Shortly after the Portland Trail Blazers step off the court following practice or a game, they’re whisked into a “brain room,” where they watch DVDs with devices strapped to their heads that read the electrical activity in their brains. It’s a scene that might seem peeled from a 1980’s sci-fi movie. This season, the Trail […]
What if soccer players were spaceships scoring with, defending, and fighting over a hexagonal ball on your computer screen? That unlikely scenario is the reality in Football IntelliGym, a computer-based training program that is designed to improve the cognitive skills associated with playing soccer. According to IntelliGym CEO Danny Dankner, the training software improves players’ […]
For years, emphasis has been put on the physical side of training for National Rugby League referees. Given that referees typically run upwards of 5.5 miles each during a single match, they essentially trained like triathletes. However, NRL Referees’ Strength & Conditioning Manager Cameron Black wanted to develop a better way to train these individuals. “They’ve […]
In the midst of two major ongoing soccer tournaments, the Copa America and the Euro 2016, there are surely a host of young players wondering what it will take for them to play on the same stage as many of these professional players. Now, Nike has given a tangible exercise for anyone to do via their […]
What began in 2005 as a small organization devoted to investigating what visually demanding tasks did to the human brain, Doctor Jeff Nyquist and his team at Neuro Trainer have now developed an idea that can change not only the world of sport, but also has the potential to change everything around it. Utilizing virtual […]
