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The Relationship between Vision & Sports Performance
By Jennifer L. Stewart, OD, Norwalk (CT) Eye Care
With more than 80 percent of perceptual input coming
from the eyes, vision plays a significant role in an
athlete's performance. Every decision an athlete makes
can be broken down into visual, perceptual, cognitive,
and motor responses. We are well versed in training the
motor response and are now beginning to appreciate the
benefits of training the visual, cognitive, and perceptual
elements of a sport. Athletes know they can maximize
performance by training speed, strength, and agility,
and are now learning how sports vision training can
help them see faster, react faster and improve their
awareness and perception.
What Is Sports Vision?
Sports and performance vision is a team approach to
enhancing an athlete's visual and motor performance.
Through a detailed evaluation and comprehensive
training program, athletes can improve eye/hand
coordination, anticipation, timing, decision making,
reaction time, focus/concentration, and overall
performance.
Is There a Need?
According to Project Play, a report by the Aspen
Institute showed that 43.5% percent of male children
13-17 played a sport and 34.8 percent of female
children. A 2015 NPR report also showed that 25% of
adults play a sport, with men more than twice as likely
to play than women. According to that same report,
the majority of adults (85%) said that performance
is important to them, while over half (56%) also said
winning was important. The same report also shows
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