Sports that involve bats or sticks such as baseball, softball, hockey, and lacrosse are all common recommendations for those looking to improve their coordination. You could also consider getting a badminton net, volleyball net, basketball hoop, or ping pong table for your home if you want to practice on your own time. Boxing and many forms of martial arts are also great to help improve eye-hand coordination. Look into classes in your area for boxing, mixed martial arts (MMA), taekwondo, karate, krav maga, or any other form of martial arts that interests you.
Try different types of games, if you have the systems available. Console games, PC games, and VR games will all challenge you in different ways.
Don’t get disheartened if you’re not a great juggler when you first start. This is an activity that takes a lot of time to master. Keep practicing and you will slowly start to see benefits with your overall hand-eye coordination.
Adult coloring books are gaining popularity, and are readily available at many craft stores and bookstores. Many people find these relaxing as well as a good coordination training tool.
Exercises like this help you improve your reaction time by training you to quickly adjust focus to new subjects.
Challenge yourself by using smaller balls, such as tennis balls. These are more unpredictable when you dribble them, so they challenge your reaction time even more.
Hitting the balloon too hard could send it too far or cause it to pop, so part of the exercise here is to practice applying a controlled amount of force while keeping your eyes on your target. This drill can also be a lot of fun for kids who are struggling to build hand-eye coordination.
Play catch with a friend or family member to make the exercise fun and social. If you don’t have anyone to play with, you can always practice by bouncing your ball off of a nearby wall.
For adults dealing with dyspraxia, going to the gym, going swimming, taking fitness classes, or taking up a non competitive sport such as swimming or dance can all help. For children with dyspraxia, signing them up for a sport like taekwondo or soccer, or getting them lessons for activities like swimming and dancing are a good way to set aside some regularly structured time for physical activity.
Ask your child’s school of they offer assistive programming in this area. They may be able to set your child up with a typing tutor that specializing in working with motor skills disorders.
This training is based on using sequences of tasks that are challenging, but not so challenging that they inspire the person to quit during the process. Often, these exercises require the participant to integrate different motor and sensory information.
