovies – Shake\Some Action Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com
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539 – Turvey, Lectures on Perception: An Ecological Perspective, Chapters 11 and 12 (JC51)
17/06/2025 Duration: 01h20minOn 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 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 freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com
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538 – Turvey, Lectures on Perception: An Ecological Perspective, Chapters 9 and 10 (JC49)
20/05/2025 Duration: 01h06minOn 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 (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
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537 – Representative Design & Sampling from the Competitive Environment
06/05/2025 Duration: 18minHow 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://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 Action Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com
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536 – The value of opposed and unopposed practice, Tom Parry
29/04/2025 Duration: 51minAn 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/ 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 Action Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com
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535 – Individual Differences in the Benefits of Linear and Non-Linear Pedagogy Approach to Skill Training
22/04/2025 Duration: 24minDoes “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 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 freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com
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534 – Is the Distance Effect Found in Focus of Attention Research Spatial or Temporal?
15/04/2025 Duration: 14minA 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 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 freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com
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533 – The Integrated Anatomy of Pitching, Randy Sullivan
08/04/2025 Duration: 01h21sAn 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://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 Action Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com
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532 – Turvey, Lectures on Perception: An Ecological Perspective, Chapters 7 and 8 (JC49)
01/04/2025 Duration: 01h29minOn 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 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
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531 – The Constraints Led Approach to Soccer Coaching, Simon Schröttle
25/03/2025 Duration: 33minAn 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 content Credits: The Flamin' Groovies – Shake\Some Action Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com
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530 – Turvey, Lectures on Perception: An Ecological Perspective, Chapters 5 and 6 (JC48)
18/03/2025 Duration: 01h21minOn 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 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 freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com
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529 – Turvey, Lectures on Perception: An Ecological Perspective, Chapters 3 and 4 (JC47)
04/03/2025 Duration: 01h26minOn another edition of the Perception-Action journal club, I am joined by Andrew Wilson to discuss chapters 3 and 4 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 (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
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528 – Assessing Progress in the Ecological Approach: The Method of Progessive Constraints
25/02/2025 Duration: 08minHow can we assess and measure an athlete’s progress when you use an ecological approach? How do we know whether what we are doing is working or not? Introducing the Method of Progressive Constraints. 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 Action Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com
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527 – Turvey, Lectures on Perception: An Ecological Perspective, Chapters 1 and 2 (JC46)
18/02/2025 Duration: 01h12minOn another edition of the Perception-Action journal club, I am joined by Andrew Wilson to discuss chapters 1 and 2 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 (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 freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com
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526 – Why are Balance Bikes More Effective for Learning to Ride than Bikes with Training Wheels? A Variability Analysis
04/02/2025 Duration: 13minDo Balance Bikes lead to more functional variability in postural control when learning to ride a bike? Do they help support the transition from freezing to freeing degrees of freedom? Articles:Learning to Cycle: Why Is the Balance Bike More Efficient than the Bicycle with Training Wheels? The Lyapunov’s Answer 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 freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com