EFFECTS OF MENTAL IMAGERY AND MODELLING ON SELF-EFFICACY AND FRONT JUMP SHOT ABILITY

Authors

  • I. I. Budah Department of Physical and Health Education, Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto
  • J. Z. Vurho Department of Physical and Health Education, University of Maiduguri, Borno state
  • G. Hassan Department of Physical and Health Education, Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto
  • S. S. Baba-Ali Federal Road Safety Corps, National Headquarters, Abuja
  • G. Mukhat Department of Physical and Health Education, Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto

Keywords:

Strength and Conditioning; Mental Skills; Psychology; Three repetition maximum (3RM)

Abstract

This study was designed to assess the effectiveness of mental imagery supplemented with video-modeling on
self-efficacy and Jump shot strength in handball (three repetition maximum; 3RM). Subjects (13 male, 7 female)
who had at least 6 months of front Jump shot experience were assigned to either an experimental (n =10) or a
control (n = 10) group. Subjects' 3RM and self-efficacy for the 3RM were measured at baseline. Following this,
subjects in the experimental group followed a structured imagery protocol, incorporating video recordings of
both their own 3RM performance and a model lifter with excellent technique, twice a day for three days.
Subjects in the control group spent the same amount of time viewing a placebo video. Following three days with
no physical training, measurements of front Jump shot 3RM and self-efficacy for the 3RM were repeated.
Subjects in the experimental group increased in self-efficacy following the intervention, and showed greater
3RM improvement than those in the control group. Self-efficacy was found to significantly mediate the
relationship between imagery and front Jump shot 3RM. These findings point to the importance of mental skills
training for the enhancement of self-efficacy and Jump shot in handball performance.

Published

2023-03-12

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 1 (2023)

Section

Articles