Geplaatst: 8 Mar, 2024

Artificial intelligence and Sports: Eric Castien (BrainsFirst) provides answers

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.


Geplaatst: 1 Dec, 2023

A computer game for children reveals secrets that the world’s biggest football clubs are looking for answers to

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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What Makes An Elite Soccer Player’s Brain Different From The Rest Of Us – Forbes

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.


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AZ Alkmaar use BrainsFirst test to identify best young talent and it has helped them win UEFA Youth League

AZ Alkmaar have one of Europe’s most innovative and successful academies. Following their UEFA Youth League triumph, Adam Bate speaks to Eric Castien of BrainsFirst to find out more about the role that neuroscience is playing in the club’s recruitment.


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AZ Alkmaar and its revolution in talent acquisition: “The cognitive factor is crucial”

We analyze the success of the Dutch team that swept and won the Youth League


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Blood, sweat and brains

We analyze the success of the Dutch team that swept and won the Youth League


Geplaatst: 30 Nov, 2023

AZ Alkmaar: The club where coaching goes against convention

AZ Alkmaar made Dutch footballing history in April.
They became the first team from the Netherlands to win the UEFA Youth League, the under-19 age group’s Champions League equivalent.


Geplaatst: 19 Oct, 2023

Werder Bremen includes cognitive data in talent evaluation

Brain-based talent approach becomes a standard in Bundesliga

The German club competing in Bundesliga and the Amsterdam-based Sports tech company BrainsFirst started their collaboration this month with a focus on the identification and selection of the most promising football talents. The common goal is to make the process of talent identification & evaluation more fact-based, data-driven and scalable. Werder Bremen believes cognition adds crucial performance-predictive information to the talent evaluation processes. Better player selection leads to more home-grown players in the first team and a more positive transfer balance for the German club.


Geplaatst: 16 May, 2023

BrainsFirst is the brain behind the youth academies of clubs like AZ, PSV, and Feyenoord.

Since that youth academy, football players at AZ are not only tested for fitness and strength. The players’ brains are also monitored. Starting from Under 12, players have to play simple computer games to examine their cognitive skills. The club collaborates with the company BrainsFirst, just like PSV and Feyenoord, among others, for this purpose.


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AZ Alkmaar use BrainsFirst test to identify best young talent and it has helped them win UEFA Youth League

AZ Alkmaar have one of Europe’s most innovative and successful academies. Following their UEFA Youth League triumph, Adam Bate speaks to Eric Castien of BrainsFirst to find out more about the role that neuroscience is playing in the club’s recruitment.