The Effect of Psychological Program of some Relaxation Exercises and Mental Visualization on the Achievement of Player Runners (400)

Abstract

In view of scientific progress in all fields around the world, including the sports field, as numbers and levels have developed in all sports, including athletics, which had the largest share of distinctive numbers, especially short jogging activities, and this development comes through the use of many training methods and linking training with many sciences Different sports Including psychology, the research problem came through the suffering of many of the 400-meter-long runners free from psychological unpreparedness before participating in the competition, which negatively affects their level of achievement in the race and the main research goal came in preparing some relaxation exercises and mental visualization that relieves competition pressure and reduces anxiety The race is before participating, which helps to improve achievement. As the curriculum consisted of a set of psychological exercises for mental and muscular relaxation and mental visualization, which helps to eliminate competition anxiety from athletes, making the athlete psychologically prepared before participating in the competition. As the researcher concluded the importance of these exercises in developing many psychological skills of the athlete, including the ability to face anxiety and build an integrated mental perception, which helps in the optimal performance within the race. Accordingly, the researcher recommended the importance of introducing psychological programs such as relaxation and mental visualization with the training process.