Improving the offensive ability of a Torball team through visualization

Mejoramiento de la capacidad ofensiva de un equipo de Torball a través de la visualización

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Alveiro Sánchez Jiménez
Alain Zanger
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Introduction: The Torball is a sport for people with visual disabilities, in which two teams of three players face each other. The objective is to score the opponent’s goal by throwing a sound ball with the hand (s) under three sound strings. It has been decided to develop a mental preparation process focused basically on the techniques of:  visualization and strategy of the goal setting. Based on all the information of the immediately previous season. Method: Subjects: The process is developed with the four players that make up the Torball de Brest team in France. The average age is 22 years, and all have a significant visual disability (vision less than 1/10). Procedure: The process begins with a first phase “goal setting” in order to know the players and determine the best possible match between the individual and the collective objectives. As a second phase, the verbalization is developed, the work team explains with figures and statistics; the relevance and effectiveness of the shots with the rebond technique to have goals taking as reference the display of the shot rebond. Results: The percentage of shots executed by the Brest team have increased considerably, from 49% in Marseille to 71% in Brest. There is a significant difference between the results of Marseille and Brest, t (19) = -2,177; p <0.021. Conclusion: The results in competition suggest that they have begun to mentally integrate this technique of shooting (rebond) since the risk during the competition has not disturbed the technique

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Alveiro Sánchez Jiménez, Universidad Santo Tomás

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Facultad de Cultura Física Deporte y Recreación. Universidad Santo Tomás

Alain Zanger, Université de Bretagne Occidentale

Psicólogo. Psicoterapeuta. Profesor Universitario. Investigador en Preparación mental, gestión de estrés y optimización de sus recursos.
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