We're close to rounding up the first full week of January. I've decided to write about my favourite topic. Speed! More specifically I want to look into reaction time development.
Reaction time is the time taken to react to a stimulus. For a sprinter it's a gun shot, a boxer a variety of different punches and for a soccer goal keeper it's the ball.
My concern is with the manner in which reaction time is practiced. The participant who is suppose to react to a visual stimulus during a sporting scenario is being quite foolish if they are using audio cues. Where is the specificity?
Visual cues can relate directly to the activity or indirectly. Goal keepers can practise saving goals or they can respond to measurable technology such as fit light. Never neglect practicing the actual activity in question but try to nail a variety of challenging reaction drills in the name of lightening reflexes
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