ReviewBehavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland)2024
Does Motor Imagery Training Improve Service Performance in Tennis Players? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Review in Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07009080 (Motor Imagery is Effective in the Prevention of Landing Errors in Volleyball Players), which is not on this map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Motor Imagery is Effective in the Prevention of Landing Errors in Volleyball Players: a Randomized Controlled Trial
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Pooled it
- Regulation of Somatosensory Temporal Discrimination Threshold Through Motor Training: An EEG and Kinematics Study.CNS neuroscience & therapeutics · 2025Trial
- Dynamic motor imagery, but not pre-execution movements, enhances serve tennis performance.Psychological research · 2026Article
- The effect of an 8-week mental training program on ITN test performances of tennis players.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Mapping 50 Years of Sport Psychology-Performance Meta-Analyses: A PRISMA-ScR Scoping Review.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Pediatric Sports: The Mental Health and Psychological Impact of Sport and Injury.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Psychometric Properties of the Turkish Version of the Movement Imagery Questionnaire for Children.Turkish archives of pediatrics · 2025Article
- Motor Imagery Training Improves Interoception and Satisfaction with Performance.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
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Abstract
Motor imagery training is a common mental strategy used by tennis players and coaches to improve learning and performance; however, the effect of motor imagery training on service performance in tennis players is questionable. This review aims to consolidate existing research regarding the effects of motor imagery training on the service performance of tennis players. A systematic search was conducted following the PRISMA guidelines, using PubMed, Web of Science, SCOPUS, and SPORTDiscus to identify articles published until December 2023. Eligible studies comprised controlled trials that investigated the impact of motor imagery on service performance outcomes in tennis players. The methodological quality of individual studies was assessed using the Cochrane RoB-2 and ROBINS-I tools. GRADE was applied to assess the certainty of the evidence. Nine trials including 548 participants met the inclusion criteria. The results indicated that motor imagery training improved service accuracy and technique but did not affect service speed or return accuracy in tennis players. In conclusion, the certainty of the evidence that motor imagery training may be effective in improving service accuracy and technique in tennis players is low to very low. However, more experimental work is needed to obtain stronger conclusions.
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