The effect of a program using mental training on some special physical abilities of volleyball players

Abstract

The research aims to identify the effect of a program using mental training on some of the special physical abilities of volleyball players by designing a training program using mental training to improve the special physical abili-ties of volleyball players. To identify the effect of a training program using mental training on improving the special physical abilities of volleyball players. The researcher used the experimental method by designing two groups (experimental and control) due to its suitability to the nature of the research. The researcher selected a deliberate sample of volleyball players in the Republic of Iraq amounting to (28) players. The researcher reached the following most important conclusions (the presence of statistically signifi-cant differences between the two measurements Pre and post in the physical abilities of the experimental group of volleyball players in favor of the post measurement. The training program applied using mental training contribut-ed to improving the physical abilities of volleyball players. The researcher recommended the need to pay attention to applying the training program us-ing mental training to improve the physical abilities of volleyball players.