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Mental imagery is widely accepted by sport psychologists, coaches, and athletes to be a useful psychological technique in the training of athletes for excellence athletes use mental imagery extensively in their training and in conjunction with competition. The aim of this study is to examine imagery ability of athletes from individual and team game sports and to determine if the groups differ in relation to these imagery attributes. The subject taken for the study were men and women individual and team game players from the representative of the Mangalore university. Data collected from total of 160 subjects of athletes. In that 80 subjects from women individual and team game players and 80 subjects from men individual and team game players. The results showed that a comparative imagery ability for individual men and women, the SIQ subscales like CS, CG, MS, MGA, and MGM. In the first four subscales are represented the women percentage is more than men and (MGA) men percentage is more than women percentage. A comparative of imagery ability for team game men and women in that five SIQ subscales are represented in that women percentage is more than men. This study examined the effects of level of participation and time involvement in sports on mental imagery characteristics and will provide may help coaches and athletes to identify the mental preparation needs of specific sports and to present additional information about individual differences in sports imagery.