Focal — Prepare Your Mind. Every Day.

For Performance

SHARPER.
FASTER.
MORE FOCUSED.

Daily cognitive preparation measurably improves reaction time, working memory, decision speed, and composure under pressure. The same cognitive training used by professional teams and Olympic programmes is now built into an 8-minute daily protocol anyone can do.

Measurable performance gains

For Mental Health

CALMER.
CLEARER.
MORE RESILIENT.

Daily cognitive preparation is one of the most evidence-backed mental health interventions available. Structure, routine, mastery, and daily progress are the four pillars of psychological wellbeing. Focal delivers all four in 8 minutes.

Evidence-backed mental health benefits

40%

Of teenagers report
poor mental health daily

+11pt

Academic gain with
daily mental training

2×

Faster reaction gains vs
physical training alone

90yr

Peer-reviewed research
behind the core drills

Mental Health Benefits

THIS IS
MENTAL HEALTH WORK.

Cognitive preparation is not separate from mental health. It is mental health. Structure and daily routine are among the most powerful protective factors against anxiety and depression. Here is what the research shows.

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Anxiety Reduction

Daily Routine Reduces Anxiety

Structured daily practice directly reduces baseline anxiety by giving the nervous system predictability. Focal's breathing drills activate the parasympathetic nervous system within 90 seconds, measurably reducing cortisol and restoring calm.

Journal of Neurophysiology · HRV and cortisol research

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Resilience Building

Mastery Creates Confidence

Watching your Focal Score improve, your streak grow, and your reaction time drop builds self-efficacy. one of the strongest predictors of mental resilience. Young people who see measurable progress believe in their own capacity to improve.

Bandura · Self-Efficacy Research · 40+ years of evidence

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Screen Time Counter

An Active Counter to Phone Use

Research shows athletic recovery drops 18% after one hour of late-night screen time. Focal's Intention Lock drill and breathing protocols directly counteract the neurological effects of excessive phone use, rebuilding the focus and calm that screens erode.

Scientific Reports · 2024 · N=53 competitive athletes

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Focus and Presence

Trains Attention. Reduces Distraction.

Executive control training (Stroop, Flanker, Stop Signal) directly builds the cognitive muscle that keeps you present and focused. This is the same brain system that, when undertrained, makes it impossible to sit with discomfort or stay off your phone.

Clinical Neuropsychology · Executive Function Research

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Academic Wellbeing

Better Grades. Lower Stress.

A 20-year CASEL meta-analysis found students in structured daily mental performance programs gained an average 11 academic achievement points. Academic confidence is one of the strongest protective factors against adolescent mental health decline.

CASEL Meta-Analysis · 2025 · 20 years of longitudinal data

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Emotional Regulation

Control Your Response. Not Just Your Reaction.

The Intention Lock drill trains metacognition: the ability to observe and direct your own mental state. This is the core skill in every evidence-based therapeutic model, from CBT to DBT. Focal makes it a daily practice, not a clinical intervention.

CBT Research · Metacognitive Therapy · APA

Why 8×8

8 DRILLS.
8 COGNITIVE SYSTEMS.

Human performance and mental health are both governed by eight distinct cognitive systems. Each is independently trainable. Each is measurably improvable. The 8×8 protocol targets all eight, every single day.

Every session starts with nervous system regulation because no cognitive training works until your body feels safe. Then it moves through processing speed, working memory, executive control, sustained attention, spatial reasoning, and peripheral awareness. It closes with intention setting. locking in the mental state you carry into the next hour. Eight systems. Eight minutes. Every day.

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Box Breathing

Nervous System Regulation

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Reaction Tap

Processing Speed

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Dual N-Back

Working Memory

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Stroop Challenge

Executive Control

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Focus Grid

Sustained Attention

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Mental Rotation

Spatial Reasoning

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Object Tracking

Peripheral Awareness

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Intention Lock

Metacognition

Performance Benefits

REAL GAINS.
REAL RESEARCH.

Every performance claim below is backed by published, peer-reviewed science. This is what consistent daily cognitive preparation actually delivers on the field, on the court, and in the classroom.

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Faster Reaction Time

Elite athletes average 200 to 220ms. Most untrained people sit at 280 to 340ms. Visual reaction training closes that gap measurably within two weeks of daily practice. Faster than physical drill training alone.

NeuroTracker · Olympic Swimming Research

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Stronger Working Memory

Working memory is the strongest single predictor of academic performance, tactical awareness, and in-game decision quality. N-Back training is the only cognitive exercise with published evidence for improving fluid intelligence itself.

PNAS · Jaeggi et al. · Fluid Intelligence Research

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Composure Under Pressure

The Stroop test has 90 years of research demonstrating it measures the ability to override automatic impulses. This is the same skill that keeps performers composed in the 4th quarter, the final exam, and the critical moment.

Stroop, J.R. · 90+ years of peer-reviewed validation

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Wider Peripheral Awareness

Multiple Object Tracking has 120+ published studies. MLB teams, Premier League clubs, and Olympic programmes use it specifically to improve peripheral awareness and game reading at the highest levels.

NeuroTracker MOT · 120+ published studies

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Regulated Nervous System

Box breathing activates the parasympathetic nervous system within 90 seconds. Cortisol drops. Heart rate slows. Prefrontal cortex function restores. Every Focal session starts here because nothing else works until this does.

Journal of Neurophysiology · HRV Research

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Academic Achievement

A CASEL meta-analysis across 20+ years of longitudinal data found an average 11 point academic achievement gain for students in structured daily mental performance programs. On top of all the athletic benefits.

CASEL Meta-Analysis · 2025 · 20+ years of data

Who Gets It

THE BEST
ALREADY KNOW.

The greatest performers across every sport and discipline have always trained their minds deliberately. Focal makes that same system available to every athlete and student.

🎾 Tennis

"I believe half of the mental work you need to put in is done before you even set foot on the court. If you fail to prepare mentally, it is going to be a much more difficult mountain to climb."

NOVAK DJOKOVIC

24× Grand Slam Champion

🏀 Basketball

"The most important thing is to try and inspire people so that they can be great in whatever they want to do. Your body will only go where your mind leads it. That is not a motivational line. That is science."

KOBE BRYANT

5× NBA Champion · Hall of Fame

🤸 Gymnastics

"The mental side of the sport is just as important as the physical side. Mental toughness and mental preparation are what separate the good from the great. You have to train your mind the same way you train your body."

SIMONE BILES

11× Olympic Medallist

🏈 American Football

"Before I even get to the game, I have already played it in my head a thousand times. The mind has to be prepared before the body can perform. That is not optional. That is the work."

LEBRON JAMES

4× NBA Champion · 4× MVP

For Coaches and Athletic Directors

BUILT FOR
INSTITUTIONS.

Focal was designed to be deployed at the team, school, and organisational level. One platform. Every athlete. Every student. Every day. No hardware. No IT department. No friction.

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Schools and School Districts

Daily cognitive preparation directly contributes to student mental health, emotional regulation, focus, and academic performance. These are areas with active provincial and federal funding mandates. $10 per student per year makes Focal one of the most cost-effective student wellness investments available. Deploy an entire year group in under 10 minutes. Works on any device with no logins required for students.

$10 per student per year

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Sport Teams and Academies

Used as a pre-practice or pre-competition protocol, Focal's 8-minute session primes the nervous system, sharpens reaction time, and puts athletes in the optimal cognitive state before they step on the field. The same science used by professional teams, now accessible to any programme regardless of budget. Track your entire squad's Focal Scores, streaks, and personal records in one view.

30 day free pilot

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Sport Governing Bodies

Deploy Focal across an entire provincial or national athlete development pathway. From grassroots to elite, creating a consistent cognitive preparation standard that compounds over years. One platform at every level of your system. Leaderboards and Focal Scores generate measurable, comparable data across your entire athlete population for the first time.

Partnership enquiries welcome

The Weekly Schedule

ALWAYS 8×8.
DIFFERENT FOCUS DAILY.

Every day runs the full 8×8 protocol targeting all eight cognitive systems. The daily theme shifts the mental emphasis so your preparation matches what you are preparing for.

MON

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POWER FOCUS

Emphasis: Reaction speed. Attention. Decision quality.

TUE

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MEMORY SURGE

Emphasis: Working memory. Pattern recognition. Retention.

WED

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COMPOSURE DAY

Emphasis: Nervous system. Emotional regulation. Control.

THU

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SPEED TRAINING

Emphasis: Processing speed. Anticipation. Timing.

FRI

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FULL PROTOCOL

Emphasis: All 8 cognitive systems at full intensity.

SAT

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CHALLENGE DAY

Emphasis: Push limits. Spatial awareness. Peripheral vision.

SUN

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RECOVERY FLOW

Emphasis: Mindfulness. Somatic awareness. Intention.

Get Started

ON YOUR PHONE
IN 60 SECONDS.

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Tap Add to Home Screen then Add

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Prepare Your Mind

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PREPAREYOUR MIND.

THIS ISMENTAL HEALTH WORK.

8 DRILLS.8 COGNITIVE SYSTEMS.

REAL GAINS.REAL RESEARCH.

THE BESTALREADY KNOW.

BUILT FORINSTITUTIONS.

ALWAYS 8×8.DIFFERENT FOCUS DAILY.

ON YOUR PHONEIN 60 SECONDS.