The Effects of PETTLEP Imagery Intervention on Learning of Badminton Skill for Beginners

Abstract

Badminton serves (BS) and return badminton serves (RBS) are very important for badminton sport, new player hard to control both skills. BS is a closed skill that takes place in a structured and static environment to serve the shuttlecock to serve area. While, RBS is an open skill that takes place in a dynamic and changing environment. Player trying to move around the court for return serve and multiple other variables that could affect them. This study explores the effects of PETTLEP imagery for learning badminton skill. Eighty university students who no experience in sport imagery and badminton competition were equally divided (n = 20) into four groups (G1; BS with PETTLEP training, G2; BS training only, G3; RBS with PETTLEP, and G4; RBS training). The data collecting from BS and RBS accuracy test, prior, and post-test on 4th and 8th week of training. Mean, SD, t-test, and one-way ANOVA with repeated measures, Bonferroni were used to analyze the data at significant .05 level. The results reveal that mean score of G1 and G2 after 8th wk. was increase significantly when compared with after the 4th wk. and before training (p < 0.001). There were no significant difference between G1 and G2 of BS group and between G3 and G4 of RBS group. However, the group of practiced badminton skill and PETTLEP imagery training (G1, G3) showed accuracy score better than the group of practiced badminton skill only (G2, G4). Therefore, PETTLEP imagery training showed a tendency to develop badminton skill for the beginner.