At the Vision Development Centre, our sports vision programs are built on the understanding that elite performance depends on far more than 20/20 eyesight. Athletes rely on advanced visual-motor and perceptual skills such as tracking, depth judgment, anticipation, processing speed, and decision-making under pressure. Our technology and training protocols are designed to identify and develop these skills in a structured, measurable way that translates to real-world performance.

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Comprehensive Sports Vision Assessment

Every athlete begins with a one-hour Sports Vision Assessment. This assessment is essential for understanding how the visual system functions under sport-specific demands and serves as the foundation for any training recommendations.

During the assessment, we evaluate:

• Depth perception and spatial judgment

• Peripheral awareness and visual field usage

• Eye tracking and pursuit skills

• Focusing flexibility and near to far transitions

• Binocular vision skills including convergence and divergence

• Visual processing efficiency and reaction timing

An eye-health and prescription evaluation is also included. Many athletes with excellent visual acuity still experience performance limitations due to subtle visual-processing or coordination inefficiencies. Our assessment is designed to uncover those hidden factors.

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Initial assessments are conducted at our Napanee location, where specialized diagnostic equipment is required for the complete evaluation.

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Individualized Sports Vision Training

If training is recommended, we typically suggest a commitment of ten weekly sessions. This timeframe allows for meaningful neurological and motor learning changes that can reliably transfer to on-field performance.

Training sessions are customized based on the athlete’s assessment results and target specific weaknesses while developing higher-level visual-motor integration. Sessions are scheduled weekly, with the same appointment time reserved for consistency and progression.

All training sessions take place at our Kingston location, where we have a larger space and access to our full range of sports vision equipment.

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Training Technology and Methods

Our training approach integrates clinically supported tools and sport-specific drills. Depending on the athlete’s needs, sessions may include:

• Senaptec strobe glasses
  Intermittently restrict visual input to challenge the brain to process information more efficiently, improving reaction time and visual anticipation.

• Digital tracking and peripheral awareness programs
  Web-based tools designed to enhance eye movement control, visual attention, and awareness beyond central vision.

• Depth perception and spatial judgment drills
  Activities that refine distance estimation, trajectory judgment, and timing.

• BlazePod reaction and decision-making training
  Go or no-go drills and reaction-time challenges that combine visual discrimination with rapid motor responses.

• Free-space visual-motor integration tasks
  Sport-specific drills that connect visual input with full-body movement and are selected and progressed with baseball demands in mind.

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Performance Transfer to Sport

In fast-paced sports, success depends on the ability to rapidly interpret visual information and act decisively. The skills trained in our programs support improvements in:​

• Judging ball speed and trajectory

• Timing and contact consistency

• Peripheral awareness of game situations

• Reaction speed and visual-motor efficiency

• Pitch recognition and tracking

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Our goal is not just better visual test scores, but measurable improvements that carry over into competition. Contact us to gain a competitive visual edge!