Effects of imagery towards performance of penalty kick in football players / Nur Atikah Yahya

This study was aimed to examine effects of mental imagery towards performance of shooting penalty kick among novice football players. A total of 32 participants were recruited by quasi-experimental and was randomized into four types of groups (imagery (n=8), imagery plus practice (n=8), practice (n=8) and control (n=8) group). Mean of pre-test (baseline) were compared to post-intervention mean and clarity of imagery between imagery and imagery plus practice were compared. Result derived is all intervention groups (imagery, imagery plus practice and practice) shows improvement in accuracy as compared to control group. However, there is no significant different were noted between the intervention group. Furthermore, Imagery plus practice group has better imagery clarity when compared to imagery group.