E67 - Coaching, skill acquisition and virtual reality in sport

Dr Rob Gray (Associate Professor in Human Systems Engineering at Arizona State University) talks about coaching in sport as well as skill acquisition in baseball and the future of virtual reality in sportTimestamps00:00 - 03:41 - Introduction to guest, background and topic03:42 - 09:49 - What is skill acquisition?09:50 - 14:08 - Consistency vs improvement14:09 - 20:39 - The role of the coach in skill acquisition20:40 - 24:19 - What would a typical study consist of?24:20 - 35:10 - Virtual reality in coaching and skill acquisition35:11 - 41:15 - The variability of the virtual world compared to the real world41:16 - 48:35 - Where is research and coaching going in the next few years48:36 - 51:42 - Where to find out more about the topic in the episode