E63: Deception in Rugby: The psychology and biomechanics

Dr Laurence Warren-Westgate (Assistant Professor in Sport, Exercise and Health Psychology at the University of Nottingham talks about deception, anticipation, psychology and biomechanics in rugby with host Stuart McErlain-Naylor. Timestamps00:00 - 04:23 - Introduction to guest, background and the topic of the episode04:24 - 08:33 - Anticipation in sport: Why is it important?08:33 - 13:59 - How have anticipation and deception been studied before?14:00 - 19:40 - How do we recreate this in realistic scenarios?19:41 - 28:58 - Why are the successful players looking at certain areas?28:59 - 35:11 - Can you create context-specific actions to lure opponents into traps?35:12 - 41:36 - Are professionals actually better at deception than amateurs?41:36 - 43:06 - Are visual elements the same in both phases of play?43:07- 45:26 - How does bias come into play with deception and interception?45:27 - 47:47 - What is next?47:48 - 49:48 - Links, thank yous and goodbyes from the guest.