<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><bold><italic>Introduction.</italic></bold> The paper aims to identify and systematise basic psychological factors which can influence athletes’ training and competitive activity.<bold><italic>Material and methods.</italic></bold> In order to achieve the aim of the study, we carried out an expert survey and analysed its results statistically. The survey, whose concordance coefficient was 0.78, was completed by 12 experts in the field (sports scientists and highly qualified athletes).<bold><italic>Results.</italic></bold> The study of the scientific and methodological literature about psychological correction taking into account the practice of athletes’ training made it possible to formulate and systematise a number of key psychological factors (volitional, strategic, perceptive-aimed, anticipatory, managerial, psychophysiological, intellectual, introspective, and motivational) that affect the mental state and training process of athletes. The content and forms of the manifestation of psychological factors during competitive activity are examined, and their interrelations are studied. Integral indicators of psychological factors which influence competitive activity in Olympic sports are determined, and their priority of importance is examined.<bold><italic>Conclusions.</italic></bold> According to the experts’ opinions, among the integral indicators of the psychological factors influencing athletes’ activity, the leading ones are motivational, volitional, and psychophysiological factors. The results of the expert survey concerning the psychological factors influencing Olympic sports (game, cyclic, and complex coordination sports as well as martial arts) are analysed.</abstract>

Introduction. The paper aims to identify and systematise basic psychological factors which can influence athletes’ training and competitive activity.Material and methods. In order to achieve the aim of the study, we carried out an expert survey and analysed its results statistically. The survey, whose concordance coefficient was 0.78, was completed by 12 experts in the field (sports scientists and highly qualified athletes).Results. The study of the scientific and methodological literature about psychological correction taking into account the practice of athletes’ training made it possible to formulate and systematise a number of key psychological factors (volitional, strategic, perceptive-aimed, anticipatory, managerial, psychophysiological, intellectual, introspective, and motivational) that affect the mental state and training process of athletes. The content and forms of the manifestation of psychological factors during competitive activity are examined, and their interrelations are studied. Integral indicators of psychological factors which influence competitive activity in Olympic sports are determined, and their priority of importance is examined.Conclusions. According to the experts’ opinions, among the integral indicators of the psychological factors influencing athletes’ activity, the leading ones are motivational, volitional, and psychophysiological factors. The results of the expert survey concerning the psychological factors influencing Olympic sports (game, cyclic, and complex coordination sports as well as martial arts) are analysed.

Basic Psychological Factors Affecting Athletes’ Training

National Defence University of Ukraine named after Ivan Chernyakhovskyi

Educational and Scientific Institute of Physical Culture and Sports and Health Technologies

National University of Ukraine on Physical Education and Sport, Health, Fitness

Polish Journal of Sport and Tourism

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Introduction. The paper aims to identify and systematise basic psychological factors which can influence athletes’ training and competitive activity.Material...

Basic Psychological Factors Affecting Athletes’ Training

Published Online: Dec 21, 2019

Page range: 21 - 26

Received: Feb 21, 2019

Accepted: Jun 17, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pjst-2019-0010

Keywords
psychological factors, mental state, athletic training, competitive activity, Olympic sports

© 2019 Nadiia Vysochina et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Basic Psychological Factors Affecting Athletes’ Training

Published Online: Dec 21, 2019

Page range: 21 - 26

Received: Feb 21, 2019

Accepted: Jun 17, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pjst-2019-0010

Keywordspsychological factors, mental state, athletic training, competitive activity, Olympic sports

© 2019 Nadiia Vysochina et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
psychological factors, mental state, athletic training, competitive activity, Olympic sports