the effect of sports vision training on visual-motor perception and performance in kata in teenager

Objective: this study was aimed at the determination of the effect of sports vision training on visualmotor perception and performance in karate kata.methods: the participants were 24 athletic in karate kata (1012 yr) with an orange belt in kata. participants were chosen and randomly assigned into two groups of sports vision training (n=12) and control (n=12). the pretest includes visualmotor perception test and measurement of karate kata performance. after the pretest, vision training group engaged in kata practice and sports vision training for 8 weeks. during this period, the control group only engaged in kata practice. after completion of the training course, a posttest similar to the pretest was administered. for data analysis, analysis of covariance was used.results: the findings showed the superiority of the vision training group in visualmotor perception and performance in kata.conclusion: the finding showed that sports vision exercise can increase the performance of closed skills.