STEM Playbook — Focus Drill
Focus Drillprepare · progress · persist
45-sec demo
For Educators · Pedagogy Demo

Defend the goal.
Train your focus.

Selective attention is a foundation of learning — for tracking a play, reading a problem, or holding focus in a noisy classroom. This 45-second drill puts that skill under load. Then we show you the cognitive science behind what just happened, and the STEM-in-Sports careers built on it.

What this drill measures
Selective attention Cognitive load Task-switching

The same executive-function skills educators measure every day — and the foundation of growing careers in sports neuroscience, performance psychology, and sports data analytics.

How the drill works
ClickSoccer balls
IgnoreBasketballs
IgnoreVolleyballs

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We'll send your personalized cognitive breakdown after you play — plus a free Playbook lesson preview to use in your classroom.

✓Your score interpreted on a research-backed scale
✓The STEM-in-Sports career pathway it maps to
✓A free Playbook lesson sample for your classroom
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Round
1/3
Score
0
Time
15
Click soccer balls · Ignore everything else
Round 1
Get ready
Click only soccer balls
0
Sharp Focus
8 hits · 1 miss · 2 distractions
Where you scored on the focus scale
06121825+
Got Played (<6) Coachable (6–11) Sharp Focus (12–17) Elite Focus (18+)

Your brain just ran a real cognitive workout.

1
Selective attention You filtered targets from noise — the same skill kids need to track a play, read a problem, or stay on task in a busy classroom.
2
Cognitive load Round 3 felt harder because rule-switching taxes working memory. That moment of friction is where real learning happens.
3
Performance psychology Elite athletes train attention, not just bodies. This is the science behind every great play — and a real STEM career pathway.
The pitch in one line

This is what a STEM Playbook lesson feels like.

Students play first. The science reveals itself after the experience. We've designed an entire curriculum on this principle, mapped to NGSS and ISTE standards.