The Relationship of Multidimensional Anxiety to the Accuracy of Mini-Football Scoring Skills for U14-15 Players

Abstract

The aim of this research is to identify the psychological state of school mini-football players, which has a significant impact on athletic achievement, whether positively or negatively. Anxiety is a personality trait that affects a player's performance before sporting competitions. Experts and specialists have confirmed that anxiety has a direct impact on a player's performance. Therefore, there is a correlation between multidimensional anxiety (cognitive dimensions, physical dimensions, and the dimension of quickness and ease of emotion) and the accuracy of performing some basic skills among mini-football players. The researcher relied on the scale developed by Muhammad Hassan Alawi (the Self-Evaluation Questionnaire Scale). To measure the accuracy of mini-football scoring skills, he used a scoring accuracy test from a distance of 12 meters. To achieve the objectives of this study, the researcher used the descriptive approach using a correlational approach. The sample consisted of (20) players aged 14-15 years. The researcher concluded that there is a significant correlation between multidimensional anxiety and scoring skill in mini-football. The school team players were characterized by low multidimensional anxiety (cognitive dimension - physical dimension - speed and ease of emotion dimension).