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LEARNING TO OPTIMIZE MOVEMENT with Rob Gray (1 of 2)

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  • 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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