The Effect of Visual Training on the Visual Skills of Skilled Badminton Athletes

Abstract

Researchers have shown that visual motor skills can be improved by practicing visual skills for optimal motor performance during sport. The aim of this research was to study the effect of 6 visual training on vision functions skilled players in Badminton sport. The participants of this research were skilled badminton players from Esfahan province. 60 persons (range of age: of 25-30) were divided into two group: experimental group and control group randomly. After the presence of the two groups in pre-test, the experimental group participated in visual training and control group in watching badminton match movie, both for six weeks and three sessions per week and in the last session, both groups participated in post-test. These tests included close-far chart test (hart chart), two rows Saccades test, and test of bringing closes a pencil (prism test), coordination of eye-hand test, and the time of vision reaction test. The data was analyzed by ANCOVA analyses test (p≤0.05).The results indicated that in some visual function (included Visual reaction time, Tracking and Visual concentration in experimental group was better than control group. 1. Bijan Rajaeian, (Ph. D) Islamic Azad University Shainshar Branch, Esfahan, Iran 2. * Rasoul Yaali, (Ph. D) Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran. rasoolyaali@yahoo.com 3. Sara Oftadeh, (Ph. D) Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran. 4. Ali Shah Hoseini, (M.A) Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran. 5. Shabnam Rezvan Nobahar, (M.A) Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran.