Emotions and perception of effort in motor games oriented to formative basketball

Abstract

ABSTRACT This study investigated the emotions and perception of effort triggered by various basketball-oriented games: psychomotor game with and without competition, and opposition game with competition. Gender' effect on games with competition was analysed. Sixty-five players (13.52 ± 1.43 years old) from formative teams in Spain participated. The non-parametric tests of Friedman’s, Kruskal-Wallis H, and Robust ANOVA were performed to find statistical differences. There were differences in love between the psychomotor game without competition and the opposition game with competition, with the former having greater intensity. There were differences in the perception of effort, beining greater in the opposition game with competition. A loss triggered greater anger and negative dimension than a win or tie. In the opposition game with competition, a win triggered greater happiness, joy and positive dimension than a loss.Gender had an effect on negative emotions in opposition games with competition, against girls. Players should be trained in emotional regulation.