The most skilled athletes are quicker at reading and reacting to visual information. In many cases, their reaction speed is due to better peripheral awareness skills.

Here are 10 great drills to train and condition your peripheral awareness.

DRILL #1: PERIPHERAL EXPANSION CHART
Improve your peripheral awareness and concentration skills

Set Up:

You can work directly off the above chart or
take a small piece of paper and prepare a similar grid (about 5" x 7").

Procedure:

Place the chart in front of you at eye level.

Focus at all times on the circle in the middle.

With your peripheral vision, call out the first four letters closest to the circle.

Then move out one range to the next four letters, and so on.

Perform 10 repetitions working from the red dot to the outside ring.

DRILL #2, #3, . . . . . #10

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