Unfortunately when the term science intersects with basketball,...
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Dec 31, 2024
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Unfortunately when the term science intersects with basketball, this often leads to pseudoscientific principles being embraced.
Let’s unpack why this video is so inaccurate…
Let’s unpack why this video is so inaccurate…
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Let’s start by disputing the notion that the brain is a huge prediction machine. If players were deciding and receiving stored patterns, players would always be a step behind.
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Ecological psychology is the direct alternative to flawed cognitive science theories.
The perception of affordances (JJ Gibson) is what shapes skilful behaviour. LeBron is an elite performance because of how attuned he is to his performance environment.
The perception of affordances (JJ Gibson) is what shapes skilful behaviour. LeBron is an elite performance because of how attuned he is to his performance environment.
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LeBron is not storing or “chunking” patterns in the brain. He’s become elite at attuning to key specifying information. This has become even more apparent as he has aged and his individual constraints have changed.
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It’s not about working and long term memory, and there’s no evidence that such a construct even exists!
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It’s time for the basketball world to embrace contemporary motor learning theories. The more this happens, the easier it becomes to dismiss pseudoscientific principles, such as those shared in this video.
The fact this is shared by the NBA only shows how much needs to change within the industry!
The fact this is shared by the NBA only shows how much needs to change within the industry!
