Authors
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faculty of sport sciences; ferdowsi university of mashhad; mashhad; Iran.
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. Ph.D. Candidate of Sport Management, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
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Ph.D. Candidate of Sport Management, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
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Master of Science Student of Sport Management, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
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Document Type : Research Paper
Abstract
Objective: In this paper, the prediction of the effectiveness of team sports athletes in soccer and futsal societies based on superstitious rituals was investigated.
Methodology: The methodology of this research is a descriptive correlation method that was implemented by field method. The statistical population of the study consisted of all the professional players present in the soccer and futsal championship of Iran. Due to the lack of precision of these numbers, the Cochran formula was used to determine the sample size (325 people). To collect data, two standard questionnaires of superstitious rituals in sport (Flangam, 2013) and a researcher made team effectiveness (Keshtidar and colleagues, 1397) were used. The validity and reliability of this questionnaire was obtained by sports experts. Data analysis was also performed using SPSS 22 and LISREL 8/80 softwares.
Results: The results of this study showed that the level of superstious and all its components, other than the element of teamwork, is less than the hypothetical average. Also, the team effectiveness and its components were above the hypothesized average and there is a positive and significant correlation between superstious and team effectiveness. Also, the components of superstious have the ability to predict the effectiveness of the team.
Conclusion: Finally, one can say that a level of superstious can increase the effectiveness of professional athletes.
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