Jimmy Conners,
Tennis Professional
"Sharp eyesight has played the most critical
role in my success throughout the years. If you are serious about your game you
can turn to sports vision specialists to help develop fast reliable reaction
time with your eyes."
Tennis related
Vision Problems
Not getting to the ball quickly enough
Not hitting in the center of the racquet
Forehand better than backhand or vice-versa
Difficulty picking up the speed of the ball
Difficulty judging where the ball will land
Difficulty hitting the ball in court
Reacting slowly to an opponent's shot
Difficulty concentrating during long volleys or long matches
Inconsistent
play
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Vision Therapy
Concepts for Tennis
On The Court Drills:
Eye on the ball
Color Call
Take a standard tennis ball and put four
circles of the same color on different parts of the ball.
Player must call out the color of the ball at
any time before or upon contact with the racket.
Goal - Teach players to follow the ball all
the way into the racquet. (Helps players stay closed on the backhand.)
Wrinkle - Make colored circles smaller and
smaller
Rotation Call
Use a standard two colored ball when rallying
and serving.
Goal - Allow the player to identify the spin,
call it out loud (top spin) and react appropriately.
Wrinkle - Increase the speed
On The Court Drills:
Identification of Serve
Serve
Coach show the player the two types of serves
that he must identify.
The coach then attempts to serve and the
player identifies the serve as quickly as possible. (Can be done without a
ball)
Goal - Teach players to look at the contact
point of the serve.
Able to identify and react to the speed, location,
and type of serve offered.
Wrinkle - Add more serves 
On The Court Drills:
Reaction
Eyes Closed
The player receiving the ball closes his or
her eyes until they hear the ball contact the racquet.
Then they open
their eyes and try to locate the ball and return the volley.
Goal - help player improve their reaction
time-visual and physical.
Wrinkle - Keep eyes closed longer
Turn Back to Server
Same as above except you turn your back to
the server and react to the sound of the ball hitting the racquet.
Lie on Back
Same as above except the receiver lays on his
back facing the server.
Wrinkle - Lie on back facing away from server
On The Court Drills:
Concentration
Strobe Serve
The player practices his or her serve in a
dark room with a net while a strobe light is flashing.
Goal - To enhance the players concentration
through visual noise.
Wrinkle - Slow the strobe down
Use two different colored balls and ask the
player to react differently to each ball
i.e. the player is to drop shot the
green ball and lob the white ball.
Goal - To force the player to think and react
on their feet.
Wrinkle - Add different colored balls and
more commands i.e. add a red ball for a passing shot.
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