Sports Psychology

Sports Psychology

The Effect of Competitive and Non-competitive Training Conditions on Learning of Basketball Free Throws in female adolescent with high and low-trait anxiety Short title: Interaction of Training Environment and trait anxiety in sport skill learning

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Fatemeh Velayatee 1
Mehdi Rafeii 2
Ahmadreza Movahedi 3
1 Master of Motor Behavior.university of isfahan
2 Associate Professor, Department of Motor Behavior.University of Isfahan.
3 Professor at the Department of Motor Behavior, University of Isfahan
10.48308/mbsp.2022.225815.1091
Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of competitive and non-competitive exercise environments on the acquisition and retention of basketball free throws (BFT) in female adolescents with high and low trait anxiety.
Methods: In this quasi-experimental study, 47 adolescent girls were divided into two groups based on their trait anxiety scores: high and low. They were then placed into two training groups, one in a competitive environment and the other in a non-competitive environment, based on their pre-test scores. Participants in the experimental groups underwent BFT training for 8 sessions. Pre-test, acquisition, and retention tests were administered before the intervention, during the exercise sessions, and after the last acquisition session, respectively. Data analysis involved the use of one-way ANOVA and repeated measures analysis of variance.
Results: The results indicated that there was no significant difference in BFT performance between the groups during the acquisition and immediate retention phases. However, a significant difference was found between the groups in the delayed retention test. Specifically, training in a competitive environment led to better performance in participants with both high and low trait anxiety. The competitive environment had a stronger positive effect on participants with low trait anxiety, followed by those with high trait anxiety.
Conclusion: The training environment, rather than the level of trait anxiety, significantly influenced participants' performance in BFT. Both individuals with high and low trait anxiety performed better in a competitive training environment.
Keywords
basketball free throw
acquisition
retention
competitive environment
trait anxiety
Subjects
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Sports Psychology
Volume 15, Issue 2
2023
Pages 83-94

  • Receive Date 01 February 2022
  • Revise Date 13 May 2022
  • Accept Date 14 June 2022