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.
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.
Read MoreThis 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.
Read MoreIn 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.
Read MoreIncorporating visual performance drills into your overall training routine can drastically improve performance.
Read MoreThis is a basic passing drill where you can add difficulty and dynamic movement easily.
Read MoreThis two-person toss version includes a side shuffle and that ramps up the difficulty.
Read MoreGavin alternates between turning to his right and left as quickly as possible and catching the ball.
Read MoreThis 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.
Read MoreAthletic Trainer, Eric Pitkanen, tosses two balls that Gavin has to catch.
Read MoreA difficulty training tool to hold two tennis balls and then switch hands quickly. This is a big challenge and Gavin gets on a roll.
Read MoreThis is a nice warm-up tool where an individual has to use their peripheral awareness and eye-hand reaction time to make a catch.
Read MoreIn 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.
Read MoreThis 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.
Read MoreBefore 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.
Read MoreVision Training can serve multiple purposes - we can work on improving visual/motor/neurological skills to bring athletes up to expected levels.
Read MoreEye protection is not your basic glasses, these are glasses/goggles that meet ASTM standards for that sport/activity.
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Read MoreDr. Smithson discusses the role he plays in health and performance of everyday Americans, athletes, first responders, and our military.
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