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@article{198029,
        author = {Rakesh Rajak and Noorkalam Sekh},
        title = {Visuocognitive Performance Difference Between National and State-Level Indian Football Players Assessed Using FITLIGHT Technology},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2026},
        volume = {12},
        number = {11},
        pages = {9871-9876},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=198029},
        abstract = {Visuocognitive skills, such as peripheral vision and reaction time, play a crucial role in football performance. Still, studies in the Indian context have focused on physical fitness, with little attention to cognitive-perceptual skills. Comparisons, objective and technological in nature, and across competition levels are limited. The purpose was to compare the peripheral vision and reaction performance of male football players at the national (I-League) and state (level) levels using FITLIGHT technology. A comparative cross-sectional design was used, comprising 52 male football players (26 at the national level and 26 at the state level) aged 19 to 25 years. The total number of successful light deactivations on which the peripheral vision was measured over 30 seconds, and the reaction performance as the mean foot reaction time (milliseconds). Independent samples t-tests (p < 0.05) were used to examine group differences, and Cohen's d was used to compute effect sizes. As a result, the national-level players had much faster reaction times (388.0 ± 9.78ms vs. 461.8 ± 8.73ms, p < 0.001) and higher scores in peripheral vision (77.5 ± 1.96 vs. 65.1 ± 1.16 taps; p < 0.001) in comparison with state-level players. The difference in performance between the two visuocognitive measures was about 19%, with large effect sizes indicating high practical significance. It was concluded that the visuocognitive performance of Indian football players at the national level is better than that of their state-level players. This kind of finding has emphasised the relevance of incorporating visuocognitive assessment and training into talent identification and player development programs to improve competitive performance.},
        keywords = {Peripheral vision, Reaction time, FITLIGHT, Visuocognitive Training},
        month = {April},
        }