TY - JOUR TT - INVESTIGATION OF PSYCHOLOGICAL SKILLS OF PROFESSIONAL SOCCER PLAYERS ACCORDING TO THEIR AGE GROUPS AU - Konter, Erkut PY - 2005 DA - January Y2 - 2005 JF - Gazi Journal of Physical Education and Sport Sciences JO - Gazi JPESS PB - Gazi University WT - DergiPark SN - 2717-9966 SP - 17 EP - 24 VL - 10 IS - 1 KW - Psikolojik Beceriler KW - Performans KW - Profesyonel Futbol KW - Yaş N2 - Thepurpose of this study was to investigate psychological skills (imagery, peakingunder pressure, commitment, coping with stress and competitive anxiety) ofprofessional soccer players according to their age groups (16-20, 21-25 and26-37). Population of this study consisted of 18 professional soccer teams and451 professional soccer players of "South Anatolia Region" which iscategorized 7th. one by the Turkish Soccer Federation. All professional soccerteams and total 313 professional soccer players were used in this study. SoccerPsychological Skills Scale-16 (SPSS-16) with a questionnaire was applied to 311professional soccer players and related data gathered. Reliability coefficientsof the SPSS-16 are 0.66 for the imagery, 0.73 for the performing underpressure, 0.62 for the commitment, 0.68 for the coping with stress and 0.63 forthe competitive anxiety. The results of theOne-WayANOVA and Scheffe Test showed meaningful differences between coping withstress, commitment and age groups (coping with stress-F:3.27 and P<..04,commitment-F:5.33 and P<.005). No meaningful differences were found betweenimagery, peaking under pressure, competitive anxiety and age groups (P>.05). CR - 1. Başer, E. (1996). Futbolda Psikoloji ve Başarı (2.Basım). istanbul. Yayınevi Yayıncılık, 31, 37, 78 CR - 2. Biddle, S. (1993). Attribution Research and Sport Psychology. Handbook of Research on Sport Psychology, Derl.:Singer. N. R., Murphy. M., Tennant. K. L. (New York: Mcmillian Publishing Company), s.s. 437-464. CR - 3. Bouer, G. (1993). Soccer Techniques, Tactics and Teamwork. New York: Sterling Publishing Con. Inc, 10, 15-16, 154-155. CR - 4. Brandao, M.R.F. Medina, J.P. Dias, C. (1997). “The POMS Profile of The Soccer Players From Sao Paulo Football Club As Related to 4 Different Categories.” International Society of Sport Psychology (ISSP) IX World Congress of Sport Psychology, Innovations in Sport Psychology: Linking Theory and Practice, Israil-Julay 5-9, 1997, Porceedings, Part I, 145, 147. CR - 5. Campos, W. Gallagher, J. Ladewig, I. (1994). “The Affects of Age and Skill Level on Motor and Cognitive Components of Soccer Performance.” NASPSPA Abstracts, Sport and Exercise Psychology, 16, 3 UR - https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/gbesbd/issue//304955 L1 - https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/292370 ER -