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T1 Psychological characteristics of developing excellence in mixed martial arts athletes
A1 Gutiérrez García, Carlos
A2 Educacion Fisica y Deportiva
K1 Educación
K1 Educación Física
K1 Martial arts
K1 Combat sports
K1 Mixed martial arts
K1 MMA
K1 Talent identification
K1 Talent development
K1 Sports excellence
AB The aim of this study was to describe the perception of sports talent and excellence development in a sample of MMA fighters, and compare the obtained results with those of previous studies. A total of 42 adult (male and female) MMA athletes of several levels (amateur, semi-professional and professional) participated in the study. A socio-demographic questionnaire and the Psychological Characteristics of Developing Excellence Questionnaire – PCDEQ were used for collecting data. Statistical analyses included descriptive statistics and student’s t-test for means comparison. In general, MMA athletes obtained higher scores than those reported by samples of other sports in previous studies, and more specifically in factors I - Support for long-term success, II - Imagery use during practice and competition, and IV - Ability to organise and engage in qualitypractice. This can be explained due to the higher average age of our sample and the professional or semiprofessional level already achieved by many of the MMA fighters. The study also revealed that MMA fighters may need specific psychological training related to factor III - Coping with performance and developmental pressures.
PB León: Universidad de Léon, 2019
SN 2174-0747
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10612/14912
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10612/14912
NO p.37-39
DS BULERIA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de León
RD 26-abr-2024