The purpose of the study was to give some basic information by improving the performance skill based on the analysis of the main causes of the psychological disturbance on athletic competition and its management plans. There were 6 national gymnastics...
The purpose of the study was to give some basic information by improving the performance skill based on the analysis of the main causes of the psychological disturbance on athletic competition and its management plans. There were 6 national gymnastics as a head case who took part in the Beijing Olympic of 2008. Through this research, one could find out the psychological disturbances during the gymnastic game and by helping them to have an ability to control them efficiently. By understanding the influence of the main causes of psychological disturbances, one could predict the result of training skill and provide the management plans to improve the individual player’s ability.
To examine the influence of the psychological disturbance on athletic competition and its management plans, one could use the preliminary studies of Woo-Man Lee(1999) and Jin-Hyo Jeon(2001) as reference and then one re-revised that for proper approaches for the players. In order to classify and produces the detail parts and general parts of the question types, it went through the meeting and discussion with 3 sport psychologists and 3 national gymnastics couches. From above, there were total 25 questions based on the 7 different categories such as the psychological skill or the mentality state, the issue bearing, the social support, the physiological condition, game situation, the gymnastic skill and the environmental factor and so on. To collect the research data, one could record the interview of the gymnastic players about the psychological disturbances, the degree of game performance, management plans, and effect of its management plans. By playing the recorder, one could record the interview in tape and then one could use the Triangulation steps which was read and listened over and over by 3 specialties as sport psychologist and the methods which were recommended by Patton (2002) to get the reasonable and reliable results. These were the results by classifying players’ words based on the different categories and then analyzed the psychological disturbance and its management plans.
First, the main causes of disturbance in the category of the psychological skill or the mental state for the national gymnastic players were the anxious of the game, the pressure on the victory, the lack of confidence, too much confidence, the negative thought, the mental concentration or the lake of the mental concentration, the loss of will, lack of motivation, condition, slump and so on. For the management plans, there were an image training, an alternative behaviors, controlling oneself, avoiding behavior, active behavior, the concentration on the assignment, positive thought, ignorance, an autosuggestion, an auto-consolation, avoiding the situation, pointing out the purpose, resting, food intake, training, etc to be used. Average 4 players were experienced in the category of the psychological skill or the mental state and its influence was average 2.8 percentage. There was the difference in this category compared to other main causes of the physiological disturbance.
Second, the main causes of disturbance in the category of the issue bearing for the national gymnastic players were when the competition and its teams were good at the game, etc. For the management plans, there were ignorance, an attention, an alternative behaviors, positive thought, concentration on assignment, controlling oneself, etc. Average 1.5 players were experienced in the category of the issue bearing and its influence was average 1.5 percentage as low. There was no difference in this category compared to other main causes of the physiological disturbance.
Third, the main causes of disturbance in the category of the social support for the national gymnastic players were its own expectation and from others. For the management plans, there were the revision of the purpose, controlling oneself, positive thought, the concentration on assignment, ignorance, an alternative behavior, active behavior, etc. Average 1.5 players were experienced in the category of the social support and its influence was average 1.5 percentage as low. There was the difference in this category compared to other main causes of the physiological disturbance.
Fourth, the main causes of disturbance in the category of the physiological condition for the national gymnastic players were an injury, physical condition or the lack of sleepiness. For the management plans, there were the mind control, resting, an image training, therapy, controlling the condition, an attention, an alternative behavior, etc. Average 5.5 players are experienced in the category of the physiological condition and its influence is average3.5 percentage as low. There was the difference in this category compared to other main causes of the physiological disturbance.
Fifth, the main causes of disturbance in the category of the game situation for the national gymnastic players were an the duration, fast or slow of game, weather, media, judgment, the facility of stadium, game schedule or time, etc. For the management plans, there were the concentrations on the assignment, controlling oneself, an alternative plans, positive thought, the refreshing oneself etc. Average 3 players were experienced in the category of the game situation and its influence was average 2.3 percentage as low. There was the difference in this category compared to other main causes of the physiological disturbance.
Sixth, the main causes of disturbance in the category of the gymnastic skill for the national gymnastic players were a protection collar, the swing on the game, rhyme, balance, sensation etc. For the management plans, an alternative plans, positive thought, controlling oneself, managed the situation, ignorance, the couch’s help, etc. Average 2.3 players were experienced in the category of the game situation and its influence was average 2.3 percentage as low. There was no difference in this category compared to other main causes of the physiological disturbance.
Seventh, the main causes of disturbance in the category of the environmental factor for the national gymnastic players were a shout form the audience, the sound of clapping, the sound of music, etc. For the management plans, there were the positive thought, ignorance, an alternative plans, etc. Average 3 players were experienced in the category of the environmental factor and its influence is average 2.3 percentage as low. There was the difference in this category compared to other main causes of the psychological disturbance.