Vol. 10, Issue 4, Part B (2024)

Abstract
Mental toughness and mental power can improve the performance of an athlete. The aim of the study was to see the effect of imagery intervention on learning a skill in Gymnastics. Nine (9) female and three (3) male gymnasts ranging in age from 10 to 14 (M-12.5) years were the participant in the current study. The level of the participants was beginner to intermediate with training age between 0-3 years and 4-6 years. and was participating on District, State and National level in competitions. The Sports Imagery Questionnaire developed by Martens (1982) was used for the present study. The Gymnasts needed to sit focused on a quiet place with the closed eye and try to visualize the skill with full concertation. The questionnaire was filled after the imagery intervention. The scores were recoded and calculated after the 5th session on imagery intervention. For the statistical analysis of the questionnaire after last session, ANOVA was used α 0.05 significant level in SPSS. Researcher found that there were significant differences in gymnasts' visual imagery, it is possible that intermediate gymnasts had more visual imagery than beginners due to their greater training age. There were significant differences in gymnast audio imagery. Gymnast has improved as evidenced by an increase in mean score after each session. There were significant differences in the Gymnast's Kinaesthetic imagery because they were able to feel their multiple limbs at the same time, which improved their physical skills. There were significant differences in gymnasts' mood imagery. It has also been observed that the mood of the beginners is better than that of the intermediate gymnasts. The immediate score of session 1 in all skills shows a rise in the mean score, demonstrating its significance and necessity for the athlete. The researcher concluded that there is a significant effect of five session imagery intervention on learning a gymnastic skill.