See Remember Catch – VB & HECO Drill

Hand-Eye Coordination and Cognitive Vision Training (CVT) is for all athletes and fitness minded humans.

CVT and Hand-Eye Coordination training with Vector® Ball and HECOstix® 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 and Hand-Eye Coordination training with Vector® Ball and HECOstix® 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. See Remember Catch Drill Instructions

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

Position two athletes about 10 feet apart. Athlete A holding a Vector Ball and athlete B holding a HECOstix. Simultaneously, athlete A bounce passes Vector Ball to athlete B, and athlete B tosses HECOstix to athlete A.

Each time Vector Ball hits the ground, as it is bounce passed, it will turn red, green, or blue. The Vector Ball color as it bounces is the visual cue for this drill.

First, athlete B, who just tossed HECOstix, must catch Vector Ball with the hand(s) that corresponds to the color (visual cue) when it bounced.

• Green = Catch with Lefthand
• Red = Catch with Righthand
• Blue = Catch with Both hands

Second, athlete A, who just bounce passed Vector Ball, must catch HECOstix by the color (leg) that correspond to the color (visual cue) of Vector Ball from the previous exchange/bounce pass.

• Green = Catch Green Leg
• Red = Catch Red Leg
• Blue = Catch Blue Leg

For example, let’s say Vector Ball turned red on the previous exchange/bounce pass, and athlete B is now holding Vector Ball, and athlete A is now holding HECOstix. Then let’s say Vector Ball, during this exchange, turns green.

• Athlete B must catch HECOstix by the red leg, because that was the color (visual cue) from the previous exchange.
• Athlete A must catch Vector Ball with his or her lefthand because that was the color (visual cue) from this exchange.

This is a fun and dynamic drill that can also be conducted competitively. For example, you could have multiple two person teams compete to see who can go the longest (most exchanges) without making a mistake.

Drill Multipliers

To increase difficulty and cognitive load to this drill:

• A) Call out which hand must be used to catch HECOstix while tossing HECOstix (e.g., “right!”). Then he or she must catch the correct color (leg) based on the previous exchange/bounce pass, and catch HECOstix with the hand called out by the partner.
• B) Athletes stand on one leg, adding the brain task of maintaining steady balance while focusing on catching Vector Ball and HECOstix with the correct hand/color.

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

2. Benefits

This Vector Ball / HECOstix drill improves your eyes to brain to muscle coordination, focus, concentration, and true agility relating to multiple sports.

In sports like Football, Basketball, Baseball, Volleyball, Softball, Pickleball, Handball, Tennis, and others, 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 and Hand-Eye Coordination Training with Vector Ball and HECOstix helps you obtain elite.

• Elite Visual Tracking
• Elite Focus and Concentration
• Elite Multisensory Integration
• Elite Reaction time and Game Awareness
• Elite eyes to brain to muscle coordination

Don’t panic, train your brain. #BrainSweat

This drill will sharpen your focus, movement preparation, agility, and speed on the field. True agility is decision-based movement, which is what this is all about.

Hear the audible cues: Hear the signals, adjustments, play calls.

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

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

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 5-10 minutes per session, 2-3 times a week to achieve the full benefits of Cognitive Vision Training and Hand-Eye Coordinating Training with Vector Ball and HECOstix.

This drill can be done in almost any open space. And you can easily work it in during your normal workout routines.

We also recommend Cognitive Vision Training and Hand-Eye Coordinating Training with Vector Ball and HECOstix 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 enthusiasts, or anyone training to think faster under pressure.