Comparative Effects of Physical Training, Cognitive Imagery, and Verbal Stimuli on Selected Fundamental Badminton Skills among Novice Players
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mental imagery training, badminton skills, accuracy, speed of response, verbal stimulusAbstract
The study investigates the effect of the mental imagery training in developing a specific movement in badminton, to be more specific, this study is looking at increasing the accuracy and speed of response of basic badminton skills (serve, forehand, backhand) through the modifications of motor skills and neuromuscular process through mental imagery training. The researcher applied an experimental design on this study. The subject was (N=40) beginners badminton players selected through stratified random sampling from badminton academy at Nanjing China. The subjects were divided on four equal groups with each group consisted of n=10 Players. The control groups were restrained from conducting any physical or mental imagery trainings. The other groups used combination of physical, mental imagery, visual and verbal training methods. The results of paired sample t test had showed significant differences for all experimental groups between pre and post-tests. The results also shown that there is significant different (F=3.42, p<0.031) in physical training in combination with mental imagery and verbal stimulus group than the other physical and mental imagery training groups. The findings suggested that combination between physical training and mental imagery training with verbal stimulus increased the accuracy and speed of basic badminton skills. This Finding is similar with past studies, however, further study need be done to determine the application of mental imagery training in other type of sports.
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