الضغوط النفسية و علاقتها بالسلوك التنافسي للاعبي أندية الدرجة الممتازة بكرة القدم

Abstract EN

The study aimed to: 1- Identify the psychological pressures and the competitive behavior of the football players of some Premier League clubs in the province of Kurdistan.

2- Identify the differences in the psychological pressures and the competitive behavior among the football players of different playing positions (defense, middle attack) for some of the Premier League clubs in the province of Kurdistan.

3- To identify the relationship between psychological stress and competitive behavior among some football players of some Premier League clubs in the province of Kurdistan.

4- To identify the relationship between psychological stress and competitive behavior among each football player in a different playingposition ( defense, center, attack) for some of the Premier league clubs in the province of Kurdistan.

The researcher used the descriptive approach with the method of mutual relationshipsdue to its suitability to the research nature.

The researcher identified the research population, who were the players of some clubs in the region of Kurdistan and were participating in the Premier League clubs for the season 2014-2015.The researcher chose the clubs (Zervana, Dohuk, Irbil, Ararat, Kirkuk) as a sample totaling 80 players for the clubs mentioned.

The researcher adopted, in analyzing the results, on the following statistical methods :( percentage, the arithmetic mean, the standard deviation, Pearson correlation coefficient).

The researcher reached some conclusions; the most important ones were : 1- The three positions (defense, center, attack) are equal in terms of exposure to psychological stress, and also have a good competitive behavior.

2- The need for the presence of a psychological coach, like the physical coach as a necessity for the success of the training process and to face the psychological conditions suffered by the player in the clubs in question.