Partner VOR (Vestibulo-ocular reflex)
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Level: 1
15-30 seconds
- Start in ringette stance
- Move head from side-to-side (as if shaking your head to say 'no')Â while maintaining visual focus at your partners jersey logo.
- Progressions:
- Slow to fast (increase speed)
- With ring: stick handle or passsing with a partner
- Shaking head too quickly where point of focus becomes blurry
- Cue "Only go as fast as you are able to while still focusing on the target"
- This exercise engages the vestibular system. The vestibular system provides a sense of position and balance for the body. This is essential in ringette when one might make contact with opposing players.
- It is important for this exercise to be completed on-ice whenever possible. VOR training is context specific, so it needs to be trained in the same environment as a practice or game.
- If time is a barrier, players can complete this while standing in line for a drill by focusing on a spot on the boards or the glass