Abstract
This study assessed the effects of three types of imagery techniques on the performance of basketball foul shooting. A sample of 93 university students, not currently participating in any type of basketball program, were randomly assigned to 1 of 5 conditions including: control, physical practice only, passive imagery, active imagery, and imagery with physical practice. Results indicated that two of the imagery groups performed better than the traditional physical practice group. Mean scores were then adjusted for years of prior basketball experience. The analysis indicated that the two groups with the least prior basketball experience demonstrated a greater improvement in performance from pre- to posttest than did the traditional physical practice group. Implications for future avenues of research integrating imagery, prior experience, knowledge of results, and attentional focus are discussed.
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