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European Journal of Physical Education and Sport Science ISSN: 2501 - 1235 ISSN-L: 2501 - 1235 Available on-line at: www.oapub.org/edu Volume 3 │Issue 11 │2017 doi: 10.5281/zenodo.1042815 INVESTIGATING THE EFFECT OF MENTAL IMAGERY ON THE SUCCESS OF ATHLETE STUDENTS AT TRABZON UNIVERSITY, TURKEY Fatih Kırkbir Karadeniz Teknik Universitesi, Beden Eğitimi Ve Spor Yuksekokulu, Turkey Abstract: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of mental imagery on the success of athlete students at Trabzon University. In terms of the purpose of the research was an applied type, correlated in terms of the type of the method and survey method in terms of the method of data collection. The statistical population of this study was athlete students of Trabzon University of Turkey, in 365 people. To determine the sample size, the Cochran formula was used and according to this formula, the number of statistical samples was 188, which were selected by random sampling method and according to the ratio of players in each discipline. To collect information, Voaght mental imagery questionnaire (2010) and Mousavi's and Vaez Mousavi's (2015) sportswomen questionnaire were used. Data were analyzed by SPSS software and regression coefficient was used to analyze the hypotheses of the research. The results of the research show that mental imagery has a positive effect on athlete students' achievement and predicts 0.07% of the changes in the success of athlete students. Also, ideation and planning on the success of athlete students has a significant positive effect and 0.77 ideas and 0.50 planning predict the changes in the success of athlete students. Keywords: illustration, mental illustration, success, students, Trabzon University 1. Introduction Nowadays, improvement and progress in the success of athletes in various conditions, especially competitive conditions and racing, is one of the main concerns of researchers and physicians, especially motorists. Mental imaging is one of the most important Copyright © The Author(s). All Rights Reserved. © 2015 – 2017 Open Access Publishing Group 286 Fatih Kirkbir INVESTIGATING THE EFFECT OF MENTAL IMAGERY ON THE SUCCESS OF ATHLETE STUDENTS AT TRABZON UNIVERSITY, TURKEY psychological practices used to learn new skills in order to succeed and win sporting events and keep track of learning. Mental imaging is the use of athlete's mental imagery to improve physical performance that is performed in the mind rather than practice in the field. Mental imaging is a very new debate, and discovering is an important development in psychology and creative personality. Mental imaging is a basic and fundamental introduction to which all personality, behavior, and even are formed the nature of the individual. Successful women and men have long enjoyed mental imagery and dramatic work to succeed. Famous and professional Bulla wrote in an article that in the golf game, having a clear idea of where you want to send the ball and what to do is more important than physical fitness (Sophian and Abdullah, 2009). In the field of physical education and exercise, the goal is whether the mental exercise of a motor skill is beneficial to physical training. It should be noted that mental training is the use of athletic mental imagery to improve physical performance, which takes place throughout the exercise in place of the field. It seems that athletes of all ages, to any extent, are capable of some kind of mental exercise (Nordin n et al., 2010). Mental imaging Symbolic browsing is a physical activity without any clear muscular movement. Imagination can be used to learn skills and techniques (specific cognitive skills) or strategies and tactics (general cognitive) as well as motivation and emotion management (motivational). In recent decades, several studies have shown the usefulness of mental training in initial learning, implementation, and even at the stage of thinking. This effectiveness has been confirmed in improving the performance of both beginners and experienced people (Reilly, 2013). Since the performance of athletes is a reflection of their thoughts and feelings, they can also increase their skills by creating positive mental images of their own doing skills. In addition, they can think of their skills far more than they do in exercises. Also, creating successful mental images reinforces their self-esteem, as a result, mental imagery will help to function positively (Ramsey i et al., 2014). In his mental imagery, the athlete portrays himself in the position of playing sports with all the senses (vision, hearing, smell, etc.). The images of this embodiment should include the successful performance of the athlete and his satisfaction with his performance. Mental imaging skills are cognitive skills in sport that can enhance the technical skills of athletes by activating a number of psychological mechanisms. Mental imaging techniques, positive thinking, visualization of achievement, practice of visual motor behavior, modulation of cognitive behavior in sports are some of the skills that create attitudes, such as changes in thoughts, feelings, attention, and performance. Mental imaging is a way to practice mental activity, which is an important part of the mental fitness program for athletes (Greenlees & Weston, 2006). Athletes typically European Journal of Physical Education and Sport Science - Volume 3 │ Issue 11 │ 2017 287 Fatih Kirkbir INVESTIGATING THE EFFECT OF MENTAL IMAGERY ON THE SUCCESS OF ATHLETE STUDENTS AT TRABZON UNIVERSITY, TURKEY have more training and skills in physical fields than other fields, and often have less awareness of the cognitive and psychological factors affecting their performance and exercise performance. Therefore, athletes of various disciplines, especially team sports, are not much familiar with sports-related mental skills, and less do mental exercises. Recently, mental imagery has been considered as one of the basic and essential skills needed in sport. In this study, the effect of mental imagery on the success of athletes has been evaluated. The study of Jordet (2005), which uses cognitive-public imagery as an ecological environmental intervention for three elite football players, showed that despite the increase in perceptual skills, except one improvement in the performance of work-related sports during the official tournament was not seen. For viewing / downloading the full article, please access the following link: https://oapub.org/edu/index.php/ejep/article/view/1164 European Journal of Physical Education and Sport Science - Volume 3 │ Issue 11 │ 2017 288