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- Title
THE EFFECTS OF MENTAL TOUGHNESS TRAINING ON ATHLETIC COPING SKILLS AND SHOOTING EFFECTIVENESS FOR NATIONAL HANDBALL PLAYERS.
- Authors
RAGAB, MARWAN
- Abstract
Aim. Mental toughness' is probably one of the most used but least understood terms used by sporting communities globally and, in particular, by their media. The purpose of this study was to explore the effects of mental toughness training on Athletic Coping Skills and shooting effectiveness in male handball players. Methods. The sample was comprised of 18malehandball players[age, 20.76 ± 2.65 years; height, 169.88 ± 7.08 cm; weight, 66.16 ± 8.14 kg; training experience, 6.41 ± 2.34 years (mean ± SD)] .Who all members in handball team - Zagazig university (2012). The subjects divided into two groups. The experimental group (n= 10) participated in mental toughness training program. Three times weekly. To eight weeks. The control group (n= 8) participated in the traditional program only. All of the participants completed the MTQ48 (Clough et al., 2002), an instrument used to measure mental toughness. Responses to the 48 items are based on a 5-point Likert scale ranging from (1) strongly disagree to (5) strongly agree. And the Athletic Coping Skills Inventory - 28 (AC1S-28; Smith, et al., 1995) is a 28-item scale measuring seven classes of sport-specific psychological coping skills including coping with adversity, peaking under pressure, goal setting and mental preparation, concentration; freedom from worry, confidence and achievement motivation, and coach ability. Individuals were asked to respond to each statement by indicating how often they experience different situations using a 4 point scale, 0 = almost never to 3 = almost always). Each subscale consists of four items that are averaged to provide a subscale range of 0 to 3. Additionally, the seven subscales are summed and averaged to provide a total personal coping resource score. Performance effectiveness was determined by success or failure in the shooting. Results. The results of this analysis revealed significant differences between two groups in the mental toughness factors and athletics coping skill factors and Performance effectiveness of the experimental group. Conclusion. The findings indicated that the implication of this research for coaches working with mentally tough athletes is that to match athlete preferences.
- Subjects
ZAGAZIG (Egypt); HANDBALL players; TOUGHNESS (Personality trait); LIFE skills; SELF-perception
- Publication
Ovidius University Annals, Series Physical Education & Sport/Science, Movement & Health, 2015, Vol 15, Issue 2, p431
- ISSN
2285-777X
- Publication type
Article