Vision Training in Sports

Sports vision training uses precise eye focus to increase an athlete's reaction time.

Sports vision training is an innovative technique to improve speed and agility through visual training. Athletes learn to process visual information faster and more precisely, and can make quicker decisions. This training speeds up their physical reactions while under pressure in a competitive game.

Theory

Sports vision training is based on the theory of physical, visual and mental integration. Motor skills and reaction times are directly related to perceptual skills. The better an athlete can learn to see, the quicker he can react and anticipate the moves of opponents. Visual training is seen as speed exercise for the mind and eyes.

Focusing

Precisely focusing the eyes is a key concept in vision training. Dynamic visual acuity and eye-tracking ability allow the player to focus on and follow fast-moving balls and opposing players. Athletes learn to focus on objects that are nearby and far away, with quickness and accuracy.

Visual Awareness

Visual depth-perception awareness training involves the ability to clearly see the playing field or court in three dimensions, and accurately judge the distance and velocity of rapidly moving objects or people. Peripheral-awareness training develops the athlete's skill to follow objects out of the corner of her eye while focused on a fixed point.

References

• Vision and Sport Performance: The Impact of Vision and Vision Training on Sport Performance
• Speed and Agility Training: Speed Excercises and Agility Training-The True Story

Resources

• Bodybuilding: Training Your Eyesight