13D - Sports Science Shorts: The Effect of Cold Weather on Sports Performance

Ice, Ice Baby! As the thermometer keeps dropping what effect will the cold weather have on the perceptual-motor abilities of athletes? Articles/links: Effects of moderate cold on performance of psychomotor and cognitive tasks A Meta-Analysis of Performance Response Under Thermal Stressors Interactions between cold ambient temperature and older age on haptic acuity and manual performance http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=12137030 http://archive.advancedfootballanalytics.com/2007/11/nfl-home-field-advantage-by-climate.html http://archive.advancedfootballanalytics.com/2008/01/cold-weather-effect-on-scoring.html   More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc) Twitter: @Shakeywaits Email: [email protected]   Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org