The effect of neurofeedback training on skilled archers’ competitive performance of military families

Sport competition is common under stress. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of neurofeedback training on the competitive performance of skilled archers in military families.

This research was accomplished by semi-experimental method with pre-test and post-test design with control group. Participants were 30 skilled female right-handed archers, living in Tehran and members of military families, who were selected by available method. After the initial recording in competitive conditions and by homogenization according to the initial records, the participants were divided in two groups of neurofeedback training and control. The training protocol was performed for 12 sessions over 4 weeks. During this time, the control group practiced normally. After that, the two groups were again recorded in competitive conditions.

The results of Covariance analysis test showed that in the post-test stage, the performance of neurofeedback group participants had a significant improvement over the control.

According to the findings of this study, the effect of neurofeedback training on improving the performance of skilled archers was considered and the use of this method along with physical training to achieve better results in competitions was emphasized.