The Effectiveness of Imagery Training on Improving the Overhead Serve Skill Level of MSSD Mersing Volleyball Athletes

Lee Wenjun and Wan Ahmad Munsif Wan Pa
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Lee Wenjun: Faculty of Education, University Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
Wan Ahmad Munsif Wan Pa: Faculty of Education, University Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, 2025, vol. 9, issue 3, 522-536

Abstract: In this era of globalization, the mental capability and stress resilience of Malaysian athletes remain relatively low. This study aims to assess the effectiveness of imagery training in enhancing the overhead serve skill level among athletes of the Mersing District School Sports Council (MSSD). This quasi-experimental study involved two groups of athletes: the control group and the experimental group. Each group consisted of 15 athletes of different genders. The Movement Imagery Questionnaire-Revised (MIQ-R), a revision of the original MIQ (Butler et al., 2012), was used to assess the athletes’ visual and kinesthetic movement imagery abilities. The questionnaire consists of eight items, with four visual and four kinesthetic items for each movement. This study demonstrates significant effectiveness in improving an athlete’s overhead serve skill in volleyball. The AAPERD Serving Test was used to assess the researchers’ ability to serve the ball accurately and consistently. A Paired T-Test was conducted to compare the improvement in overhead serve skill levels between pre- and post-tests. The overall comparison revealed an average score difference (M), standard deviation (SD), and t-test value between the pre- and post-test of M = 28.04, SD = 0.543, and t = 24.353. These values indicate a significant difference between the pre-test and post-test, with p

Date: 2025
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