TY - JOUR ID - 55253 TI - A Comparison of the Effect of Cognitive Specific and General Imagery on Skills Performance of 7-10-Year-Old Soccer Players JO - Journal of Sports and Motor Development and Learning JA - JSMDL LA - en SN - 2008-9333 AU - Kharestani, Mehrzad AU - Esmaeeli Abdar, Mojtaba AU - Ghotbi Varzaneh, Ahmad AD - M.Sc. of Motor Behavior, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran AD - PhD Student of Motor Behavior, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Tehran, Iran Y1 - 2015 PY - 2015 VL - 7 IS - 2 SP - 239 EP - 251 KW - cognitive imagery KW - general imagery KW - mental imagery KW - soccer skills KW - specific imagery DO - 10.22059/jmlm.2015.55253 N2 - The aim of the present study was to examine the effect of different types of imagery on the skills performance of 7-10-year-old soccer players. 45 children (mean age 8.44±1.13 year) with similar imagery abilitywere selected and randomly assigned to three groups (each group 15 subjects). The training protocol was performed three sessions a week for 6 weeks. Data analysis indicated a significant difference between the groups in acquisition (P=0.001) and retention (P=0.002) phases. The results of Tukey post hoc test in the acquisition phase indicated no significant differences between cognitive specific imagery group and cognitive general imagery group (P=0.53) but there were significant differences between cognitive specific imagery group and traditional imagery group (P=0.006) and also between cognitive general imagery group and traditional imagery group (P=0.03). Also, in the retention phase, the results of Tukey post hoc test indicated significant differences between cognitive specific mental imagery group and traditional mental imagery group (P=0.002), between cognitive specific mental imagery group and cognitive general mental imagery group (P=0.037) and between cognitive general imagery group and traditional imagery group (P=0.001). With regard to the findings, the role of the cognitive specific imagery was in the center of attention more than before and soccer instructors and coaches are recommended to use this type of imagery.   UR - https://jsmdl.ut.ac.ir/article_55253.html L1 - https://jsmdl.ut.ac.ir/article_55253_6adaf875ef173e93e6836ea4f03fa2f8.pdf ER -