title: Effect of visuomotor rehearsal with videotaped modeling on racquetball performance of beginning players.
abstract: This investigation was designed to assess the effect of visuomotor behavior rehearsal (VMBR) with videotaped modeling on racquetball performance of beginning players. 24 male students in beginning racquetball class were randomly assigned to either VMBR with videotape modeling or relaxation and imagery (no modeling) condition for a 2-wk. training period. All subjects were pre- and posttested on forehand and backhand racquetball skill tests. Analysis indicated an effect for forehand shooting, with those given visuomotor behavior rehearsal with videotaped model exhibiting better performance than the relaxation and imagery group, but no effect for backhand shooting.
authors.affiliation: School of Health and Human Services, Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies, California State University, Sacramento 95819-2694.
authors.forename: S W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Gray
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000523:psychology; D001288:Attention; D006801:Humans; D007100:Imitative Behavior; D008297:Male; D009949:Orientation; D011214:Practice, Psychological; D011597:Psychomotor Performance; D015865:Racquet Sports; D014743:Videotape Recording