Sports Psychology

Sports Psychology

Mental toughness in young athlete with excellent and poor level of wrestling skills learning (with considering acquisition and retention scores)

Document Type : علمی- پژوهشی

Authors
sadegh Ranjbar 1
َAli Akbarnejad 2
MohammadAli Sheybak 1
1 Msc Sport Psychology
2 Associate Professor Sport Physiology, University of Tehran
10.29252/mbsp.4.1.72
Abstract
Purpose: The aim of the present study was investigate the role of mental toughness on learning of Wrestling skills in young athlete.
Methods: This study was semi-experimental and its population were physical education students of Tehran University in 1395. A total of 30 student-athletes under 23 years old, those who not familiar with wrestling skills randomly assigned into two groups and they learned thirty-skills training within three months by two wrestling coaches. At the end of the last session and one week after the last session acquisition and retention test was performed. According to the mean scores of learning, athletes divided in two excellent and weak performance groups . Tools used in this study included demographic consent form, a questionnaire for wrestling skills and 48 questions version of the mental toughness questionnaire.
Result: normal distribution of data into two groups was examined, then the t-test results showed that the mental toughness difference between excellent and weak performance groups was statistically significant.
Conclusions: considering that all subjects had acceptable levels of physical fitness, According to The results of this study probably mental toughness could be a key factor in learning wrestling skills. Therefore, it is recommended for coaches and athletes to develop mental toughness to achieve success in their sport.
Keywords
acquisition
retention
Wrestling skills
Mental toughness
motor learning
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  • Receive Date 18 December 2018
  • Revise Date 10 February 2021
  • Accept Date 31 December 2020