The Application of Cognitive-Behavior Therapy Program for Improving the Performance Strategy of TAEKWONDO Demonstration

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to verify the effects by developing and applying a cognitive behavior therapy program for improvement of Taekwondo demonstration performance strategies. To achieve the purpose of this study, a program for improvement of Taekwondo demonstration performance strategies is developed through literature review. 9 people voluntarily expressing an intention of participating in this program among demon-stration members of the national team acting in Korean Taekwondo Association were formed as an experimental group, and 10 people were sampled and formed as a control group. Total 10 times of the developed program were applied to the experimental group during 90 minutes∼100 minutes. However, this program was not applied to the control group. As a result of analyzing a difference between the experimental group and the control group to verify the ef-fects of applying a cognitive behavior therapy program, first, there is a statistically meaningful difference be-tween groups in pre and post tests for sports performance strategy test between the experimental group and the control group. After implementation of the program, it showed that condition regulation, setup of image and purpose, easing the tension, and the ability of affect regulation were related to cognitive variable increase in sports performance strategies. Second, there is a statistically meaningful difference between groups in pre and post tests for an automatic thinking(negative) test between the experimental group and the control group. Es-pecially, negative automatic thinking decreased in the experimental group a cognitive behavior therapy program was conducted, and this experimental group also showed a statistically meaningful difference. Third, there is a statistically meaningful difference between groups in pre and post tests of a dysfunctional beliefs test between the experimental group and the control group. After implementation of a cognitive behavior therapy program, all variables of dysfunctional beliefs decreased in the experimental group, and the experimental group also showed a statistically meaningful difference.