Improve dynamic visual acuity, contrast sensitivity and focused attention. Equipment: Paint or purchase a puck, ball or object that is similar to the color of the background it is used on; for example, use a white puck for ice hockey or use a green ball for field hockey. Procedure: Practice regular drills in low contrast conditions by substituting, for example, a normal black puck with a white puck. Build up to 10 minutes of practice with similarly colored object. 3 Air Forc

As football players move up from youth leagues to high school to college and, ultimately, the NFL, there is often a sharp learning curve to adapt to the next level. They struggle with the speed of the game and the need to “slow the game down” to make better on-field decisions. Even for elite players, with all of their physical talent, training the brain to react instinctively to game situations takes hours of preparation and repetition. Daniel Kahneman, a Nobel Prize winning

Last year, the Spanish newspaper Marca revealed the nicknames that Real Madrid players have given each other inside the Santiago Bernabéu locker room. While some names poked fun at a player’s appearance (“Nemo” for Mesut Özil’s bulging eyes), superstar Cristiano Ronaldo was simply known as “la máquina”, Spanish for “the machine.” With his humanoid robot physique and his superior speed and quickness, Ronaldo seems to be programmed for goal scoring. Indeed, sponsor Castrol has

How does one become a World Class Player? What skills and attributes does it take to get to the top? This article will briefly discuss some of the keys to long-term development and bring to life some of the prerequisites that players need to learn in order to maximise their abilities. Extract of: "THE PROGRESSIVE DEVELOPMENT OF A HIGH PERFORMANCE PLAYER", by USTA. #360athletenews #PERFORMANCE #TENNIS