What is Sportwall Sensory Integration Training?
Elite athletes are superior in three main areas:
strength, skill and speed. Strength training should
be general; develop the "machine" to have
the capability to perform maximally, both muscularly
and cardiovascularly. Skill training is very specific;
practice makes perfect only if one practices perfectly.
Speed is what truly separates the elite athlete from
the good athlete. Not 40 yard dash speed, but rather
how fast the mind puts the body in motion. It is memory,
recognition of patterns and preparation all mixed together.
Physical speed is the manifestation of what goes on
in the athlete's mind before he reacts. His mind speed
is the essence of his greatness.
For years coaches have searched for the "ultimate
tool" for speed development. Sportwall International,
Inc. has created such tool. Sportwall Sensory Integration
Training enables the athlete to merge the mental and
the physical. Consistent use of the Sports-PC will improve
the speed at which the mind functions! The faster an
athlete's mind works, the slower the game appears. That's
what's meant by being in the "Zone" ... the
true "winner's circle".
Sportwall Sensory Integration Training calls on all
of the senses to be in focused cooperation in the process
of executing skill-based tasks. Training involves interactive
play of a ball to electronic targets by players who
have to use both hands, feet, ears and eyes to achieve
success. The level of efficiency called on is above
and beyond the player's existing skill level and comfort
zone, which forces the natural process of adaptation.
By adapting to a higher level of performance the neurological
system naturally adjusts by creating more efficient
pathways. The result is improved neurological efficiency,
sensory integration and more efficient execution of
skill-based tasks.
Sportwall Sensory Integration Training Focuses on
Neurological Efficiency and Skill-based Training
In physical education, health, fitness and sports there
have been three concepts that have governed how people
work out. The first was Nautilus - the time machine
that featured 20-minute strength workout. Second came
Cardio-training based on raising the heart rate using
treadmills, stairmasters and cross-trainers; and third,
functional training using balls, bands and pulleys to
simulate functions performed in every-day life.
Sportwall International Inc. has now redefined the
market with a forth concept, Sportwall Sensory Integration
Training, focusing on neurological efficiency and skill-based
training. Each of the previous concepts redefined the
way people work out. Sportwall Sensory Integration Training
is doing the same.
Making Physical Exercise the Consequence of Entertainment
Sportwall Sensory Integration Training is the first
concept to fulfill the neurological efficiency and skill-based
training requirements for physical education teachers
mandated by the President's Council on Physical Fitness
and Sports. Best of all, the Sports-PC is re-creating
recreation while making physical exercise the consequence
of entertainment.
The Sports-PC is endorsed by leaders in a variety of
fields and already has proven market validation! Beyond
sports and fitness, researchers are excited about the
potential of the Sports-PC as a tool in treating certain
neurological and central nervous system disorders.
Sportwall Sensory Integration Training for Brain
and Body Fitness
Arcade and play-station type games have been instrumental
in setting a new level of hand eye coordination skills.
The Sports-PC takes this principle to a higher level
to achieve total sensory integration, which includes
both hands, feet, eyes and ears. Players are required
to simultaneously track a ball, targets, sounds, time
clocks and scores, while concurrently engaging in a
full-body workout. Challenging? Yes, but a total blast,
and Sensory Integration takes place without effort delivering
a whole new era in brain and body fitness training.
The level of focus required combined with sensory cooperation
forces the neurological system to find more efficient
pathways resulting in rapid development of essential
skills including: throwing and catching of balls, ball
control, ball placement, reaction time, agility, footwork,
memory, focus and concentration. It also improves neurological
efficiency including kinesthetic sense, visual efficiency,
motor skills and sensory integration, as well as cardiovascular
fitness, flexibility and muscular strength.
"Research indicates that when both eyes, both
ears, both hands and both feet are being equally used,
the corpus callossum (responsible for whole brain processing)
orchestrating these processes between the right and
left hemispheres becomes more fully developed, cognitive
function is heightened and ease of learning increases."
Dr. Carla Hannaford, Neurologist and Author "Smart
Moves"
Performance Factors
Sportwall Sensory Integration Training has an impact
on all of the performance factors below:
Skills:
• Throwing, catching
• Ball control, ball placement
• Reaction time
• Footwork
• Memory
• Focus and concentration
• Cooperative play
• Strategy
Neurological Efficiency:
• Kinesthetic sense including balance and body
awareness
• Visual efficiency including visual acuity, depth
perception, visual pursuit, saccadic movement, visual
concentration, speed of focus, fixation ability, visual/motor
organization, jump duction, auditory/tachistoscopic
skills
• Motor skills including hand-eye and hand-eye-foot
coordination
• Sensory integration
Cardiovascular fitness
Muscular strength
Agility and flexibility
Benefits
• Focuses on neurological efficiency, cardio-fitness
and skill-based training
• Improves kinesthetic sense in young people and
adults
• Promotes the development of interconnectivity
between the hemispheres of the brain which improves
whole brain thinking
• Is the fastest way to develop sports-related
skills such as reaction skills, quick hands, fast feet
and superior hand eye coordination
• It's fun - training takes place in a play format
which produces a positive experience and healthy attitude
toward fitness
• Is highly motivating since scoring delivers instant
feedback on the pace of learning
• Produces a positive attitude toward cooperative
play
• Encourages participants to focus on self-improvement
• Improves self esteem in children
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