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The Perception & Action Podcast

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... Read more

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65 – Body Awareness, Kinaesthetic Sensitivity & Proprioceptive Training

65 – Body Awareness, Kinaesthetic Sensitivity & Proprioceptive Training

How important is feel or body awareness in sports?  How can we assess kinaesthetic sensitivity and proprioceptive acuity... Read more

20 Jun 2017

22mins

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52 – Perceptual Learning I: Introduction

52 – Perceptual Learning I: Introduction

How does experience and practice change our ability to extract information from our environment and how can we best faci... Read more

21 Mar 2017

21mins

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162 – Differential Learning II: Contextual Interference vs Stochastic Resonance

162 – Differential Learning II: Contextual Interference vs Stochastic Resonance

Revisiting the theory of differential learning. How does it differ from contextual interference? How much structure shou... Read more

22 Oct 2019

27mins

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164 – Constraining Vision to Educate Attention & Promote Skill Acquisition

164 – Constraining Vision to Educate Attention & Promote Skill Acquisition

Comparing and contrasting some different methods for using visual constraints during practice, including stroboscopic tr... Read more

20 Nov 2019

20mins

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87 – The Constraints-Led Approach to Coaching I: What are Constraints?

87 – The Constraints-Led Approach to Coaching I: What are Constraints?

The first in a 3 part series on The Constraints-Led Approach to Coaching. What exactly are constraints? What are some co... Read more

21 Nov 2017

22mins

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180 – Interview with Nick Winkelman, Irish Rugby, The Language of Coaching: The Art & Science of Teaching Movement

180 – Interview with Nick Winkelman, Irish Rugby, The Language of Coaching: The Art & Science of Teaching Movement

A discussion with Nick Winkelman about his new book: The Language of Coaching. Topic include: is there a place for the u... Read more

9 Apr 2020

54mins

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8A - Sports Technology Evils, Police Chase Pressure

8A - Sports Technology Evils, Police Chase Pressure

News: Are coaches using too much sports technology to evaluate players? How do police officers handle the pressure of a ... Read more

25 Aug 2015

12mins

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138 – Alternative Ways to Cue & Provide Feedback

138 – Alternative Ways to Cue & Provide Feedback

A look at some different ways we can cue and provide feedback to a performer including bandwidth, temporal-comparative a... Read more

5 Mar 2019

23mins

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159 – What is an Optimal Movement Pattern?

159 – What is an Optimal Movement Pattern?

Is there one optimal movement solution for any given task? If not, can we identify the optimal movement pattern for each... Read more

1 Oct 2019

19mins

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9A - Catching the Perfect Wave, You’ve Got Distraction!

9A - Catching the Perfect Wave, You’ve Got Distraction!

News: Can surfers really detect a perfect wave? Are smart phone notifications distracting us? Articles: Eddie would(n’t... Read more

8 Sep 2015

9mins

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100 – The Why, What, How & When of Movement Variability

100 – The Why, What, How & When of Movement Variability

Why is movement variability beneficial for skill acquisition and execution? What distinguishes “good” from “bad” variabi... Read more

13 Mar 2018

37mins

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148 - On Becoming Skillful: A Dynamical Systems Approach

148 - On Becoming Skillful: A Dynamical Systems Approach

A look at the 1995 article by Jane Clark which provides an excellent overview of the dynamical systems approach to skill... Read more

18 Jun 2019

17mins

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104 – Practicing with Intent: The Role of Intention in Action

104 – Practicing with Intent: The Role of Intention in Action

What does it mean to “practice with intent”? How does intention shape the way we learn and perform perceptual motor skil... Read more

24 Apr 2018

15mins

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50 – Structure of Motor Variability & Learning Rate, Facebook & Anxiety, Child vs Adult Motor Learning

50 – Structure of Motor Variability & Learning Rate, Facebook & Anxiety, Child vs Adult Motor Learning

News: A look at a few recent articles in the area of motor learning and performance. Can the structure of motor variabil... Read more

28 Feb 2017

16mins

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88 – The Constraints-Led Approach to Coaching II: Dynamics & Representative Design

88 – The Constraints-Led Approach to Coaching II: Dynamics & Representative Design

What processes are involved when movement coordination is self-organized around constraints? How does the performer take... Read more

28 Nov 2017

27mins

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105 – How Difficult Should Practice Be? The Challenge Point Hypothesis

105 – How Difficult Should Practice Be? The Challenge Point Hypothesis

What is the optimal level of task difficulty to use in practice? How does it depend on the complexity of the skill and t... Read more

1 May 2018

22mins

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168 – Periodization of Skill Acquisition

168 – Periodization of Skill Acquisition

How might we periodize skill acquisition in a manner similar to physical training – taking into account factors like spe... Read more

28 Jan 2020

26mins

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9 - Off the Learning Curve - Measuring Skill Acquisition

9 - Off the Learning Curve - Measuring Skill Acquisition

How do we know how well a new training program or piece of sports equipment is working?  Is looking at how performance c... Read more

1 Sep 2015

32mins

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93 – The Legacy of Nikolai Bernstein I: Problems in Movement Coordination

93 – The Legacy of Nikolai Bernstein I: Problems in Movement Coordination

The first episode in a series looking at the contributions of Nikolai Bernstein to our understanding of motor control an... Read more

23 Jan 2018

20mins

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72 – Interview with Edward Coughlan, CIT, Skill Acquisition & Deliberate Practice

72 – Interview with Edward Coughlan, CIT, Skill Acquisition & Deliberate Practice

A discussion with Edward Coughlan. Lecturer in Skill Acquisition at the Cork Institute of Technology in Ireland. We disc... Read more

8 Aug 2017

42mins

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