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The Effect of Mental Training on Motor Performance of Tennis and Field Hockey Strokes in Novice Players

Hegazy, K.; Sherif, A. M.; Houta, S. S:

Abstract:

The aim of this study was to investigate whether the mental training of motor performance can be useful or not in learning tennis and field hockey strokes (forehand, backhand; push pass, hit) Twenty four male tennis-field hockey novice players participated in the study and were divided into experimental group (N = 12) and group for the scientific treatment of the tests (N = 12). Subjects were recruited from Faculty of Physical Education for Men, Alexandria University, Egypt, with ages between 19 to 20 years old. The experimental group attended 16 sessions (8 for tennis, 8 for field hockey) over six weeks (40 minutes each) and used mental training exercises (relaxation, visualization and concentration-attention control) pertinent to the forehand, backhand in tennis and push pass, hit in field hockey. Two waves of measurements were conducted (before and after the completion of the intervention) with the use of motor assessment tests related to the sport of tennis and field hockey. Each student was evaluated regarding to his technique of forehand, backhand in tennis and push pass, hit in field hockey in order to examine the effectiveness of mental training. ... mehr


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DOI: 10.5445/IR/1000048041
Originalveröffentlichung
DOI: 10.4236/ape.2015.52010
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Zitationen: 6
Cover der Publikation
Zugehörige Institution(en) am KIT Institut für Sport und Sportwissenschaft (IfSS)
Publikationstyp Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Publikationsjahr 2015
Sprache Englisch
Identifikator ISSN: 2164-0386, 2164-0408
urn:nbn:de:swb:90-480416
KITopen-ID: 1000048041
Erschienen in Advances in physical education
Verlag Scientific Research Publishing (SCIRP)
Band 5
Seiten 77-83
Bemerkung zur Veröffentlichung Gefördert durch den KIT-Publikationsfonds
Schlagwörter Tennis, Field Hockey, Mental Training, Visualization, Mental Imagery
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