Face-Off – 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. Face-Off Drill Instructions:

All you need is a Vector Ball, 3 cones, and 2 athletes.

Place 3 cones (red, green, blue) between 2 athletes facing each other. Both athletes are positioned so they can quickly grab one of the cones. A coach bounces Vector Ball to one side, between the athletes, so both athletes can see it with their peripheral vision. Each time Vector Ball strikes the floor it will turn either red, green, or blue. With each bounce, both athletes try to grab the correct cone before the other athlete. For example, if Vector Ball turns red, both athletes will try to grab the red cone before their opponent.

The athlete that secures the most correct cones wins the round.

Drill Multipliers

To increase difficulty and cognitive load to this drill:

A) Have athletes conduct the drill while in a Plank position. This adds physical stress while trying to grab the correct cone before your opponent.

B) Add working memory. This is done by executing the drill based on the previous Vector Ball bounce. For example, the coach starts by bouncing Vector Ball and let’s say it turns green, but the athletes don’t move yet. Coach bounces Vector Ball again and it’s red, and immediately the athletes try to grab the green cone because the previous bounce (visual cue) was green. Coach bounces Vector Ball again and it’s blue, and the athletes immediately try and grab the red cone, because the previous bounce (visual cue) was red, and so on.

And As Always – Go As Fast As Your Brain Can!

2. Benefits

This Vector Ball drill adds a one-on-one competitive element and is a challenging and fun exercise to improve your cognitive quickness.

In sports like Football, Pickleball, Hockey, Basketball, Lacross, Handball, or Baseball, you are constantly trying to react quicker and more precise than your opponent. Everything is about besting the other athlete in 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 challenging partner 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.

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 some open space. And you can easily work it in during 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/health enthusiast, or anyone training to think faster under pressure.