THE INVESTIGATION OF MENTAL TOUGHNESS COMPONENTS OF TAEKWONDO ATHLETES OF LATVIA

THE INVESTIGATION OF MENTAL TOUGHNESS COMPONENTS OF TAEKWONDO ATHLETES OF LATVIA
Behnam Boobani1, Juris Grants1, Iveta Boge1,
Artur Litwiniuk2, John Abhilash Benjamin3
1Latvian Academy of Sport Education,
Address: 333 Brivibas Street, Riga, LV – 1006, Latvia
2J. Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw, Branch in Biała Podlaska
Address: 2 Akademicka Street 2, Biała Podlaska 21-500, Poland
3Bharathidasan University Address: Tiruchirappalli, 620 024, Tamil Nadu, India
E-mail: Behnam.Boobani@lspa.lv, Juris.Grants@lspa.lv, Iveta.Boge@lspa.lv, A.Litwiniuk@wp.pl, John.Benjamin@outlook.com

 This study was aimed to investigate mental toughness components of taekwondo athletes of Latvia. Forty taekwondo athletes (n=40, 17 – 23 years old, at least10 years in the national and international championship) were the subjects. The athletes answered the Latvian version of the Sports Mental Toughness Questionnaire (SMTQ). All computations were performed using SPSS software version 26. The comparison of the results of the research showed there was a statistically significant difference in the confidence component of mental toughness, but control and constancy didn’t change. As mental toughness plays a vital role in athletes’ preparation, coaches should put mental training in their plans.