The Perception & Action Podcast - Sports Science & Psychology Talk

A discussion with Costas Karageorghis, Reader in Sport Psychology from Brunel University and author of the new book “Applying Music in Exercise and Sport”. We discuss topics including how music can make athletes perform better and for longer, how music effects an athlete’s attentional focus and perceived effort, how to choose the best music for a particular sport or activity, when not to use music and how teams can use music.   More information about my guest: http://www.brunel.ac.uk/people/costas-karageorghis Applying Music in Exercise and Sport: https://www.amazon.com/Applying-Music-Exercise-Costas-Karageorghis/dp/1492513814/ref=as_sl_pc_qf_sp_asin_til?tag=perceactiopod-20&linkCode=w00&linkId=63bc3f266671ee616fcafc755e9314d7&creativeASIN=1492513814   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: robgray@asu.edu   Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action Lo

News: What type of feedback do coaches give to boxers between rounds? Does the attentional focus, level of autonomy and valence of the feedback relate to winning and losing? How do the inherent capabilities of a performer (i.e., skill level) interact with their momentary capabilities?   Articles/links: http://sports-biometrics-conference.com/ Coaching cues in amateur boxing: An analysis of ringside feedback provided between rounds of competition Location estimation of approaching objects is modulated by the observer’s inherent and momentary action capabilities   More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)   Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action Suspicious Beasts – Punch Me in the Face JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound – Bad News Favourite Game – The #1’s via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com

A discussion with Amit Katwala, senior writer for Sport Magazine and author of the new book: The Athletic Brain: How Neuroscience is Revolutionizing Sport and Can Help You Perform Better.  we discuss topics including how the brains of elites athletes are different than normal people, some methods teams are using to short cut this process with brain training, ways you can trick yourself into having greater endurance, how to better diagnose concussion, the idea of sporting IQ, and examples of sports psychology at work in the recent Olympic games.   More information about my guest: http://amitkatwala.co.uk/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/amit-katwala-50795115   https://www.amazon.com/Athletic-Brain-Neuroscience-Revolutionising-Perform/dp/1471155900/ref=as_sl_pc_qf_sp_asin_til?tag=perceactiopod-20&linkCode=w00&linkId=2fa24acccb92a382c18d667dbcb888f0&creativeASIN=1471155900   More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (

A look at some of the developments in cockpit technology. Do “glass cockpits” really lead to better flying performance? Can Head-Up Displays and Highways in the Sky reduce pilot workload? Has automation in aviation lived up to its promise? -Why does having a “quiet eye” resulting in better sports performance? (Time 20:45)   Articles/links: Learning to fly glass cockpits requires a new cognitive model. Can a glass cockpit display help (or hinder) performance of novices in simulated flight training? Cognitive Issues in Head-Up Displays Attentional Tunneling and Task Management in Synthetic Vision Displays An Information-Centered Analysis of the Tunnel-in-the-Sky Display Automation surprises Identifying the causal mechanisms of the quiet eye Fixational eye movements (Special Issue) http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/brain-games/videos/brain-games-pay-attention/   More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics

Does the advantage of being relatively older (i.e., being born in Jan, Feb or March) hold up when the highest levels of sport are examined?  Why might this effect reverse, giving a clear advantage to the relatively young underdogs?   Articles: Annual age grouping and athlete development: A meta-analytical review of relative age effect in sport No Relative Age Effect in the Birth Dates of Award Winning Athletes in Male Professional Team Sports Selection bias and peer effects in team sports: The effect of age grouping on earnings of German soccer players Start hard, finish better: further evidence for the reversal of the RAE advantage The rise of the underdog? The relative age effect reversal among Canadian-born NHL hockey players: A reply to Nolan and Howell   More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)   Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action Jacob Haller – Relatively Human The Golden Boys – O

News: A look at a couple recent motor learning studies. How can we build on basic concepts such like contextual interference and extrinsic feedback to speed skill acquisition?   Articles: The Effect of Gradual Increase in Contextual Interference on Acquisition, Retention and Transfer of Volleyball Skills More Feedback Is Better than Less: Learning a Novel Upper Limb Joint Coordination Pattern with Augmented Auditory Feedback   More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)   Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound – Bad News Superdrag – Everything Will Be Made Right via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com

One of the greatest challenges those of us working in sports currently face is how to keep athletes healthy and on the field.  Should we take a conservative approach, giving them more rest days and not pushing them so hard in practice?  Or should we believe what doesn’t kill them will only make the stronger?  Is there a way we can use analytics, biomechanics or movement analyses to predict when an injury is likely to occur?  As parents, should we steering or kids away from sports with a higher likelihood of injury? How should we best manage the physical and psychological challenges associated with injury recovery? A review of the book “The Arm: Inside the Billion Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” which explores these questions in the context of baseball pitching injuries.   Link: The Arm: Inside the Billion Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports   More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook

A discussion of the history of flight training with an emphasis on flight simulation. What makes a good simulator? Should it really perfectly re-create the real world? Can we identify effective pilots through screening tests? -Part vs whole training in sport (Time 21:01)   Articles/links: The Link Trainer Naive Realism: Misplaced Faith in Realistic Displays Motion in depth: Adequate and inadequate simulation Relationship between sustained, orientated, divided, and selective attention and simulated aviation performance: Training & pressure effects Effectiveness of part-task training and increasing-difficulty training strategies: a meta-analysis approach   More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)   Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action Nymphea - Fly Jenny O – Learned My Lessons Live Ones – We’ll Take You Higher Dan Alfresco  - Flying High Mr & Mrs Smith – Summer in the Sky The Above

What are conditional probabilities and how can they be used to help you draft and set you weekly lineup for a fantasy football team? More About the Analysis: http://perceptionaction.com/bayesintro   More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)   Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action Lame Drivers –Let Me Get Those Numbers Down White Hillls – Condition of Nothing Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com

A few thoughts on the “Seeing the forest and the trees: Theoretical and practical issues in sport expertise” workshop held in conjunction with Annual Meeting of the North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity (NASPSA) on June 14, 2016. http://naspspa.com/2016-naspspa-conference-workshops/ More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)   Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action Seastock – Garage Rock Shuffle Seastock – Upbeat Garage Rock Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com

An analysis of some of the most serious plane crashes that were caused by human error with a goal of understanding what happened in terms of perceptual-motor and cognitive processes. What can we learn from these unfortunate incidents so that they never happen again?  -Some famous errors on the sports field (Time 23:48)   Articles/links: http://www.planecrashinfo.com/cause.htm Human Factors in Aviation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenerife_airport_disaster https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Florida_Flight_90 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asiana_Airlines_Flight_214   More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)   Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action Gillicuddy- …Plays Guitar via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com

How do pilots use all the information from the outside environment, instruments and air traffic control to make decisions and act?  Does their ability to sample information depend on experience?  What are some of the common decision making errors that can occurs? -Why do performers learn better when they can control when feedback is received? (Time 24:10)   Articles: Priority and organization of information accessed by pilots in various phases of flight Flying under pressure : Effects of anxiety on attention and gaze behavior in aviation Anxiety and Cognitive Performance: Attentional Control Theory Stimulus information as a determinant of reaction Self-Controlled Feedback: Does it Enhance Learning Because Performers Get Feedback When They Need It? Why self-controlled feedback enhances motor learning: Answers from electroencephalography and indices of motivation Self-controlled concurrent feedback and the education of attention towards perceptual invariants    More information: http://perceptionaction.co

How does a pilot know which way is up or whether they are banking left or right? Sounds easy, but maintaining spatial orientation is one of the most difficult challenges in aviation.  What visual and vestibular information can be used to orient oneself and what illusions cause spatial disorientation? -Can showing an athlete their opponent’s strengths lead to ironic errors under pressure? (Time 21:15)   Articles: Aviation Visual Perception: Research, Misperception & Mishaps Human Spatial Orientation   More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)   Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action Paul Collins Beat – Don’t Wait Up For Me Mikal Cronin – Made My Mind Up Zorak – Falling Down Parting Gifts – Bound to Let Me Down Lame Drivers – Throwing Stones Von Hayes – Casual Strikeouts via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com  

What visual information can a pilot use to land a plane? What misperceptions can occur and how can they lead to crashes?  What is the Black Hole Illusion? -What is the best way to train an athlete: start easy or start hard?(Time 22:19)   Articles: Aviation Visual Perception: Research, Misperception & Mishaps Optic flow and visual analysis of the base-to-final turn Visual judgments in motion A psychophysical contribution to air safety: Simulator studies of visual illusions in night visual approaches Active regulation of altitude as a function of optical texture Perception and control of altitude: Splay and depression angles The effects of pictorial detail on the timing of the landing flare: Results of a visual simulation experiment   More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)   Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action Persephone’s Bees – Paper Plane Calexico - Fractured Air Obits – No Fly Lis

How effective is driver training and education?  Is it helping to reduce accidents? Which countries have the most difficult driver’s tests?  Can simulation help improve training and licensing procedures? -What is the most unbreakable record in sports? (Time 17:56).   Articles/Books: Understanding Driving Driver Education Task Analysis The effectiveness of driver training as a road safety measure: An international review of the literature Evaluation of the effectiveness of a multi-skill program for training younger drivers on higher cognitive skills Revisiting the ranking of outstanding professional sports records   More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)   Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action OBN III’s – License Plate Squire Tuck – Open Road Calexico – Bend in the Road Reigning Sound – Stormy Weather Fred & Toody – We Won’t Break Von Hayes– Hillyard Era via freemusicarchive.org and ja

How good are drivers at detecting the risks and dangers that lurk around the corner? What is the best way to assess this ability?  Do people actually want some risk when driving?  Is the desire for risk going to counteract our efforts to making make the road safer through interventions? -How does glare effect sports performance and do products like eye black actually work? (Time 22:03). Articles/Books/Links: Understanding Driving Flashbulb memories Visual search of driving situations: Danger and experience Drivers' hazard perception ability: Situation awareness on the road Can a video-based hazard perception test used for driver licensing predict crash involvement? A Theory of Risk Homeostasis: Implications for Safety and Health A driving-simulator test of Wilde's risk homeostasis theory Risk homeostasis theory: Problems of the past and promises for the future Lost in the Lights: The Effects of Glare on Catching Performance   Hazard Perception Test: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIx_u9IQFVM   More informati

A look at the psychological side of penalty kicks to get you ready for Euro 2016. How does a penalty shootout compare to high pressure situations in other sports? What is the best strategy for taking a penalty? Is it important to have a pre-kick routine and celebrate if you win?   Articles/links: http://www.bases.org.uk/Psychological-Preparation-for-Football-Penalty-Shootouts http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2obk7b   More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)   Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action Sick of Sarah – Kick Back Karyn Ellis – Shooting Star Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com

A discussion with Sam Miller, Editor in Chief at Baseball Prospectus and co-author of the new book: The Only Rule Is It Has to Work: Our Wild Experiment Building a New Kind of Baseball Team.  We discuss the story of how Sam and his co-author Ben Lindbergh, two self-acclaimed stat head nerds, were put in charge of a baseball team – from recruiting to team strategy.  What can we learn about applying analytics and research in practice?   More information about my guest: www.baseballprospectus.com http://www.baseballprospectus.com/blog/daily_podcast/  http://theonlyruleisithastowork.com/ http://www.amazon.com/The-Only-Rule-Has-Work/dp/1627795642/ref=as_sl_pc_qf_sp_asin_til?tag=perceactiopod-20&linkCode=w00&linkId=DBBFEUQVMAWHDPI3&creativeASIN=1627795642     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: robgray@asu.edu   Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action L

Why do teenage and elderly drivers have consistently higher accident rates? Are teenagers just being careless and risky? Does it matter who is in the car with them?  Do the declines perceptual and cognitive skills associated with age making driving unsafe for older drivers? -Guiding an athlete’s attention during training (Time 25:11).   Articles: Teenage drivers: patterns of risk The observed effects of teenage passengers on the risky driving behavior of teenage drivers The impact and sustainability of the graduated driver licensing program in preventing motor vehicle crashes in Massachusetts Naturalistic teenage driving study: Findings and lessons learned Age, skill, and hazard perception in driving Glare susceptibility test results correlate with temporal safety margin when executing turns across approaching vehicles in simulated low–sun conditions Reduced effect of glare disability on driving performance in subjects implanted with blue light filtering intraocular lenses Identifying crash involvement among

How well do performers recover from incidents of choking under pressure?  An examination of some baseball data to determine which factors influence whether or there is lingering performance effect after a choke. To See the Data, Figures & R Code from the Analysis Please Go To: http://perceptionaction.com/chokehangover   Articles/links: http://www.baseball-reference.com/play-index/ From attentional control to attentional spillover: A skill-level investigation of attention, movement, and performance outcomes Interactions Between Performance Pressure, Performance Streaks, and Attentional Focus   More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)   Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action Ergo Phizmiz – The Pressures of Golf Lame Drivers –Let Me Get Those Numbers Down Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com