Training program based on mental training techniques in reducing competition anxiety among university sports teams

Document Type : Academic research papers

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1 educational psychology, Faculty of women Ain Shams University

2 Psychology Department Faculty of Women for Arts, Science & Education Ain Shams University - Egypt

3 Physical Psychology Department Faculty of physical Education Helwan University - Egypt

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Abstract:
The study aimed to identify the effectiveness of a program based on mental training techniques (mental imagery - Concentration - Relaxation) in reducing sports competition anxiety among university teams, by identifying the differences in sports competition anxiety, the researcher prepared a training program based on the techniques of mental training (mental visualization - focus attention - relaxation), and a list of the state of anxiety in sports competition CSAI-2 (prepared by Martins (1990), translated to Arabic by / Osama Ratib (1997), where the study was applied to a sample of Sohag University team players participating in the Sohag University football championship and their ages ranged between (18-24) yearsThe results of the study showed the effectiveness of the mental training program in reducing sports competition anxiety among the study sample. The results of the study: There are differences at the significance level (0.05) in the degrees of competition anxiety between members of the control group and the experimental group after applying the program, in favor of the experimental group, and there are differences at the significance level (0.05) in the degrees of competition anxiety after applying the program, then after the follow-up period in favor of tracking measurement.

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