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Effectiveness of motor imagery on sports performance in football players

Phase 1
Completed
Conditions
Football athletes aged 18-25 years both in university athlete group and amateur athlete group.
Athletic Performance
Experience level
Footballs
Motor Control
Motor imagery
Registration Number
TCTR20230128001
Lead Sponsor
Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University
Brief Summary

Time of speed at 20 meters decreased significantly after training in university athlete groups and amateur athletes who received MI training. Both university and amateur groups which received MI training presented significantly decreased time in agility and reaction time test.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Male
Target Recruitment
48
Inclusion Criteria

1. Male football player aged between 18-25 years old
2. Score of the Movement Imagery Questionnaire-3; MIQ-3 more than 62
3. For university athlete group, participants had to attend inter-university sports or higher level competition and be a member of the university football team
4. In the amateur athlete group, participants had to attend only in-university sports events

Exclusion Criteria

1. Visual, neurological, cardiopulmonary or musculoskeletal impairments which affect MI training
2. Took medicine with neurological effects 2 days before participating in the study

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Speed At the end of training for 2 weeks Time at Speed 10, 20, 40 meter
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Agility At the end of training for 2 weeks T-Test (run from the start point 10 meters forward, sidestep, side stepping back and then running back to the finish), measure in time (second),Reaction time At the end of training for 2 weeks Reaction time tester (was detected through eye-foot coordination), measure in time (millisecond)
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