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Mental toughness refer to the set of positive attributes which helps the person to handle difficult situations. It is mainly used in the sports for addressing the mental state of the sports person which they preserves from the difficult sports situations to succeed. It is the psychological equivalent of physical fitness need discipline, maintenance and education. Mental skills is required for every sports person and helps in participation of the sports competition.

The origins of Mental Toughness in Sports

The origins of mental toughness in sports are very stronger. It is the ability to perform under pressure. Jordan is the sports person to perform under pressure. The development of mental toughness has been seen in Jordan. From his documentary the concept of mental toughness has been found. It is the exactly same as a Stoic concept which can be read from Jordan’s actions and words.

Definition of Mental Toughness in Sports

Mental toughness defines the collection of psychological characteristics. It is a personality trait which helps in determining one’s ability to perform regularly under pressure and stress. It is very close to character, grit, resilience and perseverance. It defines about being tough for the sense of being confident and not giving up. Coaches, sport psychologists and athletes acquired mental toughness consistently which is the one of the valuable psychological characteristics for getting success. Mental toughness relies on several factors such as psychological, technical, physical and tactical factors. The psychological factors for mainly responsible for recognizing the differentiates a loser and a winner in the sports. Mental toughness is the most important for the every sports and it is the one of the important psychological characteristics for determining the successful performance of the player.

The importance of mental toughness In Sports

It defines the mind-set that every sports person acquires in everything. It is a major factor in sports for enhancing the performances. It increases the high chances of fighting in the playground. It gives confidence to the sports person which is required for pushing forward to the competitive situations. It brings lots of benefits to the sports person and it enhances the positivity level within the sports person. This positivity approach leads to greater sympathy and connectivity with others. Mental toughness provides better stress management to the sports person so that they can be able to ready for the next competitions. It increases confidence level and greater ambition for acquiring the targets. Being mentally tough is important for every sports person to get success in the playground. Mentally tough sports person can be able to show better attendance and less mental health issues.

Lack of mental toughness

Lack of mental toughness creates some types of suffer within the sports person. Due to lack of mental toughness, many sports person faced frustrations. The sportsperson faced frustration related to trailing in a competition and making mistakes. It keeps mind stuck in the past and prevent the sports person from understanding the present opportunities for turning back into the competitions. Fear of failure is another reason behind the lack of mental toughness. Fear of failure has bad impact over the future and it also prevents the focusing the present situations. It distracts the sports person to be successful in the present. Dwelling on errors is also one of the main distraction for the sports person today. If mind is stuck on in faulty performance and missing opportunity then it is very difficult to prevent the cycle of negativity.

The requirements of training for mental toughness in sports

Training is required for the sportsperson so that they can be able to achieve mental toughness which is the reason for great athletic achievements. It requires an ironclad approach for meeting the challenges of the sports. Training helps the sportsperson for growing mental toughness habits. If the mental toughness training becomes a habit for the sportsperson, then it helps them to perform at the upper range of athletic ability (Kilic and Yildirim, 2020). Training helps the sportsperson to handle obstacles and motivates for difficult circumstances so that they can able to get success without losing confidence. Mentally tough sports person can be able to understand their own responsibilities regarding their performance through the training. Instead of playing the blame game, the sports person can be able to take the right ship and try again. This training enhances the adaptability in the sports person. Mentally tough sports person can be able to search new ways of challenging themselves and push to outer limits of their potential. This training help them to learn about what is required today for getting tomorrow. From the training the sports person can be able to learn from their own mistakes and also other mistakes. This make mentally strong and the sports person can be able to see the past for better performance in the future. Mistakes, losses and errors are the responsible for strengthening the experiences of the sports person. The training of mental toughness helps the sports person to set goal according their focus and can be able take steps related to their goals. Mentally tough athlete’s sports person can understand that optimal performance is a marathon, not a race. Each step is useful to them along with the way which moves them closer to the final goal. They are not uncomfortable by mistakes, never try to be perfect, and sweep themselves to the maximum and desire for regular improvement. Mentally tough sports person can be able to understand that mistakes are necessary for turning back into journey towards excellence.

Andreas, Peter, Grant and Robert

Andreas, Peter, Grant and Robert have proposed a systematic reviews on developing and training of mental toughness in sport. It links to the favorable sport performance results, desirable behaviors and involvement in sports. The author has developed evidence-based mental toughness interventions. The aim of the study is to evaluate mental toughness interventions through accompanying meta-analysis (García, and Santana, 2018). The author has addressed several systematic and narrative reviews for the various aspects of mental toughness. The author has followed the Prisma guidelines for systematic evaluation for the current available evidence on the interventions of mental toughness. The author has followed meta-analysis to summarize the studies.

Wilson, Bennett and Mosewich

Wilson, et al. 2019, participation in sports gives high value to the women athletes. The author proposed the experiences of mental toughness in women athletes. The author has followed constructionist approach and performed two semi-structured interviews. “Mental toughness has been identified as a critical psychological process for managing stressful high-performance demands and achieving success in elite sports.”(Wilson, et al. 2019,p. 62) All the measurement of the mental toughness has been done in the study. This study set positive attributes to the athletes for preservations through difficult situations. According to the author, mental toughness and self-compassion are represented as the different constructs in the sports.

Studies on developing the concept

Mental toughness is one of the developed characteristics and it is beneficial for every person to build strength throughout life. A studies shown that mental toughness increase the power of visualization within the sports person and make capable to deal with a real event. For controlling mental toughness have role through the relaxation techniques and help to deal with the panic moments which is the main block of getting success in the playground.

Evaluation

Through the MTQ Plus tool, mental toughness can be measures within fifteen minutes. It measures the components of mental toughness through “Clough and Strycharzyk”, the 4C’s commitment, confidence, control and challenge. The approach of this tool depends upon a person’s feelings regarding their situations and life. It mainly displays the control of emotions. Through the positive approach, a person can be able to lift the spirits around the success. Mentally tough person have the capabilities to see the challenges and threat and also capable to learn and grow. Reference list Journals Ajilchi, B., Mohebi, M., Zarei, S. and Kisely, S., 2022. Effect of a mindfulness programme training on mental toughness and psychological well-being of female athletes. Australasian Psychiatry, 30(3), pp.352-356. Aryanto, D.B. and Larasati, A., 2020, January. Factors influencing mental toughness. In 5th ASEAN Conference on Psychology, Counselling, and Humanities (ACPCH 2019) (pp. 307-309). Atlantis Press. García, F.G. and Santana, J., 2018. Exploring mental toughness in soccer players of different levels of performance. Revista iberoamericana de psicología del ejercicio y el deporte, 13(2), pp.297-303. Jackman, P., Crust, L. and Swann, C., 2020. The role of mental toughness in the occurrence of flow and clutch states in sport. International journal of sport psychology, 51(1), pp.1-27. Kalinin, R., Balázsi, R., Péntek, I., Duică, Ș. and Hanțiu, I., 2019. Relationship between competitive anxiety and mental toughness: a latent regression analysis. Health, Sports & Rehabilitation Medicine, 20(2), pp.70-74. Kilic, Y. and Yildirim, E., 2020. Investigation of Mental Toughness Levels of Individuals Who Actively Do Sports: A Sample of the City of Elazig. Journal of Education and Learning, 9(2), pp.160-165. Li, C., Martindale, R. and Sun, Y., 2019. Relationships between talent development environments and mental toughness: The role of basic psychological need satisfaction. Journal of sports sciences, 37(18), pp.2057-2065. Stamatis, A., Grandjean, P., Morgan, G., Padgett, R.N., Cowden, R. and Koutakis, P., 2020. Developing and training mental toughness in sport: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies and pre-test and post-test experiments. BMJ open sport & exercise medicine, 6(1), p.e000747. Wilson, D., Bennett, E.V., Mosewich, A.D., Faulkner, G.E. and Crocker, P.R., 2019. “The zipper effect”: Exploring the interrelationship of mental toughness and self-compassion among Canadian elite women athletes. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 40, pp.61-70.