Importance of visual skills assessment and training module implementation in sports academies: A review

• Author Details:   
• Shankar Dass
• Pooja Dogra ^*
• Digvijay Singh

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This review article explores the significance of visual skills assessment and training module implementation in sports academies to enhance players' performance. to assess the application of visual skills, vision training, and how the different visual skills play important roles in athlete performance. The main databases used to find openly accessible research articles on sports vision and the value of visual skills in sports were PubMed and Cochrane Library. Many studies have shown that visual skill enhances the athlete’s performance but specific types of visual skills for different sports need to be asses. Also, summarizing the latest research, this review is a resource for researchers, educators, doctors, and anyone else who wants to understand how important visual skills are in sports. According to previous studies, players typically display better visual skills than non-athletes, including stereopsis, fixation, and response speed. Sports players must have strong visual skills because they have a big impact on how the game is executed. Studies have also demonstrated the value of both monocular and binocular vision in many sports. Additionally, Sports vision training methods have been effective in improving athletes varied visual skills and it highlights the significance of testing sports players' visual skills to maximize their performance potential. This review concludes that the visual skills assessment is essential to finding any areas that might need improvement. This in-depth examination highlights the value of visual training interventions for athletes and is a useful resource for understanding the requirements of visual skill analysis in sports.

Keywords: Visual skills, Sports vision, Sports player, Athletes, Vision assessment, Performance.