Mental imagery in volleyball is considered one of the most effective bases for good performance.

Abstract

This is true especially in serving where the player builds his reaction from the position of his opponent, his style of moving while performing this skill all give indicators to his mind to take the correct dicession in regard of speed of the ball and its position. Most students cant perform mental imagery because it depends on cognitive ability that was not studied. The researcher proposed program used for specifying the effectively of developing this skill and finding if mastering it would positively affect achievement. Aims of the study: - designing a teaching program using mental imagery in learning the accuracy of serving in volleyball. - Identifying the effect of mental imagery in learning the accuracy of serving in volleyball. The hypothesis of the study: 1-The proposed teaching program has a positive effect in improving mental imagery and learning the accuracy of serving in volleyball. 2-There are statistical differences between are and post test for both group. The researcher used the experimental method The subjects were (40) students. The results showed improvement in the accuracy of performance as a result of improving mental imagery for the experimental group