Rob Gray Courses

Representative Learning Design and The Ecological Approach to Transfer of Training

Explore ecological transfer of training and representative learning design for effective skill improvement in competitive settings.

• YouTube
• 49 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Evidence Supporting the Ecological Approach to Skill Development

Explore research addressing concerns and benefits of the ecological approach to skill development, focusing on long-term effects, consistency, and self-organization.

• YouTube
• 28 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Movement as Problem Solving in Sports

Explore how movement in sports can be viewed as dynamic problem-solving, challenging traditional perspectives and offering new insights into athletic performance.

• YouTube
• 21 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Do Enhanced Expectations Help Us Under Pressure?

Explore how enhanced expectations impact performance under distraction and stress, examining the OPTIMAL theory's implications for athletic and cognitive tasks.

• YouTube
• 23 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Do Enhanced Expectations Help Us Under Pressure?

Exploring how enhanced performance expectations affect us under pressure and dual-task conditions, examining potential explanations through the ecological approach.

• YouTube
• 24 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Skill Acquisition Framework for Excellence (SAFE) - Progress and Future Directions

Explore effective skill acquisition strategies, debunk practice myths, and learn five action points for optimal learning and performance improvement in various domains.

• YouTube
• 21 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

How Much Progress Have We Made in Skill Acquisition and Where Do We Need to Go?

Explores progress in skill acquisition, reviewing the SAFE framework and discussing key action points for effective practice design and instruction in sports and motor learning.

• YouTube
• 22 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

An Applied Model for Using Variability in Practice

Exploring an applied model for incorporating variability in practice, discussing its implementation, timing, and benefits for skill development and performance enhancement.

• YouTube
• 20 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The Myth of Contextual Interference and the Variability of Practice Effect in Sports Learning

Explores the validity of contextual interference and practice variability in sports training, challenging long-held beliefs about effective skill acquisition methods.

• YouTube
• 22 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The Myth of Contextual Interference and Variability of Practice Effect in Sports

Exploring the effectiveness of random vs. blocked practice in sports skills, examining evidence for contextual interference and variability of practice effects on motor learning.

• YouTube
• 23 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

An Ecological Dynamics Approach to Measuring and Developing Collective Behavior in Football

Explore ecological dynamics in football: measuring and developing collective behavior through a novel approach that integrates macro, meso, and micro levels of analysis.

• YouTube
• 39 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Perceiving the Affordances of Others - Lecture 435

Exploring our ability to perceive action opportunities for others, including nested affordances. Discusses information used and implications for coaching in sports and other domains.

• YouTube
• 23 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

How Should We Be Varying Information in Practice - Specifying vs Non-Specifying Sources

Exploring types of information for action control and challenging the necessity of specifying information in practice. Insights on varying information sources for effective skill development.

• YouTube
• 29 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Action Capacity vs Skill: Expanding the Field of Affordances in Training

Explore the connection between action capacity and skill through Affordance Theory, enhancing athletic performance by expanding the field of available opportunities in sports.

• YouTube
• 56 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Action Capacity vs Skill: Training to Expand the Field of Affordances - Episode 424

Explore the distinction between action capacity and skill, and learn how to connect them using Affordance Theory for improved training and performance outcomes.

• YouTube
• 58 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video