This study aims to determine the effect of imagery training on increasing the confidence of hockey athletes. The research subjects consisted of 18 athletes who were members of a hockey academy in Bandung City. The research design used was one group pretest-posttest, where the subjects were given an initial test to measure the level of self-confidence before being given treatment in the form of imagery training. The imagery training program lasted for 8 sessions, with a duration of 50 minutes per session. After the program was completed, a final test was conducted to measure the increase in self-confidence using a questionnaire that had been tested for validity. The results of the analysis with paired t-test through SPSS 26 showed a significant increase in the level of self-confidence of athletes after undergoing imagery training. this is evidenced by all charts having increased after being given imagery training with an average difference of 7%. This study concludes that imagery training is recommended to be applied in the world of sports because this exercise can help athletes perform optimally when athletes have confidence
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