Emotional balance and its relationship to the orientation towards competition among young players of the Kufa Handball Club

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to identifying the emotional balance and orientation towards competition among the young players of the Kufa Handball Club, and identifying the relationship between emotional balance and the orientation towards competition among the young players of the Kufa Handball Club. The nature of the problem to be studied determines the nature of the method, and the researchers used the descriptive method in both survey and correlational methods. The research community was determined by the Kufa Youth Handball Club players for the 2022-2023 sports season, who numbered (30) players, then a sample of (20) players was chosen from them in a random manner, with a percentage of (66.66%) from the research community. One of the most important results reached by the researcher is that: Most players enjoy an average level of emotional balance and orientation towards competition; there is a direct relationship between emotional stability and orientation toward competition, and the greater the emotional balance and orientation towards competition, the better the results. One of the most important recommendations recommended by the researchers is that: Coaches use standardized tests to determine the players’ capabilities and the level of their psychological aspects in order to take into account how to give directions and directions, and the researchers also suggest conducting a similar study on the advanced and junior category