PSYCHOLOGICAL PROFILE OF YOUNG FUTSAL PLAYERS AT THE STAGE OF PRELIMINARY BASIC TRAINING
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.32782/2522-1795.2025.19.4.13Keywords:
futsal, stage of preliminary basic training, resilience, cohesion, self-efficacy, strong-willed qualities, reflexivity, anxietyAbstract
Purpose. to determine the psychological characteristics of young futsal players at the stage of preliminary basic training.Materials and methods. The study was attended by 60 young futsal players aged 12–14 years. Futsal playing experience at least three years. The study was conducted under basic bioethical norms of the Declaration of Helsinki of the World Medical Association. Written informing consent was obtained from the parents of each participant. To determine the psychological portrait of young futsal players, the following questionnaires were used: “Athlete’s Resilience”, “Sports Team Cohesion”, “The Sport Anxiety Scale”, “Athlete Self-Efficicy Scale”, “Volitional Components in Sport”. Statistical processing of the obtained data was carried out using the software “SPSS Statistics 17.0”.Results. Based on the volitional qualities questionnaire, it was found that self impediment of young futsal players is at a low level, as well as the lack of activation and loss of focus, while self-optimization of skills corresponds to a high level; the average group value of resilience was mainly corresponding to the average (45.00%) and high (51.67%) levels; the majority of young futsal players (60.00%) has average level of reflexivity, the low level was found in 25.00%, and the high level in 15.00%; the distribution of research participants by levels of cohesion showed that 45.00% consider an atmosphere in the team to be very favorable and 18.33% — favorable, while 36.67% consider it to be slightly or completely unfavorable; the professional thought efficacy is the most powerful factor in the conviction of young futsal players in their self-efficacy, while the sports discipline efficacy, psychological efficacy and personal efficacy had slightly lower average group values, however, a low level of self-efficacy was not noted among the studied contingent; the average group value of general anxiety corresponded to low (71.67%) and average (28.33%) levels.Conclusions. A deeper understanding of psychological factors, a critical assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of the psychological profile of young athletes can help in their better training and developing more productive and effective futsal training programs.
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