Psychological Factors Affecting Professional Sampas Boyacá Players in Competition

Abstract

The players of the Sampas Sports Club in the city of Tunja, Boyacá, are professional futsal players. During the tournaments, minimal results were obtained despite the work carried out in training regarding physical preparation. This situation is worth investigating to identify other elements that influence sports performance, such as psychological factors, through a quantitative, non-experimental descriptive study using the Psychological Characteristics Related to Sports Performance Questionnaire (CPRD). This questionnaire describes the psychological factors affecting the futsal players under study during competition and is the result of a research process that highlights the psychological state of these professional players before a competition. The sample consisted of 12 professional players aged between 19 and 31 from Boyacá, evaluated before a qualifying match for the quarter-finals of the Argos Futsal League. It was determined that the CPRD was the appropriate tool to analyze the psychological factors affecting players in competitions. The psychological factors influencing competition in the Sampas team, in order of importance, are stress control, influence, team cohesion, motivation, and mental ability. At the end of the study, it was concluded that stress is the factor with the greatest impact during competition, with a percentile of 80 according to the norms table, while motivation and mental ability are the factors requiring the least intervention from the specialist. The psychophysiological intervention strategy proved to be appropriate for strengthening the team during competition.