Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of the study was to determine performance strategies of elite athletes. Methods: The research sample consists of 145 elite athletes (Xage:19,64±4,70 years). Personal information form and “Test of Performance Strategies”, developed by Thomas et al. (1999) and adapted to Turkish by Miçooğulları (2017), was used for measures in the study. For analysis, descriptive statistics and independent samples t-test tests were used. The statistical analysis was done by SPSS 16 packet program. Findings: In the study, positive significant correlation was found between age and goal setting (r: 264; p<0.05); age and relaxation (r: 185; p<0.05); negative correlation between age and negative thinking sub-dimensions of competition dimension (r:-173; p<0.05). Negative significant correlation was found between sport year and emotion control (r: -199; p<0.05); positive significant correlation between sport year and self talk (r: 196; p<0.05) and sport year and attention control (r: 210; p<0.05) sub-dimensions of practice dimension. Regarding education level, statistically significant differences were found in the goal setting sub-dimension of practice dimension and goal setting and automaticity sub-dimensions of competition dimension (p<0.05). Result: As a result, performance strategies of athletes differ according to the age, sport year and education level.
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