Dr Rob Gray (Associate Professor in Human Systems Engineering at Arizona State University) talks about coaching in sport as well as skill acquisition in baseball and the future of virtual reality in sport Timestamps 00:00 - 03:41 - Introduction to guest, background and topic 03:42 - 09:49 - What is skill acquisition? 09:50 - 14:08 - Consistency vs improvement 14:09 - 20:39 - The role of the coach in skill acquisition 20:40 - 24:19 - What would a typical study consist of? 24:20 - 35:10 - Virtual reality in coaching and skill acquisition 35:11 - 41:15 - The variability of the virtual world compared to the real world 41:16 - 48:35 - Where is research and coaching going in the next few years 48:36 - 51:42 - Where to find out more about the topic in the episode