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The Perception & Action Podcast

Rob Gray

Science

Sports

Frequency: 1 episode/7d. Total Eps: 583

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.

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🇨🇦 Canada - socialSciences
06/07/2026
#41
🇺🇸 USA - socialSciences
06/07/2026
#49
🇨🇦 Canada - socialSciences
05/07/2026
#30
🇺🇸 USA - socialSciences
05/07/2026
#39
🇨🇦 Canada - socialSciences
04/07/2026
#41
🇺🇸 USA - socialSciences
04/07/2026
#38
🇨🇦 Canada - socialSciences
03/07/2026
#30
🇺🇸 USA - socialSciences
03/07/2026
#33
🇫🇷 France - socialSciences
03/07/2026
#94
🇨🇦 Canada - socialSciences
02/07/2026
#61

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http://perceptionaction.com/
1988 shares
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Rob_Gray
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https://webapp4.asu.edu/directory/person/391944
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https://twitter.com/
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https://twitter.com/PsychScientists
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https://twitter.com/MSAIreland
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https://www.facebook.com/perceptionactionpodcast
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https://www.facebook.com/perceptionactionpodcast/
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https://www.facebook.com/HSEASU/
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506 - Perceiving Higher Order Affordances in Sports & Fields of Safe Travel

mardi 27 août 2024 • Duration 18:29

How well can athletes perceive higher-order affordances (that is, affordances made up of combinations of lower-order ones)? Do we perceive these directly or combine affordances? Do we directly perceive the field of safe travel on a sports field? Articles:
Perception of higher-order affordances for kicking in soccer
A theoretical field-analysis of automobile-driving

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Credits:

The Flamin' Groovies – Shake\Some Action

Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy

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505 – Synergies, Equilibrium Points & Fascia

Episode 505

mardi 20 août 2024 • Duration 28:56

Pulling together several key concepts in the dynamical systems conceptualization of motor control. How are motor synergies realized within the human body what implications does this have for sports training? Articles:
Motor Synergies and the Equilibrium-Point Hypothesis
Fascial organisation of motor synergies: a hypothesis

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The Flamin' Groovies – Shake\Some Action

Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy

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496 – Player Dynamics as a Measure of Skill

Episode 496

mardi 11 juin 2024 • Duration 17:16

Can we quantify player skill in soccer using player dynamics through a model using attractors and repellors? Article:
Measuring skill via player dynamics in football dribbling http://perceptionaction.com/

My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles)

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Credits:

The Flamin' Groovies – Shake\Some Action

Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy

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495 - An Ecological Approach to Submission Grappling/Jiu Jitsu Training w Greg Souders (JC40)

Episode 495

mardi 4 juin 2024 • Duration 01:23:10

Today I am joined by Greg Souders from Standard Jiu Jitsu for another edition of the Perception Action Journal Club. We discuss his way of using an ecological approach to Jiu Jitsu Training. Links:
https://www.standardjiujitsu.com/
https://www.instagram.com/gdsouders/ http://perceptionaction.com/

My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles)

My ASU Web page

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Credits:

The Flamin' Groovies – Shake\Some Action

Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy

via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com

494 – Preventing Arm Injuries in Baseball Pitchers by Harnessing Variability In Training (JC 39)

Episode 494

mardi 28 mai 2024 • Duration 01:11:29

Today I am joined by Randy Sullivan & Alan Jaeger to discuss how we can deal with the ever-recurring problem of elbow and shoulder injuries in baseball pitchers. How can we harness variability in practice for injury prevention? Links: https://floridabaseballarmory.com/ https://jaegersports.com/ https://jaegersports.com/program/return-to-throwing/ More information:

http://perceptionaction.com/

My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles)

My ASU Web page

Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)

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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

493 – How Skill Shapes Functional Movement Variability& Exploration Tendencies

Episode 493

mardi 21 mai 2024 • Duration 18:54

A review of the paper: “Skill shapes functional movement variability and exploration tendencies: the effect of skill under changing environmental constraints on the emergence of creative action in a divergent kickboxing task”. Do our previous training hinder or help creativity?

Article:
Skill shapes functional movement variability and exploration tendencies: the effect of skill under changing environmental constraints on the emergence of creative action in a divergent kickboxing task More information:

http://perceptionaction.com/

My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles)

My ASU Web page

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Support the podcast and receive bonus content

Credits:

The Flamin' Groovies – Shake\Some Action

Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy

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492 – An Ecological Approach to Physical Therapy, Rehab & Injury Prevention (JC38)

Episode 492

mardi 14 mai 2024 • Duration 01:07:50

A Journal Club with Wieger Heijenk (PT, "The Dutch shoulder magician") and Lupko Pot (Founder / Owner Tidal Tank & UltimateInstability,) to discuss and demo their unique approaches to PT and training which incorporate many Ecological Dynamics concepts.

Links:
https://www.tidal-tank.com/
https://www.ultimateinstability.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/wieger-heijenk-0584a924a/
https://www.youtube.com/@Shoulderscience
More information:

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

491 – Comparing Different Methods for Training the Action Capacity of Countermovement Jump (CMJ) Performance