Voon Sports and Real Sociedad Unveil Game-Changing Study on Youth Development

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Real Sociedad and Voon Sports have concluded an innovative study with the U14 team of the txuri-urdin academy to analyze the effects of using Voon Football Pro smart rebounders on the development of key skills such as peripheral vision, body positioning, and the use of both feet. For months, players have integrated this technology into their training sessions at Zubieta, demonstrating the club’s commitment to innovation in youth football development.

Real Sociedad is renowned for its academy model and its excellence in training young talents at Zubieta, always embracing advanced methodologies and cutting-edge technological tools. In this context, the collaboration with Voon Sports has made it possible to scientifically assess how the use of smart rebounders impacts the technical and cognitive development of players.

The study included an experimental group and a control group, measuring the progression of footballers through specific drills, including the hexagon test and real-game situations.

Results Prove Voon Football Pro’s Impact on Technical and Tactical Development

During the analysis period, players who trained with this technology achieved significant improvements in fundamental aspects of the game:

Technical Skill Improvements:

  • +8.2% in execution time, optimizing ball control and passing.
  • +7.2% in execution speed, reducing the time between touches.
  • -31% in accuracy errors, increasing effectiveness in strikes.
  • Greater use of both feet, improving balance and game fluidity.

Enhanced Game Intelligence:

  • Improved peripheral vision, with better anticipation and reaction.
  • Better body positioning, optimizing posture, control, and passing.
  • Faster decision-making, reducing reaction time.
  • More consistent accuracy, with a 16.6% reduction in shot variability.

Impact-Backed Results:

  • 90% of players improved their execution time.
  • 4.6% greater improvement in execution time in the group using VFP rebounders compared to the control group.
  • 31% improvement in passing accuracy during VFP drills.
Real Sociedad's player training with Voon rebounders

Conclusion: Technology Enhancing Talent Development

The qualitative analysis highlights that execution time improvements may seem small, but they represent significant technical advancements in decision-making and player execution. The implementation of Voon Football Pro has allowed for the identification and improvement of individual weaknesses, such as limited use of the non-dominant foot and poor body orientation—crucial elements for a well-rounded football development.

Beyond timing, errors, or execution speed, the true value of this tool lies in its ability to refine player posture, body orientation, and peripheral vision, enabling repetition and correction of patterns until they become automatic. In this process, coach feedback remains essential to translating quantifiable data into real game improvements.

Voon Football Pro is thus established as a strategic resource for youth football development, with the potential to be integrated into advanced training methodologies and significantly contribute to shaping more complete and high-performance-ready players.

Voon Sports smart rebounder

ABOUT THE COMPANY

Voon Sports was founded in 2015 and specializes in developing technology for both group and individual football improvement. Among the investors supporting the company are former footballers Xabi Prieto, Aritz Aduriz, Imanol Agirretxe, and Iñigo Díaz de Cerio.

For more information:
📩 media@voonsports.com
📞 +34 633 51 65 68
📍 Gurutzegi Kalea, N°15, Office A°3, 20018 Donostia-San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, Spain