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The Perception & Action Podcast

23E- Sport Science Shorts: Color Blindness in Athletes & Fans

Mar 28, 2016
06:46

Are athletes with color vision deficiencies less likely to make it to the elite levels of sport? If they do get there, will their color blindness effect their performance or determine which position they play?

 

Articles/links:

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on-football/25372806/nfl-we-didnt-account-for-color-blindness-with-color-rush-jerseys

Colour blind cricketers and snowballs

Abnormal colour vision is a handicap to playing cricket but not an insurmountable one One of Australia's greatest cricketers was a protanope: a genetic detective story solved with the help of Schmidt's sign

 

More information:

http://perceptionaction.com/

My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles)

My ASU Web page

Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)

 

Credits:

The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action

Gal Pals- Gold Rush

Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy

via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com

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