Athletes, are you overlooking the effect of your visual skills on your performance? You probably buy the best gear, optimize your nutrition, attend practices, strengthen and condition your body, and hire private coaches. Yet, you may overlook one of the most important sets of skills: your visual skills. Having 20/20 vision is only the tip of the iceberg regarding your visual skills. There are four main areas beyond the 20/20 line that are imperative for sports performance.

1. Visual Processing Speed – The speed that you can process visual information. The quicker the speed, the better your ability to make split second decisions and the faster your reaction time.
2. Dynamic Visual Acuity – The ability to discern objects while you and it are moving. This visual skill is most important in sports where balls move at high speeds.
3. Peripheral Awareness – Being aware of objects without looking directly at them. This visual skill is most important in football and basketball as you must always be on alert regarding your surroundings. Those with poor peripheral awareness are more likely to suffer from a concussion.
4. Depth Perception – The ability to tell where one object is relative to another. This visual skill is essential in all sports - fine tuning depth perception increases accuracy, precision, and reaction time.

The good news is that your visual skills can be strengthened through sports vision training. Sports vision therapy takes visual skills that are already good and makes them even better! Athletes can't afford to overlook their visual skills. Are you interested in upping your child's sports performance? Give us a call today.

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