Audio,Visual, and Audio-Visual Instruction with Mental Practice in Developing the Forehand Tennis Drive |
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| Authors: | Paul R Surburg |
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| Institution: | St. Paul's College , Concordia , Missouri , USA |
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| Abstract: | Abstract The effectiveness of mental practice was studied when combined with three variables of instruction: audio, visual, and audio-visual presentations of the forehand tennis drive. An adaptation of the Broer-Miller tennis test was administered to 183 subjects prior to and following the training sessions. Subjects were divided into six experimental groups and one control group. Of the experimental groups, one heard, one viewed, and one both heard and viewed a sound filmstrip which described the tennis drive. Three similar experimental groups received parallel instruction but also engaged in 10-min. mental practice sessions immediately following their respective presentations. All six groups met three times a week for a period of 8 weeks. The three experimental groups which also engaged in mental practice showed a significant improvement in the execution of the forehand drive. Among the variables of instruction, audio used in conjunction with mental practice proved to be the most effective method for development of the forehand tennis stroke. |
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