Rob Gray Courses

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
• On-Demand
• 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
• On-Demand
• 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
• On-Demand
• 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
• On-Demand
• 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
• On-Demand
• 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
• On-Demand
• 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
• On-Demand
• 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
• On-Demand
• 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
• On-Demand
• 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
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Implicit Training to Reduce Injury Risk in Athletes - Episode 423

Explore innovative implicit training techniques to reduce athlete injury risk, featuring insights from University of Groningen researchers on optimizing movement execution in basketball players.

• YouTube
• 29 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Creativity and Motor Skills in Sports - Skill Acquisition Summit 2022

Explore the roots of sports creativity and preview the 2022 Baseball Skill Acquisition Summit. Dive into motor skills' role in creative actions and divergent thinking in athletics.

• YouTube
• 47 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

The Effect of Different Strength and Conditioning Training Methods on Reducing Risk for Knee Injury

Explore effective strength and conditioning methods for knee injury prevention, comparing external focus, self-controlled feedback, and differential learning approaches in squat training.

• YouTube
• 21 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Perceiving Higher Order Affordances in Sports and Fields of Safe Travel

Explore soccer players' perception of kicking opportunities and how it influences decision-making on the field, enhancing understanding of sports performance and strategy.

• YouTube
• 16 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Is There an Optimal Amount of Practice Variability for Learning Based on Skill Level?

Explore the impact of practice variability on motor learning, examining whether more variation always leads to better skill acquisition and retention across different expertise levels.

• YouTube
• 13 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video