Season 5 · Episode 238
LEARNING TO OPTIMIZE MOVEMENT with Rob Gray (1 of 2)
Rob Gray is the Associate Professor of Human Systems Engineering at Arizona State University and the host of the Perception and Action Podcast. Rob Gray joins us to discuss his new book: "Learning to Optimize Movement: Harnessing the Power of the Athlete-Environment Relationship."
March 23, 202328m 12s
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Show Notes
- Access Rob’s online content here, and also where to buy his new book Learning to Optimize Movement
- 2:25 - How Rob is able to connect with such a wide variety of organizations and individuals.
- 3:47 - Has the ecological approach somehow made an impact on Rob’s day to day life?
- 4:42 - Diving into Rob’s new book, explaining the difference between a college and professional infielder with regards to gaze behavior (chapter 3).
- 5:39 - How can coaches help players improve their gaze?
- 7:56 - How can coaches determine that their players have actually improved their visual perception without using expensive equipment like eye trackers?
- 10:14 - Are there times when internal feedback can actually be effective?
- 12:36 - Replacing explicit instruction with activities that can teach athletes the same skill more effectively (chapter 6).
- 17:44 - How the four variables of variability, instability, constraints and overload can help promote change.
- 20:24 - Examples of overload across multiple sports including baseball, basketball, and beach volleyball.
- 23:58 - Explaining what attractors are and how they are implemented.
- 26:29 - Explaining the difference between monostability and multistability.
- 27:42 - How coaches can create new attractors/fluctuators.
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