Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Assistant professor of Research and Sciences Branch, Azad University

2 Assistant professor of sport sciences research Institute of Iran

Abstract

The aim of present study was to investigate the effect of training visual and two different table tennis skills programs on some visual skills in male students. All of the participants completed the optometric screening tests and then were randomly assigned into four groups: 1: visual training &high toss service; 2: visual training & forehand drive; 3: visual training; 4: service & drive training. Before and after eight weeks subjects participated in some standard optometric tests. Mixed ANOVA 4 (group) * 2 (time) indicated that saccadic eye movements in the groups 1 & 2; facility of accommodation in the groups 2 & 3; visual reaction time in the groups 1, 2 & 3 and eye-hand coordination in the group 1 had more improvements after eight weeks (P<0.05). Therefore, we can conclude that exercising the sport skills won't be sufficient for enhancing their special visual skills. It seems that visual and sport training together will have the best results. As both the perceptual-motor and visual needs can be promoted.

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