Vision In Sports

It stands to reason that different sports place a variety of demands on the visual system depending on factors individual to each sport such as :

• the speed and size of ball / puck / shuttlecock
• whether the athlete is static or in motion
• the distance to the target
• whether the target is fixed or in motion
• peripheral awareness, including other players
• the risk of trauma damage caused by impact or abrasion
• lighting conditions and glare
• environmental conditions - rain, wind, mud and dust
• fatigue and dehydration

The above links give some examples for different types of sport.