MENTAL SKILLS AND BEHAVIORAL COPING STRATEGIES IN ELITE FOOTBALL REFEREES
The level of development of modern professional football imposes higher and higher demands on the mental health of football referees. A mentally well-prepared football referee would counter the means of influence more effectively, which is a basic prerequisite for making correct and timely decisio...
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| Language: | English |
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Trakia University
2024-06-01
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| Series: | Trakia Journal of Sciences |
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| Online Access: | http://tru.uni-sz.bg/tsj/Volume%2022,%202024,%20Number%202,%20Series%20Social%20Sciences/7-Iv.Ivanov.pdf |
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| Summary: | The level of development of modern professional football imposes higher and higher demands on the
mental health of football referees. A mentally well-prepared football referee would counter the means
of influence more effectively, which is a basic prerequisite for making correct and timely decisions.
Based on the above, we set the goal of the present study to investigate the mental skills and behavioral
coping strategies of elite football referees and, on this basis, to look for ways to optimize them. We
set the objectives of the research: to examine the mental skills and behavioral strategies of elite football
referees and, on this basis, to draw conclusions and recommendations for optimizing the work of elite
football referees. The subject of the research is the mental skills and behavioral strategies of Elite
football referees. The object of the research are 102 elite football referees from Bulgaria. For the
purposes and tasks of the present study, we used two psychological methods – COPE-1 and TOPS.
We processed the results using the statistical software SPSS v.22. Conclusion – the development of a
large part of skills during a match, mental or purely technical, is an extremely good prerequisite for
activity and purposeful actions. For quick and accurate handling in various situations. |
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| ISSN: | 1313-3551 |