Psychological compatibility and its relationship to certain offensive skills in basketball for students

Abstract

Basketball is one of the most popular and widespread sports in the world, thanks to its unique blend of physical, mental, and tactical aspects.  The significance of this study lies in highlighting the relationship between psychological well-being and offensive skills in basketball among students, thus contributing new insights into how to enhance athletic performance through addressing psychological factors.  The research problem stems from the observation that studies linking this factor to offensive skills in basketball among students are still scarce, leaving a gap in scientific knowledge regarding this relationship. This lack of research motivated the researchers to explore this topic to understand how psychological well-being can be directly or indirectly related to offensive skills, such as shooting, dribbling, and passing. The objective was to identify the relationship between psychological well-being and certain offensive skills in basketball among students (4th year) of the Physical Education and Sports Science Department at the Islamic University. The researchers adopted a descriptive approach with a correlational methodology, as it is suitable for the nature of the study. The study population consisted of students in the 4th year of the Physical Education and Sports Science Department at the Islamic University, and a simple random sample of 40 students was selected. The results showed that psychological well-being plays a crucial role in enhancing the performance of jump shot and chest pass skills in basketball, contributing to reducing errors and improving accuracy and consistency during skill execution.  The recommendations include developing psychological training programs that focus on enhancing players' psychological well-being, such as mental relaxation techniques and stress management training, to improve their performance