The Effect of Self-Selected Music on Shooting Performance

Abstract

Introduction : Music has been widely used in our daily life and has an impact on performance in sports and exercise settings. Many researchers have explored the benefits of different type of music during sports activity and athletic performance. Purpose : This study aims to investigate the effect of self-selected/preferred type of music while on shooting performance. Method : This is a quasi-experimental study done among 46 female netball players. Participants need to complete 12 trials shots at three different positions in front of the netball post with and without music within one-week interval between the two settings. Subsequently, after completion of the shooting performance, participants were required to rate the motivational qualities of their selected music using the Brunel Music Rating Inventory-2 (BMRI-2) questionnaire. Result : The result revealed no significant effect on shooting performance between the two settings (p>0.05). However, there was a slight increase in shooting performance displayed when listening with self -selected music. Most of the participants preferred to use fast music type compared to slow and medium music during sports activity. Conclusion : Listening to their selected motivational music minimally improve their shooting performance.