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Visual Skills, Clinicians & ResearchersSports Vision Pros, LLCNovember 30, 2023Dynamic Acuity

The Importance Of Vision In Basketball And Ways To Improve Visual Skills

The Importance Of Vision In Basketball And Ways To Improve Visual Skills

Recently, we had an amazing conversation with Ernest Eugene from Orlando Magic and Eric Waters from Utah Jazz.⁠
We talked about vision's influence on basketball players' performance, and how athletic trainers can implement sports vision techniques into athletes' training programs.⁠

Visual Skills, Basic Training, AthletesSports Vision Pros, LLCMarch 6, 2023NBA, Dr.Keith Smithson

Visual Performance Evaluation

Telehealth tools can help you safely reach patients and athletes while dealing with today's COVID-10 pandemic. Below, Dr. Smithson discusses Telehealth resources available to sports vision professionals with NeuroTracker.

Visual SkillsSports Vision Pros, LLCMarch 6, 2023Visual Assessment, Visual Training, Visual Skills

What's Skills Are Important In Soccer?

What's Skills Are Important In Soccer?

This video delves into one of the most critical skills for success in soccer: vision. Viewers will learn about the different types of vision that soccer players need to master, such as peripheral vision, depth perception, and spatial awareness.

Visual SkillsSports Vision Pros, LLCMarch 6, 2023Dr.Amanda Nanasy, Visual Training, Visual Skills

Visual Skills

Visual Skills

In order to know how to visually assess or train, we must have a basic understanding of the visual skills relative to sports and performance. This data is key to provide feedback and help the athlete continue to improve.

Visual SkillsSports Vision Pros, LLCDecember 28, 2022Basic Training, Visual Assessment, Visual Skills, Eye Protection, Visual Training

Visual Skills - Basic Training

Visual Skills - Basic Training

Incorporating visual performance drills into your overall training routine can drastically improve performance.

Visual SkillsSports Vision Pros, LLCDecember 28, 2022Basic Training, Ball Catch

Visual Skills - Ball Pass

Visual Skills - Ball Pass

This is a basic passing drill where you can add difficulty and dynamic movement easily.

Visual SkillsSports Vision Pros, LLCDecember 28, 2022Ball Catch, Eric Pitkanen

Visual Skills - Two Person Toss

Visual Skills - Two Person Toss

This two-person toss version includes a side shuffle and that ramps up the difficulty.

Visual SkillsSports Vision Pros, LLCDecember 28, 2022Ball Catch

Visual Skills - Turn & Catch

Visual Skills - Turn & Catch

Gavin alternates between turning to his right and left as quickly as possible and catching the ball.

Visual SkillsSports Vision Pros, LLCDecember 28, 2022Ball Catch, Eric Pitkanen

Visual Skills - Fast Ball

Visual Skills - Fast Ball

This is an advanced type of catching due to the speed of the throw, the cognition of determining the hand, and the reaction time to catch.

Visual SkillsSports Vision Pros, LLCDecember 28, 2022Ball Catch, Eric Pitkanen

Visual Skills - 2 Ball Catch

Visual Skills - 2 Ball Catch

Athletic Trainer, Eric Pitkanen, tosses two balls that Gavin has to catch.

Visual SkillsSports Vision Pros, LLCDecember 28, 2022Ball Catch

Visual Skills - Hand Switch

Visual Skills - Hand Switch

A difficulty training tool to hold two tennis balls and then switch hands quickly. This is a big challenge and Gavin gets on a roll.

Visual SkillsSports Vision Pros, LLCDecember 28, 2022Ball Catch, Eric Pitkanen

Visual Skills - Bear Droppings

Visual Skills - Bear Droppings

This is a nice warm-up tool where an individual has to use their peripheral awareness and eye-hand reaction time to make a catch.

Visual SkillsSports Vision Pros, LLCDecember 28, 2022Ball, Ball Catch, Eric Pitkanen

Visual Skills - Ladder Drill with Ball Toss

Visual Skills - Ladder Drill with Ball Toss

In this training exercise, the guys do two different types of ladder drills. While moving they call out the number of fingers held out by the athletic trainer, Eric Pitkanen.

Visual SkillsSports Vision Pros, LLCDecember 27, 2022Ball, Ball Catch, Eric Pitkanen

Visual Skills - Wall Ball Catch

Visual Skills - Wall Ball Catch

This is a great reaction time drill. You can also increase the difficulty by adding strobe glasses, calling out numbers on the tennis balls, and many other ways.

Visual SkillsSports Vision Pros, LLCDecember 27, 2022Ball Catch, Ball

Visual Skills - Visual Assessment

Visual Skills - Visual Assessment

Before you can improve visual performance, you have to assess visual abilities. This is more than your basic eye exam - this is the start to better visual performance.

Visual SkillsSports Vision Pros, LLCDecember 27, 2022Visual Assessment, Dr.Keith Smithson

Visual Skills - Basic Training

Visual Skills - Basic Training

Vision Training can serve multiple purposes - we can work on improving visual/motor/neurological skills to bring athletes up to expected levels.

Visual SkillsSports Vision Pros, LLCDecember 27, 2022Basic Training, Dr.Keith Smithson

Visual Skills - Eye Protection

Visual Skills - Eye Protection

Eye protection is not your basic glasses, these are glasses/goggles that meet ASTM standards for that sport/activity.

Visual SkillsSports Vision Pros, LLCDecember 27, 2022Eye Protection

Holiday fun with Sports Vision - Easter

Holiday fun with Sports Vision - Easter

Does the Easter Bunny have the best color vision?

Visual SkillsSports Vision Pros, LLCApril 12, 2022Dr. Derek Cunningham

Why Vision and Vision care providers are essential

Why Vision and Vision care providers are essential

Dr. Smithson discusses the role he plays in health and performance of everyday Americans, athletes, first responders, and our military.

Visual SkillsSports Vision Pros, LLCApril 4, 2022Dr.Keith Smithson