- Getting a VR headset
- Create your Be Your Best account
- Purchase your Be Your Best membership
- Downloading Be Your Best to your headset
- Signing in to your account
- Setting up your Be Your Best profiles
- Scenario training
- Training modes
- Scoring
- Scanning
- Awareness Testing
- Decision making
- Stats hub
- Replay tool
- When, how long, and how often should I train for?
- How long before I see an improvement on the field?
4. How to watch someone train?
- Casting to your phone or tv
- Casting to your computer
- How to upgrade my membership
- How to cancel my membership
- Will my membership automatically renew?
- Viewing your stats online
1. Getting set up
- Getting a VR headset
Be Your Best can only be played on Meta/Oculus Quest 2 or Pro headsets. These are sold separately and we recommend you purchase them through the Official Meta Store, Amazon, or your local electronics retailer.
The 128GB version is more than enough to run Be Your Best and all other games. They currently retail for a cost of $399. Prices may vary depending on your location.
- Create your Be Your Best account
You’ll need to create a Be Your Best account before purchasing a membership. Enter your details, confirm your email address and you’re ready to go
- Purchase your Be Your Best membership
After creating your account it’s time to select your membership option. You can choose between our recurring monthly membership, which is billed monthly at $29. Or our annual membership, which saves you 35% and is billed at $228 per year.
We do not currently offer a free trial. All memberships can be cancelled anytime.
To see what’s included in the membership take a look here
- Download Be Your Best to your headset
After purchasing your membership you’re ready to start your training! Your first step should be to download Be Your Best to your Meta Quest headset. Be Your Best isn’t listed in the main Meta app store, and can instead be found in the Meta app lab store.
Just click the following link, sign into your Meta Account, and start the download. The next time you put on your headset, the app should appear in your app library.
- Signing in to your account
You’re all set up and ready to go. Open the app in your VR headset and sign in with your Be Your Best registered email and password.
- Setting up your Be Your Best profiles
Each Be Your Best membership comes with access to 3 user profiles. You have your initial profile which you create when you sign up. After this, you’re able to set up another 2 profiles, which friends, family, or anyone else can use. The stats and game progress of these profiles remains separate, allowing you to maintain your own training record.
To set up these extra profiles, login to your Be Your Best account online. Go to Team Management > Create a Team Name > Enter the email addresses of the people you would like to invite.
Whoever you have invited can now create a Be Your Best account. When they sign in for the first time, your invitation will be waiting for them. After accepting, they’re able to begin training.
2. How training works
- Scenario training
In Be Your Best you’ll play through scenarios recreated from professional games. You’ll play from the perspective of one player on the field. At some point you’ll be passed the ball, but until then, it’s up to you to put your awareness to the test. Scan frequently, and at the right moments, pass the awareness tests, and make the right decision once you’ve received the ball.
- Training modes
Be Your Best has two dedicated training modes which you can train with.
Training will see you progress through the rankings as you complete various scenarios. In this mode, you will play in scenarios from all different positions on the field to improve your awareness from all angles. The speed and difficulty will increase the further you progress. Score targets will also increase as you progress, meaning you will have to perform at a higher level to move on to the next division or league.
Warm up allows you to select your favoured position on the field, adjusting the game speed to suit you. Play through scenarios focussed on your position of choice and review your score at the end.
New players are recommended to start off in Training. The starting division, called Bootcamp, acts as a tutorial mode where we explain how the controls work. As you progress through Bootcamp you will unlock new scoring metrics, and eventually the awareness test.
- Scoring
In Be Your Best, you’re scored based on a number of factors. Your scan rate, timing, and number of critical scans all play a role in your score. While your performance on awareness tests, and passing decisions also have an influence. Let’s explain a bit more about each of these.
- Scanning
Scanning is when a player temporarily directs their vision away from the ball, to take in extra information. This information is meant to help their next action after receiving the ball. Top level athletes are able to look away from the ball at a higher rate than most players, and with better timing. This allows them to know more about their surroundings and make quicker and more educated decisions - leading to less frequent loss of possession and a higher pass completion accuracy.
Scan rate - Scan rate refers to how often you look away from the ball, and is measured in scans per second. Your scan rate score will depend on how often you look away from the ball during your training sessions. Looking away from the ball at a higher rate leads to a higher scan rate score.
Scan timing - Timing is everything when it comes to scanning. It is important to scan your surroundings so that you are prepared when you receive the ball, but if you scan at the wrong moments you can lose track of the ball.
So, what are the correct moments to scan?
Explained simply, you want to look at the ball when something new happens. This way you won’t lose track of it. Examples of this include, every time the ball is passed, or touched for example.
Conversely, the right time to look away from the ball (or to scan) is when the ball is not being touched. This could be when the ball is travelling after a pass, or in between touches when a player is running with the ball. Our training app will score you based on your ability to scan at the right moments.
Critical scan - If you are able to perform a scan in the brief period where a teammate plays you a pass and the ball is travelling towards you, that is called a critical scan. This is because a scan at this moment will give you the most up to date information about your surroundings, informing you if you are being pressed by an opponent or if a teammate is performing a run into space. The critical scan is an extremely difficult skill as it requires taking your eye off the ball as it’s flying towards you.
During your training you will be measured on your ability to perform critical scans.
- Awareness testing
Scanning is useless unless you remember what you saw. In Be Your Best you’ll be challenged by regular awareness tests to put your memory to the test. Several random players will be greyed out and it’s up to you to remember which team they’re on. You only have a few seconds to answer. The more you get right, the higher your awareness score will be.
- Decision making
When you finally receive the ball it’s up to you to make a particular passing or shooting decision. You’ll be scored based on how effective your decision was for your team.
- Stats hub
In the Be Your Best menu, you can view your entire training history to monitor your progress and see how you’ve improved over time. Just click on training history in the main menu and then browse through your entire record. If you are a part of a team you can view the training history of your teammates as well. You can also access this information online by logging into your Be Your Best account
- Replay tool
The replay tool allows you to review every scenario you play from all angles. Slow down the speed and move around the field as you analyse your game from above. See what you did well and where you could improve.
If you’d like to see what all of the above features look like in the game, please visit this page
3. Training Best Practices
- When, how long, and how often should I train for?
Players use Be Your Best in a number of different ways, and how much you train will depend on your own personal needs, schedule and commitment levels.
To make things easier we created this framework to follow, containing a number of different types of sessions for different moments. Try to complete a minimum of 3-4 of these sessions a week to really feel the benefits in your performance.
- 5 mins “Mental Activation”
- ~Before your training & matches, as close to play time as possible. This will get you mentally sharp for when you take to the field bringing scanning behaviours top of mind.
- 10 -15 mins “Extra Session”
- ~After training & matches, challenge yourself to do a bit more to gain an edge.
- 20 - 30 mins “Development Session”
- ~On your day off, really dive into the app playing both training and warm up mode. Use the replay function to analyse your performance and find areas of improvement.
- How long before I see an improvement on the field?
The rate at which a player improves is dependent on a number of factors from your current skill level, to how much you dedicate yourself to your training. However, many players will experience an immediate impact on their performance, with scanning top of mind when they take to the field.
In a recent study with top level youth national team players, players saw a 28% average improvement in their scan rate after 9 weeks of training.
4. How to watch someone train?
- Casting to your phone or tv
You can easily watch someone training in VR using your mobile device, or on your tv if it has chromecast enabled.
To do so, go to the Meta Quest app > Tap menu > Tap Casting > Tap on your headset > Tap on the device you want to cast to > Tap start to begin casting.
Please note: Your mobile device will need to be on the same wifi network as your headset to enable casting.
If you’re still having trouble, click here to visit the Meta site where you can find additional information
- Casting to your computer
To cast to a computer, open either Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge, and go to
https://www.oculus.com/casting
Make sure you’re already signed in to your Meta account.
Put on your headset and press the ‘flat’ universal button on the front of your right controller to bring up the menu. Select sharing on the far right, select cast, and then select computer.
Give it a few seconds and then the headset should now be casting to your computer screen.
Again: Your computer will need to be on the same wifi network as your headset to enable casting.
If you’re still having trouble, click here to visit the Meta site where you can find additional information
5. Managing your account
- How to upgrade my membership
If you’re a monthly subscriber and want to upgrade your plan to annual to save 35% of the cost. Just login to your Be Your Best account on mobile or desktop.
Select billing > manage payment > update plan > select yearly > continue > confirm
If you’re half way through a month, the remaining days will be added onto your annual subscription.
- How to cancel my membership
All memberships can be cancelled at any time. To do so just login to your Be Your Best account on mobile or desktop.
Select billing > manage payment > cancel plan > cancel plan (confirm)
You will still be able to train until your current membership period expires.
- Will my membership automatically renew ?
Yes, your membership will automatically renew each month or each year depending on which option you choose.
- Viewing your stats online
All Be Your Best members can view their stats, usage, and training progress on their mobile or desktop.
To access this feature, login to your Be Your Best account, and then click on the ‘Activity’ tab > ‘My Activity.’
You should then be able to review your session history over the last 12 month period.
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