The effect of a counseling program in improving competitive behavior and testing the accuracy of moving goals in futsal

Abstract

Most futsal coaches and psychologists within the sports team focus on the negative psychological aspects without focusing on the positive psychological aspects, and since behavior is a reflection of personality, especially competitive behavior, it is considered the psychological needs that are satisfied through competition and achieving victory, which affects directly or indirectly. The most important skill in futsal football is scoring, which is considered the basis for the team’s success. Therefore, the researcher sought to build a guidance program to improve competitive behavior and scoring. Hence the following question came: Does the guidance program affect both competitive behavior and scoring? The research community was identified with Baghdad futsal clubs. For the professionals for the year (2023-2024), they are 7 clubs. As for the research sample, 2 clubs were chosen, with one of them representing the control group. The first was the Police Equipment Club, numbering (13) players, and the second was the Iraqi Police Club, numbering (13) players. 3 players were taken from each club to conduct the experiment. The percentage became (77%). After that, the researcher applied the pre-test to the research sample. Then the researcher prepared the counseling program based on behavioral theory, where the items of the scale were converted into session topics based on the techniques of the theory. The program was applied for a period of two months, which included (8) one sessions per week and the counseling session. It is (90) minutes, and after completion, the post-tests were conducted in the same conditions as the pre-tests, then the results were collected and transcribed, and the researcher concluded the effectiveness of the guidance program according to the method directly and the individual method in improving the competitive behavior and scoring accuracy of the players.