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I specialise in visual performance and motor skill development (eye/hand/body coordination). With 30% of the brain devoted to vision and 80 – 90% of all information taken in being visual, it is particularly relevant to sport. The good news is that visual performance and motor skill development is highly trainable and Crazy Catch is fantastic for developing these skills.

I have been using Crazy Catch with World Cup Winners, Olympians and elite athletes since 2001. Crazy Catch is a complete  convenient package - in a short space of time a high level of training is achieved across a range of skill areas including:

     Eye / Hand / Body coordination skills

     Speed of eye response

     Eye movement skills (as used in ball tracking and reading)

     Peripheral awareness skills

     Ability to focus

     Visual concentration skills 

The Crazy Catch is a must for any elite athlete

The unique insane side with the random ball return - this is the key Crazy Catch feature that provides versatility for elite athletes.

Ongoing development and training ideas - Crazy Catch has developed a range of Crazy Card activities, featuring points from me, to optimise training sessions and provide solutions for many training situations.

One Minute Challenges - another excellent concept that I use with all the athletes I work with. It is critical to measure performance  and provide a challenge. crazycatch.com provides additional motivation and support, allowing challenges to measure their performance against themselves, their team mates and leading athletes throughout the world.

New Crazy Catch VisionBalls.  VisionBalls provide an excellent training cue to assist early ball flight-path detection and ball tracking, in the critical catching / ball striking zone.

The Insane Fun Factor

It is important that training is fun and challenging - this was certainly the case with the successful World Cup winning England and Springbok rugby teams I worked with. Elite  athletes or children alike agree that Crazy Catch insane = fun.

Crazy Catch for Children

While much of my work focuses on elite athletes, I do research looking the development of Visual Performance and Coordination Skills with youngsters.  Vision & Motor Skill development play such a large part of overall brain development with children.  Eye / hand / body coordination are highly trainable. For me it is simple - if I had my choice, all children would have access to Crazy Catch to develop these skills and create pathways to a healthier and more active lifestyle.  

For me Crazy Catch is a complete training package. It is highly applicable to World Champions and at the same time to young ones starting out on their first catching and throwing experiences. Train hard and have fun.

Dr Sherylle Calder.