Abstract
The main goal of this study was to determine effect of self-efficacy on performance of football players in Erzurum city. The present research was practical in terms of purpose and correlation in term of its nature. The statistical population of research was Ataturk University boys students (18-22 yrs old) unfamiliar to football scissors kick, in 2018. So, 52 participants were selected randomly based on Morgan Table from 60 volunteers. In this study, two questionnaires of self-efficacy and Charbonneau sport performance were used to collect data. To test hypotheses, regression test was used. In this research, SPSS 20 software was used in all calculations and tests. The results showed that self-efficacy play a significant role in learning of scissors kick. Self-efficacy is one of the most important characteristics of a successful athlete.
Highlights
The results showed that self-efficacy play a significant role in learning of scissors kick
In the last few decades, sport psychology has become an important part of sport, as well-informed and experienced before the competition and during training and exercises try to achieve a level of self-confidence, self-efficacy and measure relevance of these factors to the athlete's success and failure
In professional sport, increasing demands for victory and high-level goals are among the prevalent reasons that lead to psychological stress
Summary
In the last few decades, sport psychology has become an important part of sport, as well-informed and experienced before the competition and during training and exercises try to achieve a level of self-confidence, self-efficacy and measure relevance of these factors to the athlete's success and failure. One of the applications of psychology in sport is to help improve performance, to learn and to execute more correctly and more the skills, using different techniques such as mental training, self-confidence and self-efficacy. These psychosocial skills are the main and most prominent components of continuous performance at high levels of competition (Newland et al, 2013). The inability to work effectively with sports stress is detrimental to the athlete's performance (Stoeber, 2001). It seems that the effect of stress on performance depends on individual athletes' differences, because some players or coaches manage and manage more stressful and difficult situations than others
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