1Dept. of Marine Sports Hanseo University
*Corresponding Author: Chun-Ho Yang, Professor, Dept. of Marine Sports, Hanseo University, Seosan, 31962, Korea, Email: healthyang@hanseo.ac.kr
Online published on 2 February, 2019.
This study was conducted to identify the association between the desire to win and match performance ability of Taekwondo athletes in elementary schools.
To that end, a questionnaire survey was conducted involving a total of 239 students in their 4th to 6th year of elementary school, who were registered with the Korean Taekwondo Association as of 2018. Data were analyzed using SPSS 21.0 for frequency analysis, exploratory factor analysis, reliability verification, correlation analysis and multiple regression analysis.
The findings were as follows. First, the desire to win was positively correlated with all sub-variables of match performance ability. Second, a review of the association between the desire to win and match performance success in elementary school Taekwondo athletes showed a positive effect on all three sub-variables of desire to win (β=.111, p<.05), fighting spirit (β=.429, p<.001) and confidence (β=.187, p<.01). Third, a review of the association between the desire to win in Taekwondo athletes in elementary school and their psychological maturity revealed that there was a positive effect in desire to win (β=.248, p<.001) and confidence (β=.480, p<.001). Fourth, a review of the association between the desire to win in Taekwondo athletes in elementary school and their match performance maturity showed that there was a positive correlation in desire to win (β=.240, p<.001) and confidence (β=.467, p<.001).
Given these findings, the desire to win in Taekwondo students of elementary school can be said to have a positive effect on their match performance ability.
Desire to win, confidence, match performance success, psychological maturity, match performance maturity
