Mental skills and their relationship to psychological endurance among boxers

Authors

  • Zaid Mohammed R. Al Khaffaf University of Babylon, College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, Iraq

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33687/jhssr.003.03.000349

Keywords:

Mental skills; psychological endurance; boxers.

Abstract

Training science is now focusing on mental abilities, as they significantly affect learning, skill performance, and physical and psychological energy, as well as mental health, as physical fatigue can weaken determination. To accomplish gain has a detrimental influence on psychological endurance. On the other hand, sports psychology is critical to our present and future. Because its sciences and procedures are specialized and mastered in enhancing athletic performance. Furthermore, enhancing psychological health and developing mental capacities in a way that guarantees the training process goes properly and is subject to the reality of the situation. As Well As the amount of psychological preparation demonstrated by all teams competing in individual and group games, particularly boxing. Therefore, the relevance of the research is in defining the degree of mental abilities and psychological endurance of boxers since they are closely related to the ability to adjust to varied conditions that psychological endurance needs. It also helps us identify the extent of the relationship. Between them and mental abilities for the purpose of modifying weak points and developing strengths, which helps us identify an important aspect of the psychological aspects that support the efforts of coaches and those in charge of the training process in bringing boxers to higher levels. The research aimed to identify the mental skills and psychological endurance among the boxers in the Babylon Governorate clubs, as well as to identify the relationship between the mental skills and psychological endurance among the boxers in the Babylon clubs. In his research, the researcher assumed the existence of a real correlation between mental skills and psychological endurance among boxers in Babil Governorate clubs. Through the presentation, analysis and discussion of the results, and after statistical treatments of the preliminary results of the research, the results proved the hypotheses set for this study. The researcher concluded that the percentage of mental skills among the boxers in the sample in general was low, and also that no significant differences appeared between the boxers of the research sample teams in all mental skills. The researcher also concluded that an inverse significant correlation appeared between the measure of mental skills and the measure of psychological endurance for the boxers in the research sample.

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Published

2024-07-19

How to Cite

Al Khaffaf, Z. M. R. (2024). Mental skills and their relationship to psychological endurance among boxers. Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences Research, 3(3). https://doi.org/10.33687/jhssr.003.03.000349