Teoriya i praktika fizicheskoy kultury №7 2017, pp.87-89

Dr.Sc.Psych., Professor B.P. Yakovlev¹
Dr.Hab., Professor G.D. Babushkin²
PhD, Associate Professor E.G. Babushkin³
Postgraduate I.B. Tarasenko¹
Postgraduate N.R. Usaeva¹
Postgraduate A.G. Banshchikov^1
1Surgut State University KhMAR-Yugra, Surgut
²Siberian State University of Physical Culture and Sports, Omsk
³Omsk State Technical University, Omsk

Objective of the study was to explore benefits of the competitive performance forecasting methods based on the precompetitive psychological fitness test data. Subject to the study were highly-skilled athletes representing swimming sprint, pistol shooting, weightlifting and skating sports. The subjects’ psychological fitness was tested and the test rates were used to split up them into Group 1 (n=10) with high mental fitness rates and Group 2 (n=15) with mean psychological fitness rates. We expected Group 1 being successful in attaining the training process goals and prize-winning in competitions; and Group 2 failing to fulfil the plans. Actual competitive performance data of the both groups confirmed this assumption.
Therefore, the study findings give the grounds to recommend the mental fitness test model being applied for the highly-skilled athletes’ competitive performance forecasts. It was found that the athletes tested with all psychological fitness components being fairly equal may still differ in the emotional components, (positive) thinking abilities, emotional intellect and mental stress tolerance rates. The athletes tested high on the psychological fitness components rating scales were rates as having higher chances to attain the planned competitive performance levels and win.

Keywords: forecasts, psychological fitness tests, sports, competitive success, athletes, competitions.

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