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The Effects of Anticipation and Visual and Sensory Performance on Concussion Risk in Sport: A Review.
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- Perceptual Decision Efficiency and Optimal Sleep Quality Are Associated with Female College Soccer Injury Avoidance.Brain sciences · 2026Article
- Visual Impairment and the Incidence of Concussions Among Youth Football Athletes.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2026Article
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- Perceptual Response Training for Reduction of Injury Risk Among High School Girls' Soccer Players.Brain sciences · 2024Article
- The Acute Effects of Ball Pressure on Anticipation Timing Following a Series of Purposeful Headers in Adult Football (Soccer) Players.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Concussion history and virtual reality metrics predict core or lower extremity injury occurrence among high school athletes.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2024Article
- Evaluation of the peripheral visual performance of DIMS spectacle lenses versus single vision lenses.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2024Article
- Prevention of sports-related concussion in soccer: a comprehensive review of the literature.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2023Article
- Subtle impairments of perceptual-motor function and well-being are detectable among military cadets and college athletes with self-reported history of concussion.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2023Article
- Relationship between Aggressiveness, Self-Confidence, and Perceived Coach Support and Head Impact Exposure in Youth Football.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Development of a Novel Coaching Platform to Improve Tackle Technique in Youth Rugby Players: A Proof of Concept.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Spectacles with highly aspherical lenslets for myopia control do not change visual sensitivity in automated static perimetry.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2022Article
- Protective Football Headgear and Peripheral Visuomotor Ability in NCAA Football Athletes: The Role of Facemasks and Visors.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2021Article
- A Novel Approach to Assessment of Perceptual-Motor Efficiency and Training-Induced Improvement in the Performance Capabilities of Elite Athletes.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2021Article
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Abstract
Sports-related concussions pose a significant public health concern, and preventative measures are needed to help reduce risk in sport. Vision training could be a suitable prevention strategy for sports-related concussion to help improve athletes' abilities to scan the visual field for oncoming objects or opponents and thus anticipate head impacts. By accurately anticipating impacts, athletes can prepare for impact or attempt to avoid the collision altogether. The purpose of this review is to explore the relationships between anticipation, visual and sensorimotor performance and head accelerations, as well as to examine the efficacy of vision training programmes in reducing concussion risk in sport. Anticipation of head impacts has been shown to help reduce linear and rotational head accelerations, particularly for mild-to-moderate severity head impacts, but less so for severe head impacts. There is conflicting evidence regarding the influences visual and sensorimotor performance and oculomotor behaviour have on concussion risk. However, preliminary research indicates vision training may help reduce concussion rates in collegiate American Football players. Therefore, this promising area of research warrants further investigation, particularly the role of anticipation and visual and sensory performance on reducing concussion risk in non-helmeted contact sports.
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