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October 2012 - October 2017
January 2008 - December 2009
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Publications (42)
Purpose
The purpose of this research was to investigate the beliefs, attitudes, and experiences of stakeholders in youth triathlon regarding the important motor subskills that are required to be successful at the elite level of triathlon competition.
Method
Twenty-five participants were recruited from five stakeholder groups in triathlon and inter...
This study aimed to validate an array-based inertial measurement unit to measure cricket fast bowling kinematics as a first step in assessing feasibility for tele-sport-and-exercise medicine. We concurrently captured shoulder girdle relative to the pelvis, trunk lateral flexion, and knee flexion angles at front foot contact of eight cricket medium-...
Significance:
Visual anticipation is vital for performance in several domains such as driving, military and high-speed interceptive sports, as it enables performers to handle severe time constraints. There has been little investigation into individual differences of anticipation skill transfer within a domain, which can guide training of anticipat...
Australian aerial skiers are recruited from other acrobatic sports through a nationally coordinated transition program. However, there is limited understanding of how to train transferring athletes for both optimal performance and injury prevention. The aim of this study was to test whether an athletic profile could be used to identify which skills...
Perceptual-cognitive-motor skills, such as visual anticipation, are pivotal for superior performance in sport. However, there are only a limited number of skill acquisition specialists working with coaches to develop these skills in athletes. The purpose of this paper is to present a brief reflection on the use of psychological strategies to create...
To attain peak performance, a racing driver needs to be stable in their seat. A stable driving position is thought to increase sensitivity to visual and vestibular information thereby enabling more skillful vehicle control. Optimizing seat fit to enhance stability could profoundly improve steering behavior of the driver and thus their performance....
The study of anticipation in truly expert performers can provide insight into how they cope with extreme time constraints. The purpose of this dual-experiment paper was to investigate individual differences; in anticipation of the penalty corner drag-flick, its trainability, and transfer of improvement to field settings. Australian international an...
In interceptive sports such as field hockey goalkeeping, the psycho-perceptual-motor skill anticipation is vital for
performance due to the extreme time constraints associated with saving a goal. The purpose of this study was to
understand the beliefs and attitudes of international field hockey goalkeepers and coaches regarding anticipation
of the...
Overtaking in formula car racing often requires close following to gain the benefits of slipstreaming. Research in road driving suggests that following another car closely causes a reallocation of visual attention to a narrower visual search strategy. In formula car racing, drivers' visual search strategy is based on head movement rather than eye m...
The study was dealing with to evaluate whether the motorcycle impact speed reduction produced by an ideal Motorcycle Autonomous Emergency Braking system (M-AEB) is sufficient to significantly reduce the head injury severity of a helmeted rider. A set of thirteen motorcycle crashes were analysed. Multibody simulations of the victim’s kinematics were...
Collisions with other vehicles represent the biggest threat to riders of powered-two-wheeler (PTW), and while emergency braking is the evasive manoeuvre most frequently required in PTW riding, many riders fail to perform it adequately due to constraints on response time precipitated by failures of perception, cognition and control actions. Effectiv...
Practitioners in a variety of sports seek unique ways to train athletes to better prepare them for competition. In this position paper, we argue that inclusion of psycho-perceptual-motor skills, from the fields of sport psychology and sport expertise, is crucial, but underutilized in the assessment and training of athletes. First, a brief introduct...
Introduction:
Here we report a case study of an experienced amateur female racing driver (age = 59) with self-reported fatigue of the muscles of the shoulder girdle post bilateral mastectomy and breast reconstruction. This case study describes how adjustment of her driving posture affected measures of muscle fatigue (sEMG) and driving performance...
In 2018, the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile introduced the halo frontal cockpit protection system into Formula 1. While extensive testing was conducted to confirm that the halo protects the driver from contact, the halo’s effect on the driver during overtaking was not tested prior to its introduction. Here, we describe the effect of a ha...
Objectives:
Examine the running kinematics in healthy, physically active prepubescent children and to determine if specific biomechanical factors correlate with running performance.
Design:
Cross-sectional study.
Methods:
Fifteen children (age 9years, ±11months) completed a 1km time trial before undergoing three-dimensional running motion anal...
The Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile recently mandated the use of the halo frontal cockpit protection system to mitigate the risk of impact to the driver’s head. Here we describe the effect of a halo-type structure on the neck muscle activity of one of the authors, who is a national-level amateur racing driver, during a full qualifying ses...
Research has revealed that field hockey drag flickers have greater odds of hip and lumbar injuries compared to non-drag flickers (DF). This study aimed to compare the biomechanics of a field hockey hit and a specialised field hockey drag flick. Eighteen male and seven female specialised hockey DF performed a hit and a drag flick in a motion analysi...
Analysing player kinematics during a match using “gold-standard” 3D video-based motion analysis techniques is a difficult prospect indeed. The development of small, wireless, wearable sensors offers the potential to reduce the challenges of measuring kinematics during match-play without hindering performance. The present study examined the viabilit...
Collisions with other vehicles represent the biggest threat to powered-two-wheelers (PTW) riders, and while emergency braking is the evasive maneuver most frequently required in PTW riding, many riders fail to perform it adequately due to constraints on response time precipitated by failures of perception, cognition and control actions. Effective r...
A new research area explores the relationship between motorcycle rider muscle activation patterns and vehicle kinematics and kinetics to understand the interaction between human control inputs and vehicle kinematic outcome. A common factor in serious motorcycle accidents is the absence or inadequacy of braking by the rider to avoid collision. This...
This study aimed to determine the acceleration of the head relative to the thorax during rugby tackles and to examine the relationship between this acceleration and neck strength. Six state-level rugby players were randomly paired and engaged in 15 repeated front-on tackles. High speed motion capture recorded head movement while neck strength was m...
Research has revealed that individual soccer goalkeepers respond differently to penalty shots, depending on their specific perceptual and motor capabilities. However, it remains unclear whether analogous differences exist between individual penalty takers, and if specialising in penalty taking affects the occurrence of differences between individua...
The present study aimed to quantify the demand of seven generic, closed agility drills. Twenty males with experience in invasion sports volunteered to participate in this study. They performed seven, closed agility drills over a standardised 30-m distance. Physical demand measures of peak velocity, total foot contacts, peak impacts, completion time...
Research shows that one of the biggest threats to powered two wheeler (PTW) riders is collision with another vehicle at or near an intersection. Our goal is to devise a method for training riders to perform better at emergency evasive maneuvers. This method must address the integration of perception and action inherent in any coordinated response t...
The drag flick is the preferred method of scoring during a penalty corner in field hockey. Performing the drag flick requires a combination of strength, coordination and timing, which may increase susceptibility to injuries. However, injury prevalence in drag flickers has not previously been investigated. Therefore, this study compared the injury p...
This article discusses some key methodological issues related to conducting complex whole body in situ studies involving high-speed interceptive timing skills. The methodological issues that are discussed include the use of object projection machines versus live opponents, the use of multiple opponents (actors), presentation of stimulus information...
People with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) also have poorer fundamental motor skills. The development of postural control underlies both social and motor skills. All three elements are facilitated by the active use of visual information. This study compares how adults with ASD and typically developed adults (TDA) respond to a postural illusion ind...
The purpose of this experiment was to extend theoretical understanding of transfer of learning by investigating whether expert perceptual anticipation skill transfers to a dissimilar domain. The capability of expert and near-expert rugby players as well as novices to anticipate skill type within rugby (learning sport) was first examined using a tem...
-This pilot study integrated sport expertise and biomechanics methodologies within a baseball batting task. Purpose was to examine differences within a highly skilled group of baseball batters to use visual information to guide weight transfer and bat movements. One batter who played at Major League Baseball (MLB) level was compared to five batters...
It is unclear whether perceptual-motor skill transfer is based upon similarity between the learning and transfer domains per identical elements theory, or facilitated by an understanding of underlying principles in accordance with general principle theory. Here, the predictions of identical elements theory, general principle theory, and aspects of...
The timing of visual information pick-up for visual anticipation was examined by comparing the capability of multiple skill groups, expert and near-expert karate athletes and novices, to block attacks using an in situ temporal occlusion paradigm. Participants stood facing a karate opponent and then attempted to block attacks (kicks and punches), wh...
This paper presents a preliminary model that outlines the mechanisms underlying the transfer of perceptual-motor skill learning in sport and everyday tasks. Perceptual-motor behavior is motivated by performance demands and evolves over time to increase the probability of success through adaptation. Performance demands at the time of an event create...
Projects
Projects (4)
In this project I am working in collaboration with engineers and specialists in motorcycle safety and safety system development to characterize and understand the control actions used by motorcycle and scooter riders in emergency maneuvers and regular riding tasks. On current project involves characterizing the coordination patterns and response timing in emergency braking maneuvers. More recently I have begun to investigate the differences and interaction between controlling the motorcycle's trajectory through steer inputs versus body displacement (as in hang-off), and the associated differences in muscle coordination patterns. Through these methods we hope to better understand the elegant and mostly intuitive interaction between rider and powered two-wheeled vehicle that is both the source of its attraction and increased risk compared to 4-wheeled vehicle travel.
