The effect of verbal feedback on psychological self - control basketball shot pattern in female students

Providing feedback with self-controlled methods has improved the performance and learning of motor skills as a result of the motivational effects and the deeper processing of related information. despite extensive research on self-inhibition feedback, can it be said that this type of feedback, verbally, can influence the pattern of movement?

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of self-controlled practice on the performance of female student basketball shooters.

This is a semi-experimental study and its design is pre-test and post-test with control group. Participants of this study were 20 female students who were randomly divided into two self-controlled and yoked groups. Research was conducted in 5 sessions consisted of a pre-test session before the beginning of the exercise, 3 sessions of practice and one post-test session. Films were taken from the pattern of throwing the Subjects, then the films were evaluated by three instructors.

Findings of the independent t-test showed a significant difference between groups' acquisition (P= 0/025) and retention (P= 0/035) mean score. Both groups had significant progression from pre-test to post-test, and according to the data, the self-controlled group had a significant difference compared to the yoked group in the post-test.

Using self-controlled practice which leads to internal motivation, enhancement of self-efficacy, personality independence, anxiety and stress decrease coaches can create optimal conditions for practicing and provide conditions for obtaining a better pattern of movement in practice.