Developing an Imagery Script

Holmes and Collins (2001) offered some guidelines for making imagery more effective, which
they call their PETTLEP program because it emphasizes the following:
 The physical nature of the movement
 The specifics of the environment
 The type of task
 The timing of the movement
 Learning the content of the movement
 The emotion (meaning to the individual) of the movement
 The perspective of the person (internal or external)

Think of the sport that you are best at and design an imagery script that incorporates the
PETTLEP model of imagery.

In addition, insert stimulus and response propositions into the imagery script.

Name of Sport Skill _____________Soccer________________________

The physical nature of the movement

Dressed in team uniform with soccer ball beside them

The specifics of the environment

Shooting a soccer ball outside the pen box

The type of task

Going through dribbling then shooting

The timing of the movement

90 min

From R.S. Weinberg and D. Gould, 2019, Foundations of Sport 1

and Exercise Psychology Web Study Guide, 7E (Champaign, IL:
Human Kinetics).
Learning the content of the movement

The emotion (meaning to the individual) of the movement

The perspective of the person (internal or external)

From R.S. Weinberg and D. Gould, 2019, Foundations of Sport 2

and Exercise Psychology Web Study Guide, 7E (Champaign, IL:
Human Kinetics).