The effect of sport specific exercises on the visual skills of rugby players

dc.contributor.authorDu Toit, Peet J.
dc.contributor.authorJanse van Vuuren, P.
dc.contributor.authorLe Roux, S.
dc.contributor.authorHenning, E.
dc.contributor.authorKleynhans, Michael
dc.contributor.authorTerblanche, H.C.
dc.contributor.authorCrafford, Dalene
dc.contributor.authorGrobbelaar, C.W. (Craig)
dc.contributor.authorWood, Paola Silvia
dc.contributor.authorGrant, C.C. (Catharina Cornelia)
dc.contributor.authorFletcher, Lizelle
dc.contributor.emailpeet.dutoit@up.ac.zaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-06-26T06:19:57Z
dc.date.available2013-06-26T06:19:57Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractINTRODUCTION: Visual performance is an important factor in sport excellence. Visual involvement in a sport varies according to environmental demands associated with that sport. These environmental demands are matched by a task specific motor response. The purpose of this study was to determine if sport specific exercises will improve the visual performance of male rugby players, in order to achieve maximal results on the sports field. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Twenty six adult male rugby players, aged 16-22, were chosen as subjects. In order to evaluate the effect of sport specific exercises on visual skills, a pre-test - post-test experimental group design was adopted for the study. RESULTS: Significant differences (p≤0.05) were seen in the focussing, tracking, vergence, sequencing, eye-hand coordination and visualisation components Discussion & Conclusions: Sport specific exercises improved visual skills in rugby players which may provide them with an advantage over their opponents. This study suggests that these training programs and participation in regular on-line EyeDrills sports vision exercises (www.eyedrills.co.za) aimed at improving the athlete’s visual co-ordination, concentration, focus, hand-eye co-ordination, anticipation and motor response should be incorpotated in the rugby players exercise regime. Keywords— Rugby players, sport specific exercises, visual skillsen_US
dc.description.urihttp://www.waset.org/journals/waset/v76.phpen_US
dc.identifier.citationDu Toit, PJ ... et al. 2012, 'The effect of sport specific exercises on the visual skills of rugby players', World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology, vol. 71, pp. 2029-2032.en_US
dc.identifier.issn1307-6884 (print)
dc.identifier.issn2070-3740 (online)
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/21710
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherWorld Academy of Science, Engineering and Technologyen_US
dc.rightsWorld Academy of Science, Engineering and Technologyen_US
dc.subjectSport specific exercisesen_US
dc.subjectVisual skillsen_US
dc.subjectRugby playersen_US
dc.titleThe effect of sport specific exercises on the visual skills of rugby playersen_US
dc.typePostprint Articleen_US

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