Sports Brain Training

[anf30000]

I’ve been reading about NeuroTracker the visual-cognitive training program used by pro athletes in the NFL, NHL, Premier League, etc. It trains processing speed, peripheral awareness, and decision-making under pressure.

Considering Darko’s system is all about quick reads, no ball-sticking, and flowing offense, it feels like this kind of training would be perfect for the Raptors.

Guys like Gradey (who flashes great defense/offense when locked in but sometimes zones out) or Precious (when he was here) seem like prime candidates who could benefit.

Anyone know if the Raptors use NeuroTracker (or something similar) with player development? Or is this still mostly used in other sports?

Curious if this could be a hidden edge in developing consistency and faster reads for young players.

[MessiahUjiri]

Looks like Orlando Magic tried it, per their website.

Someone should send this to the Raps. Lookup their coaching and training staff and send them this link- this could be beneficial also for players looking to improve their defensive awareness (RJ/Quickley)

https://www.neurotrackerx.com/use-cases/basketball

[CPT]

I’m extremely skeptical, but their page actually has some published research papers, so I might check them out. One of them seemed like it was about eggs though, so we’ll see.

When it comes to things like this, a first reaction would be “why not try it? it’s just money,” but there’s a clear opportunity cost involved.

What would be a greater benefit to our players? 2 hours a week of this? 2 more hours of film study? Weight room? Scrimmage? Drills? Personal coaching? (Sports) therapy? Rest?

This is what is difficult about proving actual effects (like this, anyway) scientifically.

[pilkoids]

Slightly unrelated, but i've been following this guys work on X, pretty impressive stuff using the Roboflow vision model (https://github.com/roboflow/sports):

Read on Twitter

[WaltFrazier]

I know it isn't the same, but I'm reminded of that big board the Raptors have at the OVO center. I could never tell if it had any impact, and I forget what it was supposed to do. Do they still use it in the Darko era?

[WaltFrazier]

Looks like Orlando Magic tried it, per their website.

Someone should send this to the Raps. Lookup their coaching and training staff and send them this link- this could be beneficial also for players looking to improve their defensive awareness (RJ/Quickley)

https://www.neurotrackerx.com/use-cases/basketball

Surprised to open this link and see a video about Akil's involvement:

Watch on YouTube

[And1Skip]

My 10 year old son is a competitive hockey goalie and I got him to use NeuroTracker daily for about half a year and he got better at it but I couldn't tell if it really helped him or not. It was very expensive for what you get (subscription to software or can log into website and a pair of 3D glasses). I ended up stopping the subscription and got a Meta Quest VR and subscribed to NHL Sense Arena and that has done wonders to his game.

[tecumseh18]

My 10 year old son is a competitive hockey goalie and I got him to use NeuroTracker daily for about half a year and he got better at it but I couldn't tell if it really helped him or not. It was very expensive for what you get (subscription to software or can log into website and a pair of 3D glasses). I ended up stopping the subscription and got a Meta Quest VR and subscribed to NHL Sense Arena and that has done wonders to his game.

Wow, I wish I had known about this sooner. My son is now 16 and is 6' 2". He plays Toronto Select hockey, but it's too late to really develop his hockey skills enough for college (or the pros ).

[And1Skip]

My 10 year old son is a competitive hockey goalie and I got him to use NeuroTracker daily for about half a year and he got better at it but I couldn't tell if it really helped him or not. It was very expensive for what you get (subscription to software or can log into website and a pair of 3D glasses). I ended up stopping the subscription and got a Meta Quest VR and subscribed to NHL Sense Arena and that has done wonders to his game.

Wow, I wish I had known about this sooner. My son is now 16 and is 6' 2". He plays Toronto Select hockey, but it's too late to really develop his hockey skills enough for college (or the pros ).

Never too late with that size! My son will never get to even average height but there was such lack of goalies at his age group that he got guaranteed a spot in U10A last year and I was so focused on getting him to be at least respectable between the pipes