Back to Wall – VB Drill

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. Wall Ball Drill Instructions:

All you need is a Vector® Ball and a firm wall to throw it against.

Athlete stands about 8 feet from the wall with their back turned to it. The coach stands in front of the athlete, slightly to the left or right so they have a clear lane to throw Vector Ball. The coach firmly throws Vector Ball against the wall behind the athlete.

Each time Vector Ball strikes the wall, it will change color (red, green, or blue), providing a visual cue to the athlete. As the athlete sees the coach throwing Vector Ball, they must immediately turn, read the visual cue (color), and catch it with the corresponding hand(s). For example:

• Green = Catch with Left hand
• Red = Catch with Right hand
• Blue = Catch with Both hands

After each catch, the athlete quickly returns to the starting position with their back to the wall and resets. The coach should throw the next repetition immediately, or slightly before the athlete is fully reset to increase tempo and demand.

Drill Multipliers

To increase difficulty and cognitive load to this drill:

A) Have the athlete stand on one leg. This adds the challenge of maintaining balance while visually tracking and catching the Vector Ball with the correct hand.

B) Assign a non-action task to one of the colors. For example, when the Vector Ball turns blue, the athlete must not catch it. Instead, they avoid the Ball completely and let the coach catch it.

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 elevates your game speed.

In sports like Pickleball, Tennis, Hockey, Basketball, Lacrosse, Handball, or Baseball, 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 basic but challenging drill will sharpen your focus and improve your real-world quickness. True agility is decision-based movement, which is what Cognitive Vision Training is all about.

See the visual cues:

See the ball, opponent, teammate, boundaries, condition.

Process what they mean:

Process, calculate, assess, and choose action set.

Execute decisive action:

Execute precise actions that provide a vector to victory.

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

3. Let’s Go

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

This drill can be done in almost any room with a firm wall, and you can easily work in Cognitive Vision Training during your normal workouts or fitness 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/health enthusiast, or anyone training to think faster under pressure.