EFFECT OF USING FAST - TEMPO MUSIC ON ACCELERATION SPEED TRAINING TOWARD AUDIO IMAGERY OCCURANCE AUTONOMIC WHILE PERFORMING SPRINT

Abstract

The findings of previous research manifested that the athletes heard their coaches shouted
loudly while they performed sprint during the crowded and noisy condition event. Whether the sound
which athlete heard was the audio imagery due to training? Therefore, this quasi-experimental research
aimed to examine the effect of using the fast speed music in the accelerated speed training toward audio
imagery while performing sprint. The single group pretest - posttest was used as the research design.
Samples were 10 males athletics school level, age ranged from 9–12 years old. The experimental design
composed of 1) the fast speed music songs (150.15 bpm) which used during the acceleration speed training
for 4 weeks, 2) the timing gate was used as the tool to record the sprint time. Data collections, the pre-test
and post-test speed running time of 5 distances including; 40, 50, 60, 70, and 100 meters were
recorded. Athletes were individually in-depth interviews after the posttest of sprint by employing a semistructured,
open-ended format. Data analyses, the mean differences of the pretest and posttest were
computed through t-test. Interview data were transcribed and coded. Then, the data correction was
investigated by using triangular method. The results showed that there were no significant differences
between pre-test and post-test of speed time rate for all 5 distances. Data from the interviews showed that 9
from 10 athletes heard the used song while they performed post sprint test. All 9 athletes heard the song at
the time they feel exhaustion, about the 60-70 distance of 100 meters. Moreover, 7 from 9 athletes described
that they heard only the hook part (repeat singing part), and it was clearly that the song was turn on over the
test. In conclusions, using fast speed music during acceleration speed training effected on the audio imagery
for sprint due to familiarization of over and over training. It was to be noted for further research that the used
of the sound/fast-tempo music with an appropriate duration to increase speed rate.
(Journal of Sports Science and Technology 2016; 16(1) : 117-125 )
Keywords: Fast-tempo music, Speedacceleration training, Audio imagery, Exhausted feeling
*Corresponding author: Prachaya Chomsahai
Institute of Physical Education, Chiangmai campus
68/1 Sriphum Muangmai Chiangmai 50200
E-mail: assassin_pong@hotmail.com