According to Handball Coaches, What Are The Psychological Factors That Affect The Performance of Athletes? A Qualitative Study

The aim of this study is to measure the factors that affect psychogical aspects of athletes’ performance according to the handball coaches. In this study, the case study design within qualitative research methods was used. As a sampling method, the convenient sampling method from the purposive sampling methods was used. As a data collection tool, semi-structured interview form which is developed by the researcher himself was used. The descriptive analysis and the content analysis were used in the analysis of the findings. In this study, the performance of athletes by handball coaches as factors affecting the psychological aspect determined as, training place, coaches, training methods and equipment, socio-economic status, body language, arousal level, competitors, spectators, family, friends, education, referees, concentration, personality, communication, motivation, time-out, psychological training.