Premier League draft in England rugby eye coach Sherylle Calder to put referees through their paces with 'EyeGym' training programme

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The Premier League has called in the services of England Rugby's 'vision awareness coach' Sherylle Calder to train referees to see and respond to incidents quicker.

As with most Premier League weekends, talking points were aplenty in the top-flight with Brighton's Bruno escaping a red card despite a what appeared to be an elbow and a penalty decision going the way of Watford, which was labelled 'scandalous' by Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger.

Calder, who specialises in eye training, was part of Sir Clive Woodward's backroom staff during England's 2003 World Cup win and now assists Eddie Jones at Twickenham.

Premier League referees will receive training to improve their decision making in games

Visual awareness coach Sherylle Calder has been employed by the Premier League

Calder gave eye consultancy to Sir Clive Woodward's England ahead of 2003 World Cup win 

According to The Sun though, Calder has temporarily turned her attention to top-flight referees and officials, putting 10 through an 'EyeGym' training programme.

'We work on many things,' Calder said. 'Including making effective decisions under pressure — and that's exactly what these guys are doing on a consistent basis. It's tough work. 

'They have to be able to see correctly and make sure their decision is effective.

'With the linesmen, that offside call is so critical and you have to see it so quickly.

'That's exactly what we're training with those guys.'

The South African specialises in providing eye training to sports stars and athletes

Her eye training has been well regarded by some of the biggest teams and individuals in sport

Robert Madley shows a yellow card during Tottenham's win over Bournemouth on Saturday

Calder, who also given eye training to professional golfers Charl Schwartzel, is in her second spell with Jones after aiding his South Africa team in 2007.

She is currently preparing England for winter internationals with Australia, Argentina and Samoa before beginning their Six Nations defense in February.

But with her huge CV and the successes she's had, Calder feels there is room for improvement in English football's elite league.

She is in her second spell with Eddie Jones after aiding the Australian with South Africa

'You have to practice any skill and prepare to perform under pressure,' she added. 'They all can improve their ability, which is exciting.

'We've been monitoring them and are in touch with them all the time.

'We know how many minutes they have trained, we see them do a warm-up on the day they officiate. They've been great.'