Football athletes aged 18-25 years both in university athlete group and amateur athlete group. Athletic Performance Experience level Footballs Motor Control Motor imagery
Conditions
Interventions
Participants were asked to watch the video clip that consisted of football technique practice in speed, and agility training for 3 minutes and they were asked to imagine the practice as themselves pla
Experimental Other,Sham Comparator Other
Motor imagery,Control
Sponsors
Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Male
Age
18 Years to 25 Years
Inclusion criteria
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
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
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Speed At the end of training for 2 weeks Time at Speed 10, 20, 40 meter | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 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) | — |
Countries
Thailand
Contacts
Public ContactJaruwan Prasomsri
Physical Therapy Department, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University
Outcome results
None listed