Effects of 6-Week Imagery Training on Taekwondo Turning Kick Accuracy, Power and Speed Among Taekwondo Athletes

Koh, Sheh Qin (2018) Effects of 6-Week Imagery Training on Taekwondo Turning Kick Accuracy, Power and Speed Among Taekwondo Athletes. Final Year Project (Bachelor), Tunku Abdul Rahman University College.

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Abstract

The aim of this study was to examine the effects of six weeks imagery training on taekwondo turning kick on speed, accuracy and power among taekwondo athletes. A total of 26 Tunku Abdul Rahman University College Taekwondo Students, male (n = 26) (age = 20.26 ± 1.59) took part in this study and were divided into the control group (n = 13) and experimental group (n = 13) randomly. Both groups went through the pre and post-test. The experimental group had gone through the six weeks imagery training, meanwhile the control group did not attend any training intervention during the six weeks period. Training was carried out two times a week with 15 minutes per session. The subjects were tested on the accuracy, kicking speed and kicking power by using KickBang Test (reliability = 0.79). Data analysis showed that there was significant improvement in the accuracy (p=0.003) and power (p=0.003) mean scores of pre and post-test in experimental group. However, there were no significant difference in the taekwondo turning kick accuracy, power and speed mean scores for pre and post test between control group and experimental group.