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Meet the motor learning expert: Dr. Rob Gray

Learn how to coach towards injury free athletes and optimal performance. Rob is the expert on skill acquisition: his work has the admirable quality of advancing perception-action theory while directly relating to applied problems. He rigorously investigates fundamental issues of real-world sports activities. In this webinar he will share his knowledge on 'Movement Variability & Self Organization as Injury Prevention Mechanisms'. Topics he will discuss: ✅effective coaching cues, ✅variability of practice, ✅constrained led approach, ✅self organisation. Want to learn from the best and explore the evidence-based principles for learning and coaching optimal movement? Be sure to sign up for this webinar!

Started : 7 months ago

Meet the motor learning expert: Dr. Rob Gray

March 26, 2024
19:00 CET

Rob is Associate Professor and Program Head of the Applied Psychology Program at Arizona State University. He is also skill acquisition specialist at Boston Red Sox and research Psychologist for the United States Air Force.

Rob is producer and host of the Perception & Action Podcast: http://perceptionaction.com/.

He also wrote the best selling books ‘How We Learn to Move: A Revolution in the Way We Coach & Practice Sports Skills' and ‘Learning to Optimize Movement: Harnessing the Power of the Athlete-Environment Relationship’.
 

His research focuses on perceptual-motor control with a particular emphasis on the demanding actions involved in sports. His goal is to conduct research that can be applied towards the improvement of training and performance. In 2007 he was awarded the Distinguished Scientific Award for Early Career Contribution to Psychology from the American Psychological Association and the Earl Alluisi Award for Early Career Achievement in the Field of Applied Experimental & Engineering Psychology.