The Idea of Using Practice in Mind Training Program for Rugby Players to Improve Anxiety and Kicking Performance
Year: 2016
Type: article
Abstract: PIM training program is one of the imagery interventions employed by athletes to improve golf skills performance. This study attempted to measure the effects of Practice in Mind (PIM) training program on anxiety level and the right side of 22 meter place kick performance of rugby players. This study was a double blind experimental design research. Fifty-eight university male rugby players between the age range of 18 to 25 years old (M = 21.43, SD = 2.04) participated in this study. Participants were divided into two groups which is the intervention group (PIM group) and the control group (only physical practice). In PIM group, participants were instructed to do imagery - physical practice, meanwhile, the control group only performed physical practice for three times per week. The Mixed Between - Within Subjects found that PIM group significantly performed better as compared to control group in place kick performance, self-confidence and had higher anxiety level tolerance. Future research can be conducted to determine the effectiveness of PIM training program on skilled players and different genders or sports that have varying cognitive complexity. Research still needs to be conducted particularly in the mediating role of self-efficacy, moods, and arousal of PIM training program.
Authors: Mohd Fared Yahya, Mazlan Ismail, Afizan Amer
Language: English
Subfield: Developmental and Educational Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2346278113