Examining the Correlation Between Psychological Traits and Performance Dimensions in Wheelchair Basketball World Championships (IWBF UAE 2023)

Abstract

This study aimed to identify the psychological characteristics of wheelchair basketball players and their relationship to the dimensions of athletic excellence. The researcher used the descriptive approach with its survey method, the study was conducted on the wheelchair basketball players teams who are officially registered in Wheelchair Basketball World Championships (IWBF( Dubai-UAE 2023, and they were chosen randomly. The sample of the study consisted of (42) men players who represented (4) Teams, where the sample represented (22.7%) of the original study community, and who the study tool was distributed to, where (the scale of psychological characteristics and skills tests) and (the scale of the orientation towards the dimensions of athletic excellence) were distributed. After collecting and statistical analysis of the data, it was found that there is a strong relationship between the psychological characteristics and skills of the individuals in the sample and the dimensions of athletic excellence, as they were all in the middle limits. Likewise, there is no significant relationship between the three dimensions (the orientation towards self-control, the orientation towards a sense of responsibility, the orientation towards respecting others to the sports excellence scale) and the dimensions of psychological characteristics and skills under study. With the exception of the ability to visualize, self-confidence, the ability to relax and motivate sports achievement. The researcher recommended that trainers and workers in the field of sports training should pay attention to psychological characteristics and skills and the dimensions of athletic excellence as one of the success factors to achieve the best sports results, and compensating the role of the psychological specialist in the absence of it.