期刊名称：Discobolul: Physical Education, Sports and Kinetotherapy Journal
印刷版ISSN：1454-3907
电子版ISSN：2286-3702
出版年度：2020
卷号：59
期号：3
页码：245-256
DOI：10.35189/dpeskj.2020.59.3.4
语种：English
出版社：Discobolul Publishing House
摘要：Athletes of the highest level in many sports (athletics,football,baseball,tennis,golf,rugby,skiing, gymnastics,swimming,basketball etc.) talk about the importance of visualising technical execution both during the training period and in competition (during warm-ups,during breaks in official games,before throws,jumps, free kicks etc.).Visualisation techniques can improve motor skills,grow muscle strength,increase selfconfidence,attention concentration and decrease anxiety. Through the use of imagery,pain management, endurance,performance motivation and physical performance can also be enhanced in athletes. To achieve the best results,visualisation techniques should include the five major senses (touch,hearing,sight,smell and taste) and should consider key aspects such as perspective,emotion,environment,task and timing. Mental rehearsal (or visualisation) is powerful because the subconscious processes the experience as a real one (by firing those neurons that are responsible for skill acquisition),makes the person calmer and more adapted to stressful situations,and can speed up the learning process in athletes and not only. One hour of mental training a day in 6-10 sequences has a special benefit that cannot be obtained by any other means. By applying both guided imagery techniques and practice,athletes design their mental road maps for success.
