AU - Pazhohesh, Pedram AU - Badami, Rokhsareh AU - Nezakat-Alhosseini, Maryam TI - The Effect of Sports Vision Training on Visual-Motor Perception and Performance in Kata in Teenager PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE TA - ijmcl JN - ijmcl VO - 1 VI - 2 IP - 2 4099 - http://ijmcl.com/article-1-38-en.html 4100 - http://ijmcl.com/article-1-38-en.pdf SO - ijmcl 2 ABĀ  - Objective: This study was aimed at the determination of the effect of sports vision training on visual-motor perception and performance in karate kata. Methods: The participants were 24 athletic in karate kata (10-12 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 visual-motor 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 visual-motor perception and performance in Kata. Conclusion: The finding showed that sports vision exercise can increase the performance of closed skills. CP - IRAN IN - Department of Sports Sciences, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran LG - eng PB - ijmcl PG - 33 PT - Original Article YR - 2019