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Guided Imagery Training for Shooting Accuracy and Mental Skills in Adolescent Football Players

NCT07161934 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 32

Last updated 2025-09-09

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Summary

This study is designed to examine whether guided imagery training can improve football shooting performance and psychological skills in young athletes. Thirty-two male players aged 12-14 years will be randomly assigned to an imagery training group or a control group. The imagery group will receive guided mental training sessions after each regular football practice for 12 weeks, while the control group will participate only in standard training. The primary outcome will be shooting accuracy at 10 and 15 meters, and the secondary outcome will be imagery ability assessed with a validated questionnaire.

Conditions

  • Adolescent
  • Soccer Performance
  • Psychological Phenomena and Processes
  • Imagery, Psychotherapy

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Guided Imagery Training

Participants received guided imagery sessions of 15 minutes after each football training, three times per week for 12 weeks (36 sessions). Sessions included relaxation, visualization of technical movements, and reinforcement of motivation and confidence.

BEHAVIORAL

Standard Football Training

Participants received only regular football training three times per week for 12 weeks (36 sessions). Each session lasted 60 minutes and focused on technical skills. To match contact time, a 15-minute team evaluation meeting was held after each practice.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Merve Burcu Güler

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Merve Burcu Güler, MSc in Psychology · Selcuk University, Vocational School of Health Services

  • Ayşe Avcı, PhD · Çağ University, Institute of Social Sciences

  • Hayrettin Gümüşdağ, PhD · Yozgat Bozok University, Faculty of Sport Sciences

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
12 Years
Max Age
14 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-02-01
Primary Completion
2020-05-30
Completion
2020-05-30

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

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