RENO — The Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association (NIAA) and Vizual Edge, a leading visual performance research and development company, announced today the signing of a four-year agreement. Vizual Edge will serve as the official visual training tool of the NIAA. Vizual Edge’s flagship Edge Trainer utilizes technology previously reserved for professional athletes to improve timing, balance, hand-eye coordination, reaction time, and decision making.
“We welcome Vizual Edge to the NIAA family and appreciate Vizual Edge’s commitment to positively impacting our student-athletes,” said Brady Raggio, NIAA Sports Properties General Manager.
“Partnering with the NIAA gives us an incredible opportunity to work with athletes who are proactive in taking their performance to the next level,” said Ryan Warkins, CEO of Vizual Edge. “With 80% of sensory information coming from the visual system, vision training is crucial for success across all athletics. We’re excited to partner with the NIAA and provide student-athletes with a tool that could really boost their performance in the classroom and on the athletic fields.”
About Vizual Edge
Vizual Edge is a market leader in visual performance assessment and training using its web-based platform, the Edge Trainer. Over the past 15 years, the Vizual Edge team has designed and implemented visual performance programs for Olympic, professional, and collegiate teams, as well as individuals across all levels of athletics. The Edge Trainer was developed to train and enhance an individual’s core six visual skills, which has been proven to give athletes a competitive advantage through heightened overall vision. For more information on Vizual Edge or for the latest news and event announcements, please visit https://vizualedge.com or @VizualEdge on Twitter.
About the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association
The Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association (NIAA) is a private, non-profit organization (501c3) originally formed by the state’s secondary schools and their district superintendents. In essence, the NIAA is the governing body of high school athletics in the Silver State as recognized by the Nevada state legislature. It is important to note, however, that the NIAA does NOT receive state funding. The NIAA’s three revenue streams are corporate partnerships, event ticket sales and member school’s dues.
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