Season 5 · Episode 197
VISUAL OCCLUSION - Motor Learning for Coaches
In this episode of Motor Learning for Coaches, John Mayer, Andy Bass, Harjiv Singh, and Kasey Crider discuss gaze behavior and Visual Occlusion.
May 5, 202230m 10s
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Show Notes
- 1:11 - Exciting news for Kasey.
- 1:56 - Trying to keep ecological dynamics as a part of Kasey’s coaching style.
- Guiding set of principles
- 3:45 - Introduction to visual occlusion.
- Anticipating faster
- 7:51 - Explaining Gaze behavior and how visual occlusion is used to help develop it.
- Active v. passive gaze
- Intercepting objects
- 10:08 - Why should athletes take time away from studying and visualizing patterns of movements?
- 11:32 - Finding better information by occluding everything else besides a specific habit or skill.
- Can also occlude one specific thing, and leave the rest available to be focused on.
- 12:47 - In the scope of baseball, how can coaches implement occlusion training to develop faster reactions.
- 14:56 - Explaining the infrared beam, and how Andy uses it.
- 16:14 - Implementing occlusion training with a low budget.
- Techniques that Kasey has found to be effective.
- Strobe goggles..
- 22:04 - John’s application of the strobe goggles in practicing serve receive and defense.
- Kasey’s clarification for the listeners.
- 28:16 - Specifying the benefit of using occlusion training to give athletes up to date information
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