Sports Vision
Jan. 15, 2002
Sports Vision
Sports vision training consists of improving eight visual skills important to sports performance. We are working closing with the USAFA Cadet Clinic in this area. Before an athlete can begin sport vision training he/she needs to get a complete sports vision exam at the clinic.? Following the exam the athlete will come down to the Human Performance Laboratory and get pre-tested. The athlete then does conditioning exercises for 4 to 6 weeks followed by a post-test.
Typical improvements in visual skills range from 15% to 75% resulting in better athletic performance. The sports vision training encompasses some or all of the following areas depending on the sport:
- Depth perception - the ability to quickly and accurately judge the distance and speed of objects.
- Eye tracking - the ability to stay focused on object in motion.
- Peripheral vision - the ability to see objects in periphery while concentrating on a fixed point.
- Eye focusing - the ability to change focus quickly and accurately from one object to another.
- Binocular vision - the ability to keep both eyes working together.
- Fusion flexibility/stamina - the ability to keep both eyes working together under visually demanding conditions.
- Eye, hand, body coordination - the ability to appropriately use your body when responding to visual information.
- Visual concentration - the ability to stay focused on visual tasks for increased awareness and fewer distractions.
? We currently have many state-of-the-art vision enhancement capabilities. Each testing and training regime will be sport specific and the time involved in each assessment/training varies with each sport.
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