20 – Imagery & Observational Learning

Exploration of ways in which an athlete can develop and enhance
their sports skills without actually performing them:  by
using imagery and observational learning.  Does mentally
rehearsing or imaging yourself performing an action really make
you a better athlete? Can it sometimes be a bad thing to do? What
is going on in our brain when we do it? How can we improve our
imagery ability? Can watching someone else perform a skill make
us a better athlete?  Can imagery and observational learning
be used together? Imagine the possibilities!


 


Links to articles discussed:


The PETTLEP Approach to Motor Imagery: A Functional Equivalence
Model for Sport Psychologists


It's All in the Mind: PETTLEP-Based Imagery and Sports
Performance


"Don't Miss!" The Debilitating Effects of Suppressive Imagery on
Golf Putting Performance


Putting in the mind versus putting on the green: Expertise,
performance time, and the linking of imagery and action


A neuroscientific review of imagery and observation use in sport


Action Observation and Acquired Motor Skills: An fMRI Study with
Expert Dancers


Visualizing Trumps Vision in Training Attention


A direct comparison of the effects of imagery and action
observation on hitting performance






More information:


http://www.perceptionactionpodcast.libsyn.com/


My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles)


My ASU Web page


Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)


 


Credits:


The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action


Bleeding Rainbows - Images


Electric Jellyfish – Image of Power, Poolside


Cortland Goffena – Oh, the Irony


Silence is Sexy – You are a Mirror


The Jay Vons – Keep on Moving


 


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