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| Article Name : | | | EFFECT OF MENTAL TRAINING ON TRACK & FIELD PERFORMANCE AND MENTAL SKILLS - A SINGLE SUBJECT DESIGN | | Author Name : | | | Rajarshi Kar and Jai Prakash Bhukar | | Publisher : | | | Ashok Yakkaldevi | | Article Series No. : | | | ISRJ-327 | | Article URL : | |  | Author Profile | | Abstract : | | | A single-subject/qualitative design was employed to determine if mental training program improved athlete’s performance in track & field events as well as a variety of mental skills such as Imagery ability, Mental Preparation ability, Self Confidence, Anxiety Management, Concentration ability, Relaxation ability. Four male participants (age 18 – 24) participated in the study. To measure mental skills, all the athletes completed Hardy and Nelson’s mental skills Questionnaire both during baseline and intervention period. Nine performance trials for each athlete were taken including baseline and intervention. Results of visual inspection of multiple baseline graphs suggested an increase in track & field performance for all the athletes. There was also an increase in all the mental skills for all the athletes except participant 3 and participant 4 had a decrease in concentration ability whereas self confidence for participant 3 was constant. | | Keywords : | | - mental skills
- relaxation ability
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