Can imagery facilitate improvements in anticipation behavior?

We examined the effectiveness of interventions involving imagery, video, and outcome feedback in improving anticipation in skilled junior cricket batters. Participants (N = 34, Mean age = 14.9 years, SD = 0.75) were allocated to one of three groups matched on imagery ability or a no practice control...

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Published in:Psychology of sport and exercise 2013-03, Vol.14 (2), p.200-210
Main Authors: Smeeton, N.J., Hibbert, J.R., Stevenson, K., Cumming, J., Williams, A.M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Action observation
Cricket
Equivalence
Exercise
Expertise
Knowledge
Measurement
Mental practice
Practice
Sport
Sport psychology
Videotape
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Summary:We examined the effectiveness of interventions involving imagery, video, and outcome feedback in improving anticipation in skilled junior cricket batters. Participants (N = 34, Mean age = 14.9 years, SD = 0.75) were allocated to one of three groups matched on imagery ability or a no practice control. The experimental groups received a four-week, film-based training intervention. All experimental groups improved anticipation performance during training. Pre to posttest improvements were greater for the group that received outcome Knowledge of Results (KR) compared to groups that also received a video replay of the bowler's action or imaged the previously seen action. All experimental groups improved visual imagery ability, measured by the VMIQ-2, but only the imagery intervention group improved in the kinesthetic dimension. Our findings show that all three interventions are effective in improving anticipation and benefit imagery ability. ► Compared Imagery, Video and Outcome knowledge of results interventions to training anticipation skill. ► First study to investigate the role of imagery in anticipation skill learning. ► Similar improvements found for Video and Imagery training. ► Imagery may be used to train anticipation skill.
ISSN:1469-0292
DOI:10.1016/j.psychsport.2012.10.008