Brief Morning Light Exposure, Visuomotor Performance, and Biochemistry in Sport Shooters

Leichtfried, Veronika; Hanser, Friedrich; Griesmacher, Andrea; Canazei, Markus; Schobersberger, Wolfgang

doi:10.1123/ijspp.2015-0553

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“…Furthermore, elite athletes show better visual abilities than their novice sport mates (Smith, 2016). In this context, some authors have suggested the importance of monitoring visual skills during training periods to increase the performance in sport (Evans, Morjaria, & Powell, 2018;Leichtfried, Hanser, Griesmacher, Canazei, & Schobersberger, 2016).…”

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Air shooting competition effects on visual skills depending on the sport level

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Bernárdez-Vilaboa

Quintana

et al. 2021

European Journal of Sport Science

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Olympic shooting is a sport with high demands of accuracy. Minimal visual errors could be related to performance losses. However, not all visual skills have been studied in depth in this sport. The main objectives of this study were to compare differences in shooters' visual skills by level and to analyze the competition effect on them. Sixty-six participants were distributed in three groups (non-athletes, elite and non-elite). Eleven visual variables were tested in four skills groups (visual acuity, heterophoria, accommodation functions and other visual skills). The data were collected through a pre-and post-competition simulation test. The results of the study showed differences between groups by shooting sport level. In general, shooters had higher visual acuity values than non-athletes p < .001 with large size effects (d between 1.01 and 2.35), and elite shooters presented higher values of accommodation than non-elite shooters p < .05 with large size effects (d between 0.88 and 0.97). Furthermore, different visual skills were modified after competition depending on the shooting level. Specifically, visual accommodation skills were only improved in elite shooters. Finally, our study suggests that elite shooters employ different visual strategies or skills to non-elite shooters and that shooting activity is closely related to some specific visual skills. This aspect should be considered by coaches in the design of optimal visual trainings and improve the shooters' performance. Highlights:. Shooters showed better acuity skills than non-athletes.. Shooting activity seems to improve visual acuity skills, binocular visual time and eye-hand coordination in non-elite shooters, and accommodation and eye-hand coordination in elite shooters immediately after the competition simulation. . Elite shooters employ different visual strategies or skills to non-elite shooters.. Non-dominant eye occlusion may benefit binocular vision recovery by inhibiting aiming action and the use of accommodative flexibility could be related to the QE during the shot.

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