Self-efficacy and its relationship with the performance of handball and shooting skills among young handball players

الملخص

The research objective was to identify self-efficacy and its relationship withperformance with the skills of tapping and shooting in handball, and the descriptive approach was used as it is the most appropriate approach to address the research problem, and the research sample was selected by the deliberate method, which are the young players of Al-Karkh Sports Club, which are (18) players, as the percentage of the research sample reached 100% of the original population, and the researchers concluded that the results of the research showed that there is a statistically significant correlation between self-efficacy and the performance of the knocking skill among the players Young handball, which indicates that the high level of self-efficacy contributes to improving control and control during motor performance under pressure, and there is a moral correlation between self-efficacy and shooting skill, which means that the player who possesses a positive self-image is more able to make the appropriate decision and carry out the shooting accurately in realistic play situations. Self-efficacy is an important psychological indicator in assessing the psychological readiness of the player, and it contributes effectively to enhancing self-confidence, regulating emotions, and reducing anxiety during competition, and researchers recommend the need to include psychological training programs aimed at enhancing self-efficacy within the training plans of young players, as it has a direct impact on improving skill performance, and encouraging coaches to use methods to enhance self-confidence and positive feedback to strengthen the player's sense of ability to achieve and succeed in performing difficult skills, and to prepare periodic psychological tests to measure the level of self-efficacy in players, and to follow up on their development in parallel with skill and physical training.