The reflection of anxiety on the performance of elite football players during sports competition

Abstract EN

Psychological anxiety is one of the most important topics of psychology and sports psychology, and it is a double-edged weapon during sports competition, either as a motivator, making the athlete identify his sources and prepare himself from all physical, psychological and technical aspects to treat and overcome it, and this is reflected positively on sports performance, and in case anxiety is inhibited, it sows confusion and fear in the player's psyche, which negatively reflects on sports performance during competition, that's why we addressed this study, which aimed to show the reflection of anxiety on sports performance during sports competition and what are the possible solutions to identify its sources and treatment, and as well as highlighting the importance of psychological preparation in reducing anxiety during the competition To achieve the objectives of the study, we used a descriptive approach, as the research sample consisted of four teams active in the second professional association of Algerian football, so we tested a sample of 88 players on whom the study was conducted, the questionnaire was used as tools to collect information and favorable ratios and a sufficient test squared as statistical means, the study resulted that the importance of competition the athlete during the competition.