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USA Hockey reported that

cognitive ability to see the game and understand it, through the help of programs such as IntelliGym, could prove helpful not only in skill development, but also injury prevention.” Nike, among others, wants athletes to im- prove all areas of their senses, including reac- tion time. Nike engineers created the SPARQ program, which pairs physical fitness with software programs to improve brain speed and function. NFL wide receiver Greg Jennings says the program stimulates his mind and gets his

point-scoring rose 30 percent after its teams at all levels started using cognitive training exercises.

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