Analysis of Imagery Use as Predictors of Football Players’ Sport

Research has demonstrated the effectiveness of imagery use in sport, but only few studies have examined the theoretically connection between imagery and confidence in team sports. These neglect necessitated the need to examine imagery use as predictors of elite football players’ sport confidence. Descriptive data were collected from forty-three male and female football players from Nigeria using Sport Imagery Questionnaire SIQ and the Sources of Sport Confidence Questionnaire SSCQ. The result of the correlation indicated a significant {P< .05} correlation of imagery use and sport confidence with correlation value ranging from (r=.12 to .72). An apparent significant {P<.05} composite effect of the imagery use on the football players’ sport confidence was also established. Based on the social cognitive theory, the identification of the determinants of confidence judgement over a period of time especially with the complementary effect of imagery use leads to better prediction of the football players’ performance confidence and the overall evaluation of the sport experience.