An Exploratory Study on Korean National Taekwondo Competitors’ Imagery Strategy based on Their Preparation Periods

This study aimed to explore elite taekwondo competitors’ imagery strategies . The participants were 10 athletes, who worked for S business team. Data collected through open-ended questionnaires and in-depth interviews. data based on Gould et al. (1992)’s proposed qualitative research method. inductive content analysis of the was conducted following type Paivio (1985) Suinn (1996). law case separated by three specialists. results as follows. First, competitors generally used types In particular, anxiety regulation appeared with highest frequency among factors ordered motivation, skills, mental competition. Second, mainly skills before two weeks They day a motivation after sum, individual in terms order ensure effective training peak performance strategy applied differently juncture