The Effect of Goal-Directed Self-Talk on the Accuracy of Volleyball Serves-Receiving in Jouibar Junior School Students Female Students

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 Physical Education, Nasibeh Tehran Campus, Farhangian University, Tehran, Iran

2 Physical Education, Farhangian University, P.O. Box 888-56441, Tehran, Iran

3 Tehran Shahid Chamran Department of Physical Education, Farhangian University, Tehran, Iran

10.22080/jsmb.2025.26465.3881

Abstract

Introduction and purpose: mental skills training can improve the motor performance level. The present study was aimed to determine the effect of goal-directed self-talk on the accuracy of volleyball serve receiving in Jouibar junior school students.

Methodology: The current research method was semi-experimental; its type in terms of purpose was practical and its design was pre-test, post-test with a control group. 40 female students from Jouibar city (13-15 years) participated in the research and were randomly selected as available samples. After the preliminary training and getting to khow the serve receiving, the subjects performed the pre-test and were placed in two experimental and control groups based on the obtained score and random assignment. The research tool was serve-receiving test in five regions of volleyball court. The experimental group trained the volleyball serve-receiving skill (4 weeks, 2 sessions per week and 20 trails per session) and performed goal-directed self-talk in each trail; In other words, after every unsuccessful recieving, she would talk to herself, memorize it and write it down. The control group did not have any intervention. At the end, all the subjects did a post-test, a retention test and a transfer test.

Results: The mixed ANOVA with design 2 (control and experimental groups) in 2 (pre-test and post-test stages) results showed that there is no difference between the groups in the pre-test (p=0.95); But the results of the post-test, retention and transfer showed improvement in service-receiving and the experimental group showed higher performance than the control group (p=0.001).

Conclusion: These results support goal-directed self-talk as an effective tool in the performing of skills that require precision; In other words, goal-directed self-talk along with metacognition strategies, with a problem-solving and self-regulation approach can lead to better progress in the motor learning initial and can be utilised together with physical exercise.

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Journal of Sport Management and Motor Behavior
Volume 22, Issue 44
November 2026

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