Dr Riki Lindsay

Riki Lindsay

Position: Lecturer, Health and Physical Education
Study area: Motor Learning and Skill acquisition
Location: Mount Helen, Building T, Office 311
Phone: (03) 5327 6857
Email: r.lindsay@federation.edu.au
ORCID ID: 0000-0001-8791-9471

Qualifications

Doctor of Philosophy (Human Movement) – Victoria University - 2022

Master of Sport and Exercise Science – Auckland University of Technology - 2022

Bachelor of Science (Honours) – Monash University - 2017

Bachelor of Sport and Recreation – Lincoln University - 2013

Teaching

Courses

  • Bachelor of Secondary Education (Health and Physical Education Teaching)
  • Bachelor of Sport, Physical and Outdoor Education

Units

  • Understanding Movement in Health and Physical Education (EDHPE1004)
  • Games Pedagogy (EDHPE4000)
  • Learning through Movement in Health and Physical Education (EDHPE4003)
  • Moving the Body in Health and Physical Education (EDHPE2002)

Biography

Riki is a motor learning and skill acquisition academic in the discipline of health and physical education. Having recently completed his PhD investigating novel approaches to motor imagery for skill development, he has developed a broad interest in areas associated with motor learning, motor control, skill acquisition and sport psychology. Riki teaches and researches in the areas of motor learning, skill acquisition, sports psychology, anatomy, physiology and biomechanics. He is the author of a number of journal articles, book chapters and conference publications that have primarily focused on learning and developing motor skills, including areas such as nonlinear pedagogy, constraints-led practice, performance-enhancing technologies (virtual reality), and neuropsychological techniques (mental practice and motor imagery).

Research interests

  • The role of movement variability in motor learning and skill acquisition
  • Performance Psychology in Sport
  • Application of neuropsychological techniques in rehabilitation
  • Performance-enhancing technologies

Supervision

Riki is currently available for supervision of honours and higher degree research students.

Publications

Book chapters

Spittle, M., Lindsay, R., & Morris, T. (2022). The Use of Motor Imagery in Closed Self-Paced Motor Tasks. In R. Lidor & G. Ziv (Eds.), The Psychology of Closed Self-Paced Motor Tasks in Sports. New York: Routledge.

Refereed journal articles

Lindsay, R., Komar, J., Chow, JY., Larkin, P., & Spittle, M. (in press). Different pedagogical approaches to motor imagery both demonstrate individualized movement patterns to achieve improved performance outcomes when learning a complex motor skill. PLOS ONE. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0282647.

Lindsay, R., Spittle, S., & Spittle, M. (2023). Skill Adaption in Sport and Movement: Practice Design Considerations for 360˚VR. Frontiers in Psychology, Article e1124530.

Kittel, A., Stevens, C., Lindsay, R., Spittle, S., & Spittle, M. (2023). An Overview of Australian Exercise and Sport Science Degrees. Frontiers in Education, 8.

Lindsay, R. S., Oldham, A. R., Drinkwater, E. J., Spittle, M., & Storey, A. G. (2022). Effects of personalised motor imagery on the development of a complex weightlifting movement. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 20(1), 57-78.

Lindsay, R. S., Komar, J., Chow, J. Y., Larkin, P., & Spittle, M. (2022). Is prescription of specific movement form necessary for optimal skill development? A nonlinear pedagogy approach. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 1-9.

Lindsay, R., Kittel, A., & Spittle, M. (2022). Motor Imagery and Action Observation: A Case for the Integration of 360° VR. Frontiers in Psychology, 13.

Kittel, A., Lindsay, R., Larkin, P., & Spittle, M. (2022). The application of 360 VR for training sports officials: a constraints-led approach. Managing Sport and Leisure, 1-9.

Lindsay, R. S., Chow, J. Y., Larkin, P., & Spittle, M. (2022). Creating Adaptable Skills: A Nonlinear Pedagogy Approach to Mental Imagery. Journal of Sport Psychology in Action, 1-11.

Lindsay, R., Komar, J., Chow, J. Y., Larkin, P., & Spittle, M. (2022). Influence of a nonlinear pedagogy approach on individual routes of learning when acquiring a complex weightlifting skill. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 25, S16.

Oranchuk, D. J., Harbour, E. T., Lindsay, R. S., Storey, A. G., & Drinkwater, E. J. (2022). Improved power clean performance with the hook-grip is not due to altered force-time or horizontal bar-path characteristics. Journal of Sports Sciences, 40(2), 226-235.

Lindsay, R. S., Larkin, P., Kittel, A., & Spittle, M. (2021). Mental imagery training programs for developing sport-specific motor skills: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 1-22.

Kittel, A., Larkin, P., Elsworthy, N., Lindsay, R., & Spittle, M. (2020). Effectiveness of 360 virtual reality and match broadcast video to improve decision-making skill. Science and Medicine in Football, 4(4), 255-262.

Lindsay, R., & Lenetsky, S. (2020). The Contribution of Expert Coaches Experiential Knowledge in Understanding Punching Performance in Boxers. Journal of Emerging Sports Studies, 3(1).

Lindsay, R., Spittle, M., & Larkin, P. (2019). The effect of mental imagery on skill performance in sport: A systematic review. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 22, S92.

Oranchuk, D. J., Drinkwater, E. J., Lindsay, R. S., Helms, E. R., Harbour, E. T., & Storey, A. G. (2019). Improvement of kinetic, kinematic, and qualitative performance variables of the power clean with the hook grip. International journal of sports physiology and performance, 14(3), 378-384.

Refereed conference proceedings

Oranchuk, D., Lindsay, R., Helms, E., Harbour, E., Storey, A., & Drinkwater, E. (2018, September). Hook-grip improves power clean kinetics and kinematics. In Conference: 36th International Society of Biomechanics in Sports. International Society of Biomechanics in Sports (ISBS).

Associations

  • Sports Medicine Australia (SMA)
  • Australian Psychological Society (APA)
  • Australian Council for Health, Physical Education and Recreation (ACHPER)
  • Higher Education Research and Development Society (HERDSA)