Effects of different variations of mental and physical practice on sport skill learning in adolescents with mental retardation |
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| Authors: | Rasool Hemayattalab Ahmadreza Movahedi |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Tehran, Kargar Street, Tehran, Iran;2. Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Isfahan, Hezar Jarib Street, Isfahan, Iran;1. School of Medicine (FMUSP)– Department of Physical Therapy, Speech Therapy and Occupational Therapy, University of Sao Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil;2. School of Audiology and Speech Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada;1. University of Bari, Italy;2. Medical College of Georgia, Georgia Regents University, Augusta, USA;3. University of Texas at Austin, TX, USA;4. Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand;5. Lega F. D’Oro Research Center, Osimo and Lesmo, Italy;6. IRCCS ‘Oasi’ Troina, Italy;1. Department of Kinesiology, School of Public Health, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA;2. Neuroscience and Cognitive Science Graduate Program, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA;3. Maryland Robotics Center, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA;4. Université de Bourgogne, Unité de Formation et de Recherche (UFR) en Sciences et Techniques des Activités Physiques et Sportives (STAPS), Dijon, France;5. Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), UMR 1093, Cognition, Action et Plasticité Sensorimotrice (CAPS), Dijon, France |
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| Abstract: | The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of five variations of imagery and physical practice on learning of Basketball free throws in adolescents with mental retardation (AWMR). Forty AWMR were randomly assigned to five groups and performed a variation of practice: physical practice, mental practice, physical practice followed by mental practice, mental practice followed by physical practice, and no practice. The groups exercised the task for 24 sessions. Following training, posttest and retention test were taken. All variations of practice resulted in performance improvement, yet the mental practice followed by physical practice resulted in better improvement. The results suggest that mental practice associated with physical practice results in an outstanding performance improvement in AWMR. |
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