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Train Your Brain – Your Competitive Edge

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By Dr. Calvin Ross, Co-Founder,

MyXperts

Offensive coordinators, coaches and quarterbacks call the plays within the game plan. At the line, the defense will attempt to fake, decoy and panic the quarterback as he reads the defensive to call the best play at that time. I am going to discuss PASS (Personal Athletic Stress Survey) and how your brain dominance plays into how your brain functions to give you the ultimate competitive edge.

We will run two real basic plays demonstrating to you what strategies can happen at each stage of the play sequence, good or bad, to receive higher success statistics every game. Simply said, once you receive a PASS your brain will either show-up as brain dominance lateralized (cortically organized) where you will be naturally good at your sport or your brain profile will be mixed dominant (cortically disorganized). Both these brain conditions can be evaluated and cortically organized to correct any problems revealed by MyXperts.

Now, statistics are only valid in the past. The reality is what happens right now in the moment is the bottom line to receive a “W” when the time clock runs out. For example, we will run just two plays in this article by selecting a third and 3 play.

So, how do champions make it happen every time when it must count, do or die with consistency? You can understand how each player and franchise team will function in the chain of play events. Each player and team knows a chain is going to break at its weakest link. Every player in the chain of play must perform perfectly to complete the play. If just one player makes a mistake, the chain snaps and the play is broken up and fails.

Not everyone knows how the brain controls the whole body. Both hemispheres are connected by the corpus callosum giving different outcomes. The left side of the brain controls 80% of the right side of the body and the right side of the brain controls 80% of the left side of the body providing specific functions in how the brain dominance of each hemisphere work together.

Everyone knows they have a dominant hand, usually the right; but most people don’t know they also have a dominant eye, a dominant ear, and a dominant foot. One side is usually stronger and more coordinated than the other side. Try writing your name with your left hand? Hum, a little slow and awkward?

 

We will outline a winning play where all players in the chain of events are brain dominance organized and perform consistently to complete the play, how the brain works, and why. For example -

The quarterback receives the snap and we will give three simple play options for the explanation.

1.      The quarterback spins either left or right to hand-off to a running back.

2.      The quarterback stays in the pocket to make a pass.

3.      The quarterback bootlegs it.

Quarterback:

First, the quarterback determines his strongest consistent play to call depending on his brain dominance profile and against the opposing defense. This means a right-handed quarterback will spin left to hand off the football with his dominant strong coordinated right hand into the gut of the running back who will receive the ball with both his hands. Play complete.

Running Back:

Second, the running back is also right hand dominant, as well as right foot dominant. With the quarterback spinning left, handing the ball off with his right dominant strong hand, the running back sets behind and prepares to receive the ball on the quarterbacks left side by stepping onto his left foot, then onto steps to his dominant stronger coordinated right foot to precisely control and navigate his explosion. He goes directly through the hole opened.

Receivers:

Third, the receivers are right hand dominant, right foot dominant and also eye dominant. This means the receivers will make a fake right, then cut left to receive the ball by seeing the ball with their right dominant eye all the way into their strong right dominant hand for the catch. Play complete.

Now, let’s flip the coin to outline a high percentage of missed play opportunities. Because the players in the chain of events are mixed brain dominant they will not execute well and potentially give up possession of the ball. For example -

Quarterback:

Fourth, the quarterback receives the snap and will spin this time to his right to hand off the football with his left sub-dominate weaker less coordinated hand. The quarterback is less efficient when passing with his left hand successfully, mishandling the ball as a fumble. The critical chain of play events is suddenly stopped and the offense gives up possession.

 

Running Back:

Fifth, the running back will receive the ball from the quarterback stepping on their right foot and then onto their weaker less coordinated left foot to cut to the open hole, losing balance and precision, and falls short. The critical chain of play events is broken and the offense gives up possession. The dominant foot and stepping is critical in speed and coordination because it ties into the normal “cross-reflex” that prevails for power, speed, and coordination.

Receivers:

Sixth, the receivers are assumed to be right hand dominant, right foot dominate, and are also right eye dominant. In this play the receivers make a fake left and then cut right to receive the ball in their weaker, less coordinated left dominant hand and eye. The ball is dropped and the offense gives up possession.

We could run multiple scenarios with each player in every play and the possibilities go on and on. It seems difficult, complicated, and just theory. Not really true. If you see the brain profile map, you easily see the predicted outcome.

In addition to brain dominance organization we want to define another brain phenomena very few people understand, called “emotional spillage.”

Emotional spillage is the overlay between each hemisphere, which creates the biggest problem when players are under stress and mixed brain dominant. The two brain hemispheres try and transfer information from hemisphere to hemisphere and cannot transfer information from one side with efficiency, speed, and coordination for superior performance consistently.

 

About the Author:

Dr. Calvin Ross is the CEO and Co-Founder of MyXperts. He can be reached at his email address – drross@drrossdc.occoxmail.com or his web site – www.drrossdc.com/myxperts.

 






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