1.0Science for Sporthttps://www.scienceforsport.comDr. Tom Brownleehttps://www.scienceforsport.com/author/dr_tom_brownlee/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="BrnCLY6LgN"><a href="https://www.scienceforsport.com/virtual-reality-for-sports-training/">Virtual reality for sports training: Can VR help athletes?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.scienceforsport.com/virtual-reality-for-sports-training/embed/#?secret=BrnCLY6LgN" width="600" height="338" title="“Virtual reality for sports training: Can VR help athletes?” — Science for Sport" data-secret="BrnCLY6LgN" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://www.scienceforsport.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/AdobeStock_500214964-scaled-e1661817582497.webp16211080Virtual reality for sports training is becoming an option for many athletes. While it's not for everyone, it does have potential to help support the development of technique and even help minimise some injury risks.