The Impact of a Positive Self-Talk Program on the Skill Performance Level of Members of Tarif Cycling Club

Abstract

The study aimed to identify the impact of a positive self-talk program on the skill performance level of members of the Tarif Cycling Club. The researcher used the experimental method with equivalent groups design. The study population consisted of male cyclists from the Tarif Cycling Club, and a purposive sample of (n=8) players was selected, divided into an experimental group (4 players) and a control group (4 players). Additionally, the positive self-talk program consisting of (6) sessions over two weeks was applied to the experimental group members. Afterwards, data were collected during post-test assessments of the players' performance levels. For statistical data analysis, the researcher used the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) to calculate mean values, standard deviations, and conducted the independent t-Test and the Paired-samples T-test. The study's key findings showed statistically significant differences at the significance level (α ≤ 0.05) between the pre-test and post-test measurements for both the experimental and control groups, favoring the experimental sample that used the positive self-talk program. The researcher recommends the necessity of using positive self-talk programs for cyclists and practitioners of cycling in Jordan due to their positive impact on the performance level of the players. and this achieves one of the sustainable development goals of the United Nations in Iraq which is (Good Health).