Posts Tagged ‘soccer’
Nike launches mental training app to help soccer players win the mental game
Nike Moves into Brain Training with Launch of Pro Genius (Creativity): “Nike has made its first move into the world of mental training with the launch of Pro Genius, a series of tools and techniques designed to help young soccer players develop the mental side of their game
Read MoreSport-specific brain training programs gain adoption in basketball, ice hockey and soccer
IntelliGym Trains The Brain Of An Athlete Like A Fighter Pilot (SportTechie): “Fighter pilots and people playing team sports have more in common than you may have thought. In fact, the cognitive functions players need on the soccer pitch, the ice rink and the basketball court are very similar to those fighter pilots use during…
Read MoreFootballers add novelty, variety and challenge to sharpen cognitive and perceptual skills
Can brain training make better footballers? (The Guardian): “It sounds like a game designed for toddlers – throwing and catching a ball to encourage talking – but, according to coaches at Southampton FC, brain-training technique Life Kinetik is the latest weapon in the war to stop modern life ruining the beautiful game
Read MoreNew $3m European-Israeli collaboration to build brain training system and enhance football (soccer) players’ game intelligence
. The initial pilot, funded under the EU Horizon 2020 framework and to be completed by 2017, will start with leading European soccer academies including Ajax Amsterdam, PSV Eindhoven, AZ Alkmaar and FC Freiburg, in collaboration with the Sports University in Cologne, Germany.
Read MoreNeuroimaging studies: In soccer, over one thousand “headers” per year can lead to brain injury and cognitive impairment
. Study indicates there may be a heading threshold above which the risk for brain damage increases significantly: An Interview with Michael L. Lipton (Dana Foundation): “Dr. Lipton pioneered the use of MRI technology to detect mild traumatic brain injuries (mTBI) from concussions. Such injuries, which may bring cognitive and behavioral impairment and even neurodegeneration later…
Read MoreNeeded: Clear protocols to deal with soccer-related concussions
Uruguayan midfielder stirs debate about concussions in soccer (The Globe and Mail): “The team doctor stepped away from his patient and motioned to the coaches on the far sideline. He rolled his hands one over the other, the signal that the stumbling player beside him, Uruguay midfielder Álvaro Pereira, would have to be substituted. In many sports,…
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