Train Your Brain, Improve Your Athletic Game "You have to train your mind like you train your body." Regulars to the Lumosity blog are familiar with this adage, but did you know that it's possible for cognitive training to directly improve athletic performance?   Researchers have long investigated mental training's influence on a wide variety of sports and athletic pursuits. Studies at the University of Calgary and the University of Central Oklahoma looked at visual training's link to basketball and volleyball, respectiv...

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  If you don't know what you're looking for, you might miss it!   In professional sports, the scouts are the ones that get most of the credit behind the scenes. They are the ones that need to know exactly what to look for when searching for that future all-star.   If you follow baseball at all, you know the Dodgers have a good reputation for picking future all stars.   Lou Holtz, once said, "It doesn't matter how good I am, if the players aren't quality." He went on to say, "If you can find and raise a great team, t...

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