Abstract
In this study, it was aimed to examine the mental toughness and goal orientation skills of female Super League handball players according to some variables. These variables were determined as the positions played by the athletes and the age of the sports. Since the level of ego and task orientation of the athlete is very important for handball, which is a team game; It is one of our primary goals to determine whether the athlete is struggling for herself or for his team. In addition to this, it is very important for handball, which is a fast-paced, long-played and hard sport, to cope with the problem in the face of instantaneous situations and to remain physically-mentally tough. The research sample consisted of a total of 147 female super league handball players in the 2020-2021 season. In the personal information form, information about the positions and sports ages of the athletes participating in the study was collected. In the second part, "Sport Mental Toughness Questionnaire in Sports" and "Task and Ego Orientation Scale in Sports" were used. One-Way Analysis of Variance technique from the SPSS package program was used in the comparisons between the variables in the questionnaires and the analysis of the data obtained. As a result of the study, it was found that handball players with higher sports age, which we can name as an experienced at the level of goal orientation, are more task-oriented than those with lower sports age players. At the same time, it was observed that as the sports age of the participants increased, the level of mental toughness increased, while no significant differences were found for both parameters according to the position variable.