Sports Vision Training
Athletes need excellent vision to perform well in their sports and many athletes have turned to vision training programs as a way to augment their traditional training regimen. This growing practice of 'sports vision training' relies on the notion that practice with demanding perceptual tasks improves the ability to process and respond to what is seen. This enterprise is not necessarily new, but has been greatly advanced in the past few years by new technology that can be deployed during natural training activities, and perceptual-learning-inspired 'video games' that can be tuned to certain sports-specific demands.
The application of these types of perceptual learning techniques for sport specific-skills is gaining notoriety (see media coverage to the right) and is increasingly backed up by scientific findings from studies aimed as understanding the mechanisms that are enhanced by vision training. On the following page, you will find information and research about the Sensory Performance training program, and particularly stroboscopic visual training using the Vapor Strobe eyewear. On the last page you will find links to more general information about the SVT methodology, to other innovative sports vision training programs, and to some of the published literature on perceptual learning and expertise in athletes.
The application of these types of perceptual learning techniques for sport specific-skills is gaining notoriety (see media coverage to the right) and is increasingly backed up by scientific findings from studies aimed as understanding the mechanisms that are enhanced by vision training. On the following page, you will find information and research about the Sensory Performance training program, and particularly stroboscopic visual training using the Vapor Strobe eyewear. On the last page you will find links to more general information about the SVT methodology, to other innovative sports vision training programs, and to some of the published literature on perceptual learning and expertise in athletes.