Attack and Re-set – VB Drill

Cognitive Vision Training (CVT)

Cognitive Vision Training (CVT) is for all athletes and fitness minded humans.

CVT with Vector Ball improves athletic performance for practically every sport including Basketball, Hockey, Baseball, Football, Pickleball, Softball, Volleyball, Lacrosse, Tennis, Soccer, Cricket, Boxing, Mixed Martial Arts, Motor Sports, and more.

CVT with Vector Ball is scalable. It improves athletic performance regardless of your skill level or age (youth to professional).

• True agility is decision-based movement.
• True quickness isn’t just physical – it’s mental.
• Don’t panic, train your brain. #BrainSweat

1. Attack and Re-set Drill Instructions

All you need is a Vector Ball, 3 cones, and your paddle.

This drill applies to many sports and life situations, but we’ll use Pickleball in our example.

The athlete gets in a ready position (baseline) with 3 cones placed to the athlete’s front. The placement of the 3 cones represents different shots.

• One cone is placed for a forehand
• One cone is placed for a backhand
• One cone is placed for a center volley

Each time Vector Ball bounces it will turn either red, green, or blue, and each color is assigned a shot.

• Red = forehand
• Green = backhand
• Blue = center volley

The coach stands in front of the athlete and bounces Vector Ball. With each bounce, the athlete immediately moves to the cone and executes the corresponding shot, then returns to the ready position.

Drill Multipliers

To increase difficulty and cognitive load in this drill:

A) The coach bounces Vector Ball before the athlete has completely reset, forcing them to maintain focus and concentration.

B) Add working memory. The drill is executed based on the previous Vector Ball bounce.

For example, the coach bounces Vector Ball and it turns green, but the athlete doesn’t move. The coach bounces again and it turns red. The athlete immediately moves to execute a backhand, because the previous bounce was green. The sequence continues with each new bounce.

And as always — go as fast as your brain can.

2. Benefits

This Vector Ball drill improves your eyes-to-brain-to-muscle coordination and incorporates footwork, agility, and actions relating to specific sports.

In sports like Pickleball, Tennis, Racquetball, or Squash, you are constantly reacting to a multi-level and dynamic environment. The “game” is blasting visual information at you like a firehose, and your ability to see and process that information is the difference between amateur and elite.

Cognitive Vision Training with Vector Ball helps you obtain elite.

• Elite Visual Processing Speed
• Elite Focus and Attention
• Elite Reaction Time
• Elite eyes-to-brain-to-muscle coordination

Don’t panic, train your brain. #BrainSweat

This drill sharpens focus and improves agility and speed on the court. True agility is decision-based movement, which is what Cognitive Vision Training is all about.

See the visual cues:
See the ball, opponent, boundaries, teammate.

Process what they mean:
Process, calculate, assess, and choose action.º

Execute decisive action:
Execute precise actions and swing with a vector to impact.

Train the executive functions of your brain to coordinate with your body.

3. Let’s Go

We recommend about 5 minutes per session, 2–3 times per week, to achieve the full benefits of Cognitive Vision Training with Vector Ball.

This drill can be done in almost any room or gym with some open space, and it can easily be worked into your normal workout routines.

We also recommend Cognitive Vision Training with Vector Ball during pregame warm-ups. This helps get your mind and body ready and gives you the Cognitive Vision Training edge.

Perfect for athletes, physical therapy, fitness and health enthusiasts, or anyone training to think faster under pressure.