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Do generalized visual training programmes for sport really work? An experimental investigation.

B Abernethy1, J M Wood

  • 1School of Human Movement Studies, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia. bruce@hms.uq.edu.au

Journal of Sports Sciences
|March 21, 2001
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Generalized visual training programs did not improve visual or motor skills for racquet sports. Improvements observed were likely due to test familiarity, not the training itself.

Area of Science:

  • Sports Science
  • Vision Science
  • Motor Performance

Background:

  • Generalized visual training programs are often marketed to enhance athletic performance.
  • Specific programs, such as Revien and Gabor's Sports Vision and Revien's Eyerobics, claim to improve visual and motor skills.
  • The efficacy of these generalized programs in racquet sports requires rigorous scientific assessment.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the effectiveness of two distinct generalized visual training programs.
  • To determine if these programs enhance visual and motor performance in young racquet sport athletes.
  • To compare the training effects against placebo and control conditions.

Main Methods:

  • Forty young participants were allocated to four groups: two visual training groups, a placebo (reading) group, and a control (physical practice only) group.

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  • A 4-week training intervention was implemented for all groups.
  • Basic visual functions and sport-specific motor performance were measured pre- and post-intervention.

    • Main Results:

    • While some pre- to post-training improvements were noted across all groups, these differences were not statistically significant between the training and control/placebo conditions.
    • No evidence suggests that the visual training programs provided benefits beyond those attributable to repeated testing (test familiarity).
    • The study found no group-dependent improvements in visual or motor performance.

    Conclusions:

    • Generalized visual training programs, including Sports Vision and Eyerobics, do not appear to enhance visual or motor performance in racquet sports.
    • Observed improvements are more likely a result of practice effects and test familiarity rather than specific training interventions.
    • The claims of generalized visual training proponents regarding enhanced athletic capabilities are not supported by this study's findings.