I don't know about professional teams, but it looks as though I can develop
access to a woman's basketball team (college varsity), and men's soccer. I
am currently getting set up to work with recreational roller skaters, field
hockey, and lacrosse players (latter two all women). I'll keep you posted
in the spring.

I started to outline a brief conceptual article on thermal discrimination
for enhancing swimming stroke, but haven't gotten it all written yet. I'm
relearning how to swim as an adult (I learned at YMCA camp 30 years ago). I
have trouble with my stroke, and mistime my breathing so much that I have to
take a break after each lap or two. I found my swimming stronger and my
breathing better one cool day when the Y staff left the outside door open
(more laps, though I haven't kept data unfortunately). The air in the
indoor pool area was much cooler and drier than normal. A correlational
study with an indoor swim team might be a good start for assessing the
influence of the temperature/humidity variable. Obviously, single-subject
designs with a baseline, intervention, and reversal would be more compelling
evidence. I thought it would make a good short article to see if anyone has
data on the topic. So far though, it is only a reflection of information
observations. No data.

Michael

Michael A. Kirkpatrick, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Wesley College
120 North State Street
Dover, DE 19901-3875

Office Phone: 1-302-736-2457
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-----Original Message-----
From: kevinjan [mailto:kevinjan@...]
Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2001 10:33 PM
To: B-fit@yahoogroups.com
Cc: markandamandaadams@...
Subject: RE: [B-fit] (unknown)


Those are great ideas, Gordon. I'll expect at least 4 articles from that
material from you for the next newsletter. OK, maybe I don't expect you to
come up with all of them.

I tell you, it would be awesome for a behavior analyst to get access to some
kind of professional team to do a little experimental training. I bet we
could solve some pretty serious problems for them. I keep thinking that if
we could get an "in" the results would lead to more opportunities. Of
course, if this happened, I'd expect a newsletter article out of it.

Kevin

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gordon Henry [mailto:flashhenry@...]
> Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2001 8:15 PM
> To: B-fit@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [B-fit] (unknown)
>
>
>
> --- Mark Adams <markandamandaadams@...> wrote:
> > Heelo friends,
> > In preparing for the next newsletter, are there any
> > topics of particular
> > interest to you that you would like to see a written
> > up? Thank-you
> > ____________________________
> > Drs. Mark and Amanda Adams
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> >
> >
> >
> I sent a short manuscript to Kevin regarding a
> feedback intervention with amateur tennis players.
>
> But, here's a couple other ideas. It might be
> interesting to read a sort of biography or historical
> sketch of a prominent figure in the application of
> behavioral principles to health, sports, fitness
> settings. This could be a series, actually.
>
> Also, we might find an athletic team to do a little
> expose (read an accent over the second "e") on.
> Almost all amateur and professional teams are using at
> least some behavioral principles, they just don't use
> our vocabulary. Similarly, we might find a particular
> practitioner who has some skill at applying behavioral
> principles (such as a fitness trainer, a gym manager,
> a coach, etc.) even though they may not refer to their
> techniques as such.
>
> Gordon (the idea guy) Henry
>
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