Psychological Factors Influencing the Performance of Female Handball Trainees: The Case of Dessie Town Handball Project
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2014-09
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Addis Abeba university
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The purpose of this study was to identify the psychological factors influencing the performance of female handball project trainees in the case of Dessie town. Taking this purpose as a general objective of the study, a descriptive survey research method was employed to investigate the problem. The target population in the study were female students who were participating in the handball project at two centers. Namely, Kidame Gebeya Secondary school and Robit General Elementary school. A comprehensive sample of 60 trainees and two coaches were taken in the study. Using purposive sampling technique two sport experts were included in the investigation who are working in the town’s sport office. The data collection instruments designed for the study were questionnaires, interview, observation and document analysis. The questionnaires were prepared for the female trainees and the coaches. Structured interview was conducted for the sport experts. Using a checklist observation was carried on six times during training sessions at the training centers. Some documents were examined, which describe profiles of the female trainees and manuals used to carry out the training. The data collected from fifty (50) female trainees (6 trainees dropped out the training and 4 questionnaires were discarded due to response errors) and two coaches through the questionnaires were organized and analyzed using descriptive statistics, such as tables, frequencies and percentages. The data obtained from the interview, observation and document analysis were qualitatively analyzed in words and were triangulated with the responses of the female trainees and the coaches. In this study it was found that the female trainees are intrinsically motivated. Meanwhile, extrinsic motivation schemes are almost none to enhance the performance of the female handball trainees. In addition, the training is undergoing without short and long term goals and the coaches are not helping the trainees in setting these goals. Finally, it is the coaches' responsibility to provide reward and praise for the trainees’ performance to sustain intrinsic motivation. The sport experts should assist the coaches and follow up the training program.
KEY WORDS:-Motivation, Anxiety, Stress, self confidence, team cohesion and Goal setting
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Motivation; Anxiety; Stress, Self Confidence, Team Cohesion And Goal Setting