Started by Cole Dano, January 29, 2013 · 4 Replies · 2,492 Views
More and more the importance of the mind and nervous system in sport and fitness is being revealed.
Look at this amazing ability of Renaldo to predict and accurately place the ball in the net based on almost no information on the oncoming balls trajectory.
http://www.bettermovement.org/2013/the-incredible-visual-skills-of-christiano-ronaldo/
I love bettermovement, always really nice articles there, and Todd is super nice to boot. I wasn't able to see the video, so I'll have to check it out when I get home. I'm not surprised by the results of the test in the least, I especially liked that ronaldo was looking at his opponents hips rather than his feet.
That's incredible. I thought it was neat that he was so comfortable with controlling the ball with his feet that he could do it without looking and was able to devote a lot of his vision to checking the other player's body language. The light on/off ball reaction thing was really neat as well. The second one where he precisely kicks the ball into the goal blew my mind. Great find, Cole.
They don't tell you is his father used to make him play blindfolded! 
As a kid playing competitive soccer (and basketball) all of our drills were taught with an emphasis on "keeping your eyes up" and not looking at the ball.
This is a really cool video to show these fundamental skills developed to the absolute highest of levels. Thanks for posting Cole.