How our body language can affect teammates and competitors, with Philip Furley
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A talk with Philip Furley, who has done a lot of research on behavior and psychology in sports. Topics discussed include: how an athlete's body language can influence teammates, opponents, and even judges; behaviors and strategies of penalty kickers and goalkeepers in soccer; some specific behaviors from the recent World Cup; collective displays of team unity (like the "Haka"); the difficulties of finding behavioral patterns in sports; thoughts on making practical use of Furley's research findings.  The Voyage CastAs therapists, we started this podcast because therapy can only take us so far....Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify Support the showWant to learn more about the show or sign up for Premium? Go to behavior-podcast.com. I'm on Twitter at @apokerplayer. See a summary of my work.
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