The Influence of Mental Imagery Techniques on Sport ...
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EUROPEAN ACADEMIC RESEARCH Vol. II, Issue 11/ February 2015
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The Influence of Mental Imagery Techniques on Sport Performance among Taekwondo Athletes
VINCENT PARNABAS
Sport Science and Recreation Faculty University of MARA Technology (UiTM)
Shah Alam, Malaysia
JULINAMARY PARNABAS
Institut Pendidikan Guru, Kampus Darulaman Jitra, Kedah, Malaysia
ANTOINETTE MARY PARNABAS
Medical Unit, Hospital Taiping Taiping, Perak, Malaysia
Abstract Imagery has been defined as "using all the senses to re-create or create an experience in the
mind". Imagery has both a cognitive and motivational function. The cognitive function of imagery is the use of mental imagery to experience specific sports skills and to plan strategies in advance for competitions. The motivational function of imagery is the use of imagery to experience goal attainment, effective coping and arousal management requirements. The mental practice literature provides evidence that imagery is an effective cognitive process for enhancing learning and performance of motor skills. The main aim of this study was to correlate the usage of imagery and sports performance among Taekwondo athletes. Data was collected from 78 Taekwondo athletes during a match among universities, using Imagery and Sports Performance questionnaire. One way ANOVA showed significant differences on the level of Imagery Usage among categories of Taekwondo athletes, F (3, 69) = 16.435, p ................
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