A Comparative Study between Effects Coping Strategies of Pakistan & Yemen Handball Players

Abstract

Aim of the Study: The main purpose of current research is to compare coping strategies (psychological, physical, and social profiles) and their influence on the performance between Pakistani & Yemen handball players at professional level.

Methodology: The population of this research was athletes who belong to two different countries Pakistan and Yemen. A total of N=28 (14 each) professional handball players were selected to perform this research. The Athletic Coping Strategies Inventory-28(ACSI-28) used to measure the provided information. The data was collected through questionnaires and source of the data was Whatsapp, email, Instagram, telephonic calls and voice message as well.

Findings: The data were analyzed through SPSS (version-26), and the results revealed that Pakistani handball players pragmatic upset and feel pressure when their coach instructed them during stress conditions. The reliability of data is checked through Cronbach's alpha and its value was 0.79. The validity checked through a pilot study. The study has a strong finding and illustrated that a significant thinking between Pakistani and Yemeni handball players regarding performance to manage mistakes as instructed by coach behavior, management of aggression and for better play, as coping fear of failure as concert with imagination.

Conclusion: The study concluded that Pakistan athletes were far behind in utilizing the psychological coping strategies as compared with Yemen handball athletes. The study also concluded that if proper coaching & professional education provided the study should be in reverse framework.