On “The Sport Psych Show”, sports psychologist Dan Abrahams aims to demystify sport psychology for players, coaches, and parents by speaking with some of the most influential people in sports performance today. In Episode 150, professor Mark Williams, one of the world’s leading authorities in sports performance, is joined by Dr. Nicola (Nikki) Hodges, a professor at the UBC School of Kinesiology.
Dr. Hodges runs the Motor Skills Laboratory where she studies the mechanisms of motor skill learning. Her research focuses on processes involved in watching, learning, and predicting from others, and on how practice should be best-structured to bring about long-term enhancement of motor skills and high-level performance (particularly in sport). Dr. Hodges has been involved in sport consulting and has published over 100 peer-reviewed articles and chapters.
Mark and Nikki have just released the 3rd edition of a book which they edited entitled “Skill Acquisition in Sport: Research, Theory and Practice.” This edition has 40 new authors and 10 new chapters. The book is discussed in detail in this episode.
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