Eyes on the Prize: Enhancing Athletic Performance with Sports Vision Training

Presentation Summary:

This presentation explores how assessing and training various eye movements can significantly enhance athletic performance. Learn to identify and improve visual skills such as stereopsis, convergence, VOR, saccades, and more to give athletes a competitive edge.

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In this session, participants will dive into the critical role of eye movements and visual function in sports performance. We will cover the assessment and training of key visual elements such as stereopsis, convergence, accommodation, vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR), gaze fixation, saccades, pursuits, and optokinetics. Each of these visual functions plays an important role in athletic success, influencing reaction time, spatial awareness, coordination, and focus.

Participants will learn how to assess these eye movements, understand their role in sports, and explore techniques to train them when they are dysfunctional. By integrating these sports vision training methods, practitioners can help athletes improve reaction speed, accuracy, and overall performance.

Learning Objectives:

Identify and understand key visual functions such as stereopsis, convergence, accommodation, VOR, gaze fixation, saccades, pursuits, and optokinetics.
Learn how to assess these eye movements and their influence on athletic performance.
Explore the role of each visual skill in sports and how deficits can hinder performance.
Implement evidence-based techniques to train and correct dysfunctional eye movements.
Integrate sports vision training into athletic programs to improve reaction time, focus, and coordination.

Durations:

Bootcamp (1 to 2 days), Course (3 to 4 days), Masterclass (4 to 6 hours), Workshop (3 to 4 hours)

CEU Eligiblity:

Clinical Competency, Documentation and Record Keeping

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Dr. Matthew Antonucci

Doctor | Educator | Researcher

Dr. Antonucci is an experienced chiropractic neurologist, board certified in functional neurology and multiple sub-specialties, a researcher, and an international lecturer, currently seeing patients out of Minneapolis, MN. He trained extensively under Prof. Frederick R. Carrick, maintains an active private practice with licenses in multiple states, and has provided breakthrough neurorehabilitation and performance training to thousands of patients. He consults with several NFL and NHL franchises on performance training and concussion. His work has been featured on ESPN, Sports Illustrated, CBS, Fox News, and more. He has delivered more than 11,000 hours of presentations, both nationally and internationally, on behalf of the Carrick Institute. Most importantly, he is a loving husband and the father of five amazing boys, whom he hopes to inspire to follow in his footsteps.