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

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