About Us
Sporteyes VT is a licensed member of the H.R.A. Association of Sports Vision Trainers. We are qualified to train you in our unique form of sports vision training. We offer outstanding customer service and coaching along with top of the line vision training products.
Jesse Knight:
Jesse has a long history in athletics, coaching and teaching. He was an All-League water polo player and swimmer in his younger days. He has experience coaching high school and junior high school basketball, water polo and swimming. He also spent over ten years studying various martial art styles. Jesse has a very keen awareness as to how the visual system affects sports ability and understands how to maximize his students/players' abilities. As a junior high school teacher Jesse learned different teaching techniques and gained a level of comfort in communicating and working with students and parents. In addition to running Sporteyes VT, Jesse also hosts two sports talk shows on Internet radio. Both can be found at www.mysportsradio.com. Look for Basketball Babble: NBA Radio and The Lakers Show.
Shannen Knight:
Shannen is a licensed optician and Sports Vision Trainer. She has worked in the vision/eye-care industry for nearly fifteen years. Shannen is well versed in eyewear, eye protection, and sports eye injuries. She has been quoted in numerous magazines and appeared on KOIN6 news. In addition to her work in the field of vision, she owns and operates our sister company A Sight for Sport Eyes (www.sporteyes.com). Shannen has run this successful eyewear/eye-care store for eight years. She also has experience coaching and teaching. Shannen coached high school cheerleading and dance in both California and Oregon.
More on the HRA Program
The Sports Vision program that we at Sporteyes VT adhere to has been written up in Sports Illustrated, Referee Magazine, World Tennis, American Fitness, Golf for Women, The Washington Times, and many other publications. As great as all those endorsements are, the best endorsements we have come from our past clients. Below are just a few testimonials from some of H.R.A.'s past clients.
"Harvey, Many thanks for your part in helping with the Anaheim Clinics. We received many unsolicited favorable comments regarding them. ABCA (American Baseball Coaches Association) feels the clinics are the strength of any of our conventions...you did a great job as a clinician." -Dick Bergquist, ABCA
"On behalf of the Women's Basketball Coaches Association, we would like to thank you for making the 16th Annual WBCA National Convention a huge success... Your session provided its attendees an invaluable learning opportunity as you shared your wealth of professional expertise and insight." -Ayanna E. Hines
"I believe Harvey Ratner is right on target in his approach to aiding baseball players become better hitters." - Joe Maddon, California Angels Minor League Hitting Instructor
H.R.A. and Sporteyes VT have many more great testimonials and letters of recommendation. Just give us a chance to prove to you what all our past clients already know...sports vision training really works!
Some of the H.R.A. clients are:
National Football League Officials
Baseball: Baltimore Orioles, California Angels, Milwaukee Brewers, Texas Rangers
Basketball: Georgetown University, American University, Lehigh Univ. Men and Women
Tennis: United States Tennis Association, Intercollegiate Tennis Coaches Association,
U.S.P.T.R.Volleyball: Western Michigan Women, George Washington
Women's Softball: Central Michigan University, National Fast Pitch Coaches
AssociationBoxing: Sugar Ray LeonardHockey: Washington Capitols
Golf: Mid Atlantic PGA Symposium
HRA Clients
