The Magic Bus at the Virginia Glory Spring Invitational
April 22-23, 2023
Wakefield Park - 8100 Braddock Road Annandale, VA 22003
MAKE BETTER, MORE EFFECTIVE IN-GAME DECISIONS
During The Magic Bus at the Virginia Glory Spring Invitational, athletes will have the unique opportunity to take The S2 Evaluation used by top Division 1 college softball programs and MLB teams across the country.
S2 PLAYER DATA MAY BE SEEN BY SCOUTS AND COACHES FROM ALL LEVELS
ABOUT THE S2 EVALUATION
The S2 Eval brings visibility to your players’s cognitive skill sets and identifies how it impacts their in-game performance. This data can be used to create customized player development plans to unlock their brain’s maximum potential to make better, more effective in-game decisions. Every S2 Evaluation includes drill frameworks to help athletes BUILD2WIN.
S2 Cognition: How it Works
TAKE THE S2 EVAL
Your player will take the 30-minute digital evaluation that measures their unique, pitching-specific cognitive skills.
S2 SCORE REPORT
The results of your player's eval are collected in a data report that shows their strengths and weaknesses in each skill set, and how they stack up against their competition.
BUILD YOUR SKILLS
Included with the evaluation are basic training principles that focus on specific areas holding each athlete back in games and practices.
UNLOCK YOUR PLAYERS'S S2 SCORE REPORT
HITTING REPORT
This 20-minute, four-battery eval measures the Core 4 cognitive skills that your hitter's brain utilizes at the plate to make decisions while facing a pitch. Their S2 Score report will show how their skills stack up against other elite youth athletes in their specific age group.
PERCEPTION SPEED
How fast do you recognize pitches?
TIMING CONTROL
Are you swinging on time?
TRAJECTORY PREDICTION
How well do you judge pitch location?
IMPULSE CONTROL
Do you have control or chase bad pitches?
PRICING
Individual Athlete
Team Package
$99
$849
*price includes 12 slots.
$70 per additional slot.
15 slot maximum.
PITCHING REPORT
This 40-minute, five-battery eval measures the Core 5 cognitive skills that your pitcher’s brain utilizes in the circle to make decisions and execute pitches. Their S2 Score report will show how their skills stack up against other elite youth athletes in their specific age group.
DISTRACTION CONTROL
How well do you focus on the mound?
INSTINCTIVE LEARNING
Do you pickup subtle tendencies in hitters?
RHYTHM CONTROL
How well can you repeat your delivery?
RISK TENDENCIES
Are you more or less likely to take risks?
MOTOR COMMAND
How well can you make adjustments?
PRICING
Individual Athlete
Team Package
$99
$849
*price includes 12 slots.
$70 per additional slot.
15 slot maximum.
HITTING REPORT
$198
This 60-minute, eight-battery eval measures the Core 4 + 4 additional cognitive skills your hitter's brain utilizes to make decisions while facing a pitch. PRO 8 is the complete S2 Eval used by NCAA & Pro teams for player development, recruiting, & scouting.
PERCEPTION SPEED
How fast do you recognize pitches?
DISTRACTION CONTROL
How well do you focus at the plate?
TRAJECTORY PREDICTION
How well do you judge pitch location?
STOPPING CONTROL
How fast can you stop your swing?
TIMING CONTROL
Are you swinging on time?
INSTINCTIVE LEARNING
Do you pickup on a pitcher's subtle tells and tendencies?
IMPULSE CONTROL
Do you have control or chase bad pitches?
RISK TENDENCIES
Are you more or less likely to take risks?
RHYTHM CONTROL
How do you sync with the pitcher?
LEARN MORE FROM S2
The Next Frontier Part 1 with Dr. Jami Lobpries & Scott Smith
Dr. Jami Lobpries and Coach Scott Smith discuss the importance of measuring and understanding each athlete’s unique split-second cognitive skills, the impact the S2 Eval has on coaching efficiency, and how cognitive insights give athletes an edge in recruiting and preparing for play at the next level.
Click above to watch, or listen here.
The Next Frontier Part 2 with Dr. Jami Lobpries & Scott Smith
Dr. Jami Lobpries and Coach Scott Smith describe the real impact of knowing “why” their hitters excel or struggle with certain decision skills, how they are training better rapid decisions on the field, and how cognitive science will ultimately transform the development and recruiting of softball players.
Click above to watch, or listen here.
How Elite Level Softball Players Process with Coach Bobby Buchanan
Coach Bobby Buchanan of High and Inside Softball joins the S2 Cognition Podcast today. He's also the Director of Scouting for Prospect Wire Softball and Director of Performance for Bombers Fastpitch Softball. We dive into his experience using the S2 Cognition Evaluation, how softball players can pinpoint their development work when it comes to decision-making in the batter's box and on the mound, and how knowing your S2 score will change the softball recruiting world.
Click above to watch, or listen here.
A WINNING PARTNERSHIP
“The data and insights that S2 has provided our coaching staff has allowed us to not only understand the brain hardware these athletes are bringing to the table during the recruitment process, but it also gives us the information we need to put ourselves in the best position to win. Knowing a player’s cognitive strengths and weaknesses has proven critical to our ability to coach and develop them both as individuals and as a group in our relentless pursuit of National Championships here at Oklahoma Softball. What S2 is doing is truly ‘next level’.”
Patty Gasso, Head Coach of the Back-to-Back & 6-Time National Champion University of Oklahoma Women’s Softball Program
S2 Cognition’s team strives for the same goals as the athletes and teams who put their trust in us and their hearts in the game. Our purpose is to build success at every level of performance.
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