SportsVisual/Perceptual Motor Components:
Most sports demand good visual skills, differing according to what is happening. Examples of what indicates a need for improved visual skills are:
- Difficulty catching a fly ball
- Excessive eye-rubbing or blinking
- Constantly misjudging the distance to the basket
- Inability to serve or hit an overhead shot in tennis
- Running into teammates or opposing players
- Seems unduly tired, though in good physical condition
- Reports blurred vision after practice on school days, but not on weekends
- Reports blurred vision as the school day progresses
- Has trouble adjusting visually from near to far, or far to near
- Frequent movement of head to follow the ball
- Inability to hit a baseball
- Difficulty tracking a tennis ball
- Inability to head a soccer ball accurately
- Short attention span
- Poor contact in hitting: player may hit a few home runs but strikes out often
- Tennis player has good form but makes poor contact with ball
- Difficulty learning Ping-Pong, badminton, volleyball
- Inability to bounce a kickball or basketball more than three times consecutively
- Trouble playing a simple game of catch: drops ball frequently
How We Help the Athlete Address these Challenges by Teaching:
- depth perception in motion
- eyes to see clearly in motion
- eyes to work together as a team
- eyes to focus longer
- eyes to align accurately
- eyes to move smoother
- eyes to lead the hands and body
- eyes to track
- eyes to see peripherally
- eyes to respond more quickly
- your mind’s eye to visualize moves you’ll make in a given situation
- visual attention
Parent Comments:
"She was in the correct spot on the baseball field picking daisies. Now we actually have a ball player."
"He always appeared to have natural ability, but couldn’t put it together. Now he plays like an athlete with natural ability."
"The best improvement is that she can find the soccer ball and take it down the field without bumping into people."
"He got a college football scholarship as a result of your program."
"The college baseball coach is requiring that all of his players do the visual activities because of John’s success."
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