The effect of neurofeedback and under pressure training on expert archer's performance in competitive condition

One of the most important goals of any athlete optimum performance during the competitions, but sometimes athlete’s performance suddenly destroyed under psychological pressure caused by competition. This study investigated the effect of neurofeedback and under pressure training on expert archers’ performance in competitive condition.
participants were 30 adult healthy right hand expert female archer in Tehran that were selected by accessible method and after primary archery record in competitive condition and sameness were assigned randomly into three groups: neurofeedback and under pressure training and control. Training protocol was done 12 sessions at 4 weeks and after training was performed renewed record in competitive condition.
Findings: The results of analysis of variance showed that the performance of participants at posttest both neurofeedback and under pressure group than control group progressed significantly (p= 0.003), the other at this stage despite was higher average’s record of under pressure training group, not seen significant difference between the neurofeedback and under pressure group.
According to the findings of this study, effects of neurofeedback training, particularly under pressure considered to promotion of expert archers performance and emphasized to use of these methods beside physical training to achieve better results in competitions.