Effect of self-modeling and self-controlled feedback on the performance of professional swimmers and waterpolo players

Masoud Mirmoezzi; Mansour Sayyah; Morteza Taheri; Khadijeh Irandoust; Mandana Sangari; Fatemeh Mirakhori; Ali Seghatoleslami; Lee Hill; Katja Weiss; Beat Knechtle; Amine Ghram

doi:10.1016/j.smhs.2023.08.001

Effect of self-modeling and self-controlled feedback on the performance of professional swimmers and waterpolo players

Sports Med Health Sci. 2023 Sep 9;6(2):167-172. doi: 10.1016/j.smhs.2023.08.001. eCollection 2024 Jun.

Authors

Masoud Mirmoezzi¹, Mansour Sayyah², Morteza Taheri³, Khadijeh Irandoust⁴, Mandana Sangari⁵, Fatemeh Mirakhori⁴, Ali Seghatoleslami⁶, Lee Hill⁷, Katja Weiss⁸, Beat Knechtle^{8

9}, Amine Ghram^{10

11}

Affiliations

¹ Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Science, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
² Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran.
³ Department of Behavioral and Cognitive saciences in Sport, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
⁴ Department of Sport Sciences, Imam Khomeini International University, Qazvin, Iran.
⁵ Islamic Azad University, Chalous Branch, Mazandaran, Iran.
⁶ University of Birjand, Birjand, Iran.
⁷ Division of Gastroenterology & Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada.
⁸ Medbase St. Gallen Am Vadianplatz, St. Gallen, Switzerland.
⁹ Institute of Primary Care, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
¹⁰ Cardiac Rehabilitation Department, Heart Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
¹¹ Healthy Living for Pandemic Event Protection (HL - PIVOT) Network, Chicago, Ill, USA.

Abstract

Self-modeling (SM) and self-control (SC) feedback can be presented as two solutions for learning improvement. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of SM and SC feedback on 100-m freestyle performance of professional swimmers and waterpolo players. 25 elite male swimmers and waterpolo players, were randomly assigned to four groups: swimmer group with SM, swimmer group with SM and SC feedback, waterpolo players group with SM, and waterpolo players group with SM and SC feedback. 100-m freestyle times and performance were recorded. SM and SC feedback for the participants were utilized at the acquisition stage. The device used included a Lenovo B570 laptop and an Exilim ZR200 canon camcorder. SM and SC feedback presented to the swimmers and waterpolo players led to improved speed and results, and the effect of presenting SM with SC feedback to swimmers had better results. In conclusion, the present study indicates that SC modeling of watching video is a suitable method for professional swimmers. Water polo trainers can also use SM and SC feedback to enhance their players' swimming technique.

Keywords: Feedback; Self-control; Self-modeling; Swimming; Water polo.