Fitri Agung Nanda, Novriansyah Novriansyah, Mahir Dwi Nugroho, Syarief Fajaruddin, Made Bang Redy Utama, Erick Burhaein, Diajeng Tyas Pinru Phytanza
The study aims to identify the differences in the psychological skills of the male and female Indonesian basketball teams in the Asian Games XVIII. The sample that had been involved in the study was 24 athletes, comprised of 12 males and 12 females. The instrument that had been implemented within the conduct of the study was The Psychological Skills Inventory for Sports (PSIS-R-5) (Mahoney et al., 1987). The data were analyzed, using the SPSS 12 software. The results of the study show that the psychological skills of the male athletes belonged to the “High” category with a mean score of 145.25 and, those of the female athletes also belonged to the “High” category with a mean score of 134.25. It might be concluded that There were significant differences between the male and the female athletes (p< 05). The results of this study are expected to contribute references or evaluations for the coaches, the managers, and all of the stakeholders who have been involved in the Indonesian basketball affairs to improve the achievements of the basketball athletes through the psychological skills on the aspects of team significance for the male Indonesian basketball athletes and the aspects of mental preparation for the female Indonesian basketball athletes. The improvement on the achievements through the psychological skills on these aspects are important to pursue to support the Indonesian basketball athletes for dealing with the Asian competition and the global competition. © 2021, Drustvo Pedagoga Tjelesne i Zdravstvene Kulture. All rights reserved.
Department of Sports Science, Faculty of Sports Science, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta, Indonesia; Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta, Indonesia; Faculty of Sports Science, Universitas Negeri Semarang, Indonesia; Department of Sports Education, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Universitas Ma ’ arif Nahdlatul Ulama Kebumen, Indonesia; Department of Special Education, Faculty of Education, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta, Indonesia
