Features of psychological state and psycho-physiological indicators of hand-to-hand combat athletes depending on previous sports experience

Abstract

The article examines the psychophysiological indicators of hand-to-hand combat athletes depending on their previous experience. Athletes who previously engaged in wrestling (n = 14), boxing (n = 10), kickboxing (n = 8), and cyclic speed-power sports (n = 8) took part in the study. During the study, work efficiency, mental stability, and the degree of workability were determined according to the Schulte tables, the time of a simple reaction to light and the time of reaction to a moving object, an indicator of the level of self-assessment of willpower, a tapping test, concentration and switching of attention according to the Bourdon test. To determine the components of sustainability, the "SAN" survey was used according to the Muddy method. Student's t- test was used to determine statistical differences between groups. The relationship between indicators was determined by Pearson's correlation. In the work efficiency, the best results were shown by groups II and III. In mental stability, significant differences were observed between groups II and IV. In the time of reaction to light, an advantage was observed in athletes who previously practiced boxing and kickboxing over athletes who were engaged in wrestling and various types of athletics. Statistically significant differences in the time per moving object were found between athletes I and IV, as well as between groups II and IV in favor of group II. According to the shift of attention, significant differences were observed between groups I and II, I and III in favor of groups II and III. The influence of indicators of the components of vitality on psychophysiological indicators has been proven, which will be appropriate to take into account when building a program of psychological training in hand-to-hand combat.