Optimization strategies of psychological training including athlete's self-evaluation and aspiration

Sport requires a competent interaction between an athlete and a coach, a constant analysis of what has happened, what is still needed to be worked on and a search for optimal strategies of mental preparation for maximum satisfaction result. Satisfaction with the result of sports activities is a complex phenomenon arising from the relationship between a goal, motivation, level of aspiration and real achievements. The fluctuations in the level of selfesteem are determined by various factors: competition results, estimates of a coach and teammates, subjective ideas about physical form at the stage of preparation for responsible starts, individual and personal characteristics of athletes. One of the most important tasks of theoretical and practical psychology is the study of self-esteem as a central construct, which reflects the overall potential of an athlete in order to find the best ways to realize this potential. The study examined the ratio of athletes’ self-esteem (SE) degree of preparedness and the level of their aspiration (LA) with the use of Y...