THE EFFECT OF IMAGERY ON BASIC AND ADVANCES SKILLS IN WINDSURF

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to test the effects of imagery on basic and advance skills in windsurf. A sample of 40 students at Burapha University in Chonburi Province, Thailand was recruited using a purposive sampling method. They have passed Windsurf sailing training program. The students separated to 20 Control and 20 experimental Group. The intervention took 12 weeks and 2 day in each week. The students took basic windsurf sailing skills on week 2, 4, and 6, and advance windsurf sailing skills on week 8, 10, and 12. The instrument in this study consisted of windsurf sailing skill program that adapted from Panichareonand (2008) and Chansamut’ (2004) windsurf sailing skill program. This instrument had 1.00 of IOC. Other instruments were the windsurf sailing skill ability test and the sport imagery on windsurf sailing skill ability. Data were analyzed and reported thrush X, SD, Independent samples t- test, Wilks’ Lambda with Repeated Measure. esearch resulting the basic windsurf sailing skill ability had significant higher scores of experimental group than the control group (Effect size= .66). The results also revealed that the advance windsurf sailing skill ability had significant higher scores of experimental group than the control group (Effect size=.91). Developing the basic windsurf sailing skill ability within group both of control and experimental group had significant higher scores on week 2, 4, and 6. As well as on week 8, 10, and 12. The imagery of between group’s showed a significant higher scores on experimental group than control group.
(Journal of Sports Science and Technology 2014;14(1): 259-268)
KEYWORD: imagery, skill, windsurf