Whenever we talk about the best footballers, like Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo, we often talk about how clever they are with the ball. And yet, football intelligence is typically missing in the data that's used to measure performance and development. Footballers, and indeed any sports player at the highest level, are smart in very specific ways. BrainsFirst has developed a method to measure sports intelligence. Based on 6 years of neuroscientific research, we've developed a valuable and easy to use tool that you can use to recognize and develop talent.
With these serious games you can reliably determine the football intelligence of your players.
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Are you curious how using game-based assessment raises ROI on your Academy budget?
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Where does a talent like Messi come from? Can you train it, or is it innate? And how can me measure it?
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The games are used for talent recognition from the age of 10. The interpretation and predictive value of the scores differ for players up to 14.5 and players from 14.5 years.
BrainsFirst provides a talent identification tool and helps you determine if players have the brain potential to become a top player. We help clubs to invest primarily in the (potentially) best players.
Previous research has shown that the effect of cognitive PC training is limited. You may be able to change “a 6” to “a 7”, but not to “a 8” or higher.
19 Feb, 2024
Greek newspaper ‘Peloponnisos’ spoke with the Dutch research journalist-author and founder of BrainsFirst about the entry of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into football and sports in general. And also specifically about ways to predict if a teenager can play at a high level.
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24 May, 2023
In order to better identify tomorrow’s football stars, international national and club teams test the brains of children up to the age of 12. Behind the idea is a Dutchman who has already seen startling results. The graphics are most reminiscent of Pac-Man, Space Invaders, Tetris or other video games that have at least 30-40 years behind them. With a cannon you have to shoot small figures that fall from the sky. You also have to connect dots in time and remember shapes like in a kind of flip game.
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20 Mar, 2023
It’s not every day that Real Madrid get thrashed 4-0.
But that’s what happened to their under-19 side in the quarterfinals of this year’s UEFA Youth League.
AZ don’t have the resources of Real Madrid, or even domestic rivals Ajax and PSV. Instead, they’ve harnessed the power of the brain.
