MENTAL REHEARSAL IMPACTS HORMONES AND SUBSEQUENT SPORT-SPECIFIC PERFORMANCEBeaven, C. MartynNew Zealand Journal of Sports Medicine
Researchers are finding it necessary to modify their approach towards athlete behaviour to enhance performance in the field of sport (Mendoza & Wichman, 1978). Studies also found that mental rehearsal was as effective as physical practice in improving performance, however physical practice gave ...
For this reason, the Test of Ability in Movement Imagery (TAMI) was developed as an objective test to assess motor imagery, which means “people's imagination of actions without engaging in actual physical movements involved or the mental rehearsal of voluntary movement without accompanying bodily ...
In sport psychology and motor skills acquisition, mental imagery has become integral to learning an organized skill. Richardson (1967) provided the standard definition of mental practice as "the symbolic rehearsal of a physical activity in the absence of any gross muscular movements" (p. 915). ...
get angry it is usually followed by another bad shot. (Had that happen before?) As you practice this routine on the practice tee, you will learn how your visualization and rehearsal will out your mind into position to hit some great shots without having to consciously think about the ...