The Implications of Psychological Skills on the Effectiveness of the Athletic Performance Among Boxing Athletes in Jordanian Boxing Clubs

Abstract

This study aimed to identify the nature of the relationship between psychological skills and the effectiveness of skill performance characteristic among boxers in selected Jordanian clubs. The study population included boxing athletes in the clubs of the Jordan Boxing Federation, which amounted to 11 clubs and centers.While the study sample was chosen by the deliberate method where the number of the study sample reached 65 athletes. The researcher used Mental Skills Questionnaire includes six dimensions: the ability to mental perception, the ability to focus attention, self-confidence, the ability to confront anxiety, the ability to relax, and achievement motivation. In addition to use a set of standardized tests for the special kinetic skills of boxing, as follows: Kinetic sped of the boxing arms, the strength stretching of the arm muscles in boxing until fatigue, agility kinetic boxing test, and attention Focus Meter for boxers.The study revealed that there is a positive significant relationship between the dimensions of psychological skills and the kinetic speed of the boxing arms, stretching arms muscles in boxing until fatigue, agility kinetic boxing test, and attention focus meter for boxer.A set of recommendations were made, includes: interest in the psychological aspect, being one of the basic requirements that affect the athletic performance of a boxer, and conducting periodic tests for boxers in successive periods to find out the true level of mastery of performance, physical fitness and knowledge of boxing motor skills.

Keywords: Psychological skills, Effectiveness, Athletic performance, Boxing, Jordanian boxing clubs

DOI: 10.7176/JEP/11-36-14

Publication date: December 31^st 2020