NÍVEL DE APTIDÃO FÍSICA E EFEITOS DA ANSIEDADE NO TREINAMENTO DESPORTIVO

Abstract

From the perspective of sport psychology and sports training, several authors report the influence of the effects of anxiety on performance both in training and in competitions. In contrast, there are small amounts of studies that investigate the effects of anxiety on athletes' training. The aim of the present study was to verify whether anxiety really has intervening effects on the training of athletes. For this, the trait and state anxiety of the athletes was assessed through the Trait and State Anxiety Inventory (STAI), and for the training variable, the athletes' physical fitness level was assessed through the Sport Brazil Project (PROESP-BR) . The results showed that the athletes less experienced in practice time (children's category) had lower results in the tests of the level of physical fitness. On the other hand, the most experienced athletes in practice time (youth category), even with higher anxiety levels, had better performance in the tests of assessment of the level of physical fitness. The results showed that more experienced athletes are able to have greater control over the effects of training anxiety.