<s>
IntelliGym	B-Application
is	O
a	O
video-game-like	O
training	O
program	O
designed	O
to	O
improve	O
cognitive	O
performance	O
of	O
competitive	O
athletes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
its	O
content	O
and	O
delivery	O
methodology	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
considered	O
a	O
serious	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
unlike	O
many	O
serious	B-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
the	O
IntelliGym	B-Application
uses	O
a	O
low-fidelity	O
training	O
approach	O
which	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
'	O
cognitive	O
simulation	O
 '	O
patented	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Current	O
release	O
is	O
available	O
for	O
basketball	O
players	O
(	O
dubbed	O
The	O
Basketball	O
IntelliGym	B-Application
)	O
,	O
hockey	O
players	O
(	O
The	O
Hockey	O
IntelliGym	B-Application
,	O
developed	O
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
USA	O
Hockey	O
)	O
and	O
soccer	O
players	O
(	O
dubbed	O
The	O
Football	O
IntelliGym	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
its	O
creators	O
,	O
IntelliGym	B-Application
addresses	O
a	O
broad	O
range	O
of	O
cognitive	O
skills	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
perception	O
,	O
anticipation	O
,	O
decision	O
making	O
under	O
pressure	O
,	O
spatial	O
awareness	O
and	O
pattern	O
recognition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
official	O
website	O
,	O
the	O
IntelliGym	B-Application
technology	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
concept	O
originally	O
developed	O
for	O
Israeli	O
Air	O
Force	O
pilots	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
the	O
basketball	O
application	O
NCAA	O
Division-I	O
basketball	O
teams	O
(	O
including	O
Kentucky	O
,	O
Memphis	O
,	O
Florida	O
and	O
Kansas	O
)	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
high	O
school	O
varsity	O
teams	O
adopted	O
the	O
IntelliGym	B-Application
as	O
a	O
training	O
tool	O
for	O
their	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
IntelliGym	B-Application
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
notion	O
of	O
“	O
Low	O
Fidelity	O
Simulation	O
”	O
:	O
the	O
game	O
stimulates	O
exactly	O
the	O
same	O
cognitive	O
skill-set	O
that	O
is	O
required	O
to	O
play	O
basketball	O
,	O
but	O
without	O
the	O
visual	O
resemblance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Basketball	O
IntelliGym	B-Application
presents	O
the	O
player	O
with	O
situations	O
where	O
rapid	O
decisions	O
are	O
needed	O
to	O
be	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Basketball	O
IntelliGym	B-Application
was	O
originally	O
provided	O
on	O
a	O
CD	O
,	O
with	O
2	O
versions	O
for	O
Microsoft	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Hockey	O
IntelliGym	B-Application
is	O
used	O
extensively	O
by	O
players	O
of	O
the	O
USA	O
Under-17	O
,	O
Under-18	O
and	O
Under-20	O
Ice	O
Hockey	O
national	O
teams	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Research	O
conducted	O
at	O
the	O
USA	O
Hockey	O
National	O
Team	O
Development	O
Program	O
demonstrated	O
that	O
the	O
IntelliGym	B-Application
reduced	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
on	O
ice	O
injuries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2013	O
,	O
the	O
Hockey	O
IntelliGym	B-Application
has	O
been	O
adopted	O
by	O
the	O
players	O
 '	O
development	O
initiative	O
of	O
USA	O
Hockey	O
(	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
American	O
Development	O
Model	O
,	O
or	O
the	O
ADM	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2014	O
,	O
the	O
Mayo	O
Clinic	O
adopted	O
the	O
IntelliGym	B-Application
as	O
a	O
training	O
tool	O
to	O
all	O
hockey	O
players	O
attending	O
Mayo	O
's	O
Sports	O
Medical	O
Center	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Hockey	O
IntelliGym	B-Application
is	O
available	O
as	O
a	O
downloadable	O
program	O
for	O
personal	B-Device
computer	I-Device
platform	O
(	O
Windows-based	O
or	O
Mac	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
USA	O
Hockey	O
,	O
the	O
Hockey	O
IntelliGym	B-Application
is	O
widely	O
used	O
among	O
ice-hockey	O
players	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
efficacy	O
studies	O
were	O
conducted	O
to	O
measure	O
the	O
impact	O
of	O
IntelliGym	B-Application
training	O
on	O
actual	O
soccer	O
performance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
studies	O
showed	O
significant	O
improvement	O
of	O
on-field	O
performance	O
of	O
IntelliGym	B-Application
trainees	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
control	O
group	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Soccer	O
IntelliGym	B-Application
is	O
available	O
as	O
a	O
downloadable	O
program	O
for	O
personal	B-Device
computer	I-Device
platform	O
(	O
Windows-based	O
or	O
Mac	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
