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Podcast: The Perception & Action Podcast
Episode: 13D - Sports Science Shorts: The Effect of Cold Weather on Sports Performance
Description: 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
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