The Research of the Mental States of Expecting a Victory in Men Mini-football Teams

Abstract

The study examines the mental states of expecting a victory in men mini-football teams by means of content analysis (n=248) and factor analysis of mental states of expectations of sportsmen-footballers (n=128). The mental states of expecting a victory are important regulators of the sporting activity of its participants. The understanding of footballers’ mental states of expectations by their coaches affects the choice of the game guidelines and strategy, determines the content characteristics of tactical and technical training and operationalizes the training process of footballers. The purpose is to investigate the structure, variables and interdependence of the factors of footballers’ mental states of expecting a victory. Research methods: content analysis, tests with standardized questionnaires, factor analysis. Factor analysis was used to determine the structure of the mental states of expecting a victory. The main factor in this structure is F1 “value and sense self-regulation of a victory” (19.04%), correlated with F2 “pragmatic self-regulation of a victory” (rs=.424; p≤.01) and F3 “convergence of a victory” (rs=.362; p≤.01). The obtained results can be useful for coaches, sporting directors, for those dealing with training, for managers of mini-football and football clubs and also for the researchers in the area of psychology of physical education and sports.