The percentage of the contribution of mental alertness to the performance of the optional motor group for students of the College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences for Girls

Abstract

The movement formation is almost traditional or an exact copy of previous movement formations, which are supposed to be innovative. The reason is due to one of the variables related to the performance, which is the student’s lack of mental alertness, which would give the student the ability to innovate, focus, and have flexibility in thinking during the performance. This study aims to identify the statistical values of mental alertness and the performance of the optional motor combination in rhythmic gymnastics among the research sample, and to identify the relationship between mental alertness and the performance of the optional motor combination in rhythmic gymnastics in the research sample, as well as identifying the percentage of mental alertness’ contribution to the performance of the optional motor combination in rhythmic gymnastics in the sample. Research and devise a predictive equation for the level of performance of voluntary motor formation in terms of mental alertness in the research sample. The two researchers used the descriptive approach in the survey style and correlational relations to suit the nature of the research problem and its objectives, as the research population reached (107) female students, and the research sample was chosen randomly, as (10) were chosen. (50) female students for the exploratory experiment and (50) female students for the main experiment, at a rate of 46.728%. The results were presented, analyzed and discussed, and the most important conclusions were reached: Mental alertness has a good contribution rate in performing the optional motor combination, which confirms its effectiveness in performing the optional motor combination in rhythmic gymnastics, and this achieves one of the sustainable development goals of the United Nations in Iraq which is (Quality Education). The most important recommendations were reached: Emphasizing the knowledge of the importance of mental alertness by female teachers. The subject and how to improve it among female students in order to improve the level of skill performance.