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The Perception & Action Podcast - Sports Science & Psychology Talk

Rob Gray

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....

Episodes

20 of 599 episodes

592– Cross-Scale Interactions in Sports Skills, David Farrokh

I am joined by David Farrokh to discuss the topic of scale of analysis in sports skills. Are the different scales independent of each other,...

01:10:38Oct 27, 2026

591– Gibson, The Ecological Approach to Visual Perception, Chap 13– Locomotion & Manipulation

Join Andrew, Marianne, and me as we review Chapter 13 of An Ecological Approach to Visual Perception. My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my arti...

01:04:57Oct 20, 2026

590 – Nonlinear Effects of Constraints Manipulations

A look at research investigating nonlinear effect of constraints manipulations in soccer goalkeeping coaching. Articles: https://www.termedi...

13:22Sep 22, 2026

589 – Gibson, The Ecological Approach to Visual Perception, Chap 12– Looking with the Head and Eyes

Join Andrew, Marianne, and me as we review Chapter 12 of An Ecological Approach to Visual Perception. My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my arti...

59:50Sep 15, 2026

588- Using Sports Analytics to Inform Practice Design

A look at ways we can use analytics data to inform practice design, including: manipulating constraints, identifying areas of poor adaptabil...

15:15Sep 1, 2026

587 – The CLA: Why do we Constrain Revisited

Revisiting the question of how constraints change movement behavior. Afford vs Potentiate? Preclude vs Promote? Push vs Pull? Articles: http...

38:20Aug 25, 2026

586 – Common Misconceptions about Ecological Dynamics, a discussion with Steve Whelan

Steve Whelan, from mytenniscoaching.com, and I discuss his journey as a tennis coach and coach educator and some of the biggest, persisting...

01:01:28Aug 18, 2026

585 - An Ecological Dynamics Approach to Golf Practice-Upcoming Webinar, Will Stubbs, Zen Golf

A discussion with Will Stubbs from Zen Golf about applying Ecological Dynamics to golf and our upcoming webinar. Links: https://www.linkedin...

41:42Aug 17, 2026

584 – The Talent Thief. What if the way we train young athletes is stealing the very talent we are trying to develop? Ted Kroeten

A discussion with Ted Kroeten, from Joy of the People, about his new book -The Talent Thief: Underloading, the Language of Movement, and the...

56:24Aug 11, 2026

583 – Applying Dynamical Systems Theory in Coaching, New Course Announcement

A look at a couple of articles that emphasize the value of applying Dynamical Systems Theory in coaching. And an exciting announcement about...

15:46Aug 4, 2026

582– Gibson, The Ecological Approach to Visual Perception, Chap 11 – The Discovery of the Occluding Edge and Invalidation of Perception-Memory Distinction

Join Andrew, Marianne, and me as we review Chapter 11 of An Ecological Approach to Visual Perception, the discovery of the occluding edge, a...

01:18:32Jul 28, 2026

581 – My NEW book: Emergent Cognition

A preview of my latest book: "Emergent Cognition: Rethinking the Role of Thinking and Memory in Sports & the Neuroscience of Skill" Links: h...

09:11Jul 21, 2026

580 – The Ways of Knowing – The 4P Model w. Pete Blair

I am joined by Pete Blair from Texas State University to discuss the 4P Model of Knowing. What are the different ways we can know our enviro...

47:03Jul 14, 2026

579 – Gibson, The Ecological Approach to Visual Perception, Chap 10 – Motion in the World and Movement of the Self (JC 65)

Exploration of how psychological research can be applied to improving performance, accelerating skill acquisition and designing new technolo...

01:06:09Jul 7, 2026

578 – Marco Perazzo, New Jersey Martial Arts (NJMA)

Marco and I talk about his experiences applying Ecological Dynamics in martial arts coaching and his experience with the MSc in Skill Acquis...

53:38Jun 30, 2026

577 – Enskilled Knowledge & Education of Attention, Carl Woods

Carl Woods from the University of Queensland and I discuss the concept of "enskilled knowledge" and the critical difference between educatin...

52:13Jun 23, 2026

576 – Gibson, The Ecological Approach to Visual Perception, Chaps 9 – Evidence for Direct Perception (JC 64)

Join Andrew, Marianne, and me as we discuss evidence in support of direct perception. A review of Chapter 9 of An Ecological Approach to Vis...

01:16:18Jun 16, 2026

575 – On Water Bags and Adapting to Variability, Load, and Pain

A few revelations I have had from doing PT and S&C workshops with water bags. Why is adapting to increased variability typically better than...

09:23Jun 9, 2026

574 – Reflections from the Road: Questions to Ask When Trying to Design a Good Constraint

http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc) Subscribe...

05:09Jun 2, 2026

573 – Reflections from the Road: The Critical Importance of Having Movements that are Information Driven in Practice

A few thoughts from the the road about what I am now calling the "second lowest hanging fruit" in improving practice: keeping movement infor...

05:56May 26, 2026