Psychological resilience and its effects on anxiety and hesitation in performing certain defensive skills in youth soccer
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This study aimed to identify the effect of psychological hardiness on anxiety and hesitation in performing certain defensive skills in youth football. The experimental method was employed, and the research sample consisted of youth players from Al-Minaa Football Club. Following the implementation of psychological hardiness exercises, the main findings indicated that psychological hardiness plays a significant role in reducing debilitating anxiety and psychological hesitation in the performance of certain defensive football skills among youth players. Accordingly, the study recommended the adoption of psychological hardiness training exercises due to their substantial role in decreasing debilitating anxiety and psychological hesitation in performing defensive football skills among youth players.
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