Asian Journal of Sports Medicine
Tohid Seif-Barghi2, Ramin Kordi2, Amir-Hossein Memari1,, Mohammad-Ali Mansournia1, Majid Jalali-Ghomi3Despite the acknowledged impact of imagery on performance, ecologically sound studies investigating imagery and its effects on performance subcomponents in real games are surprisingly limited. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of imagery training on passing improvement in elite soccer players.
Sixty nine soccer players taking part in the national championship leagues in four age categories including U16, U19, U21 and over 21 were randomly assigned to the imagery and control groups. Interventional group participants completed an 8 week video-aided, cognitive imagery program on how to make a perfect soccer pass.
Performance analysis through close video analysis showed that successful pass rate increased significantly in the intervention group compared to control (OR = 1.19,
We concluded that successful soccer passing through real competitions as a multidimensional and critical open skill could be enhanced by an ecologically sound method of mental imagery.
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