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1. DEVELOPMENT AND USABILITY TESTING OF THE MATIKAS MOBILE APP FOR TABLE TENNIS STUDENT-ATHLETES.

Author

Maranan, Maridette Joyce and Lopez, Arnulfo

Subjects
*TABLE tennis, *MOBILE apps, *COLLEGE athletes, *MENTAL health of athletes, *SPORTS psychology
Abstract

Table tennis student-athletes need to develop and maintain mental skills to help them sustain competition demands. However, there is a dearth of evidence-based contemporary programs in the Philippines that can address this pressing need. This study addressed the gap by developing and testing the usability of a mobile mental health application - MATIKAS (Making table tennis Athletes mentally Tough, with a high athletic Identity, Knack for team communication, and Adopt Self-compassion). This program was designed not only to enhance performance skills but also to address other mental skills that will promote psychological well-being. To determine its usability, nine (9) table tennis athletes from a member school of a collegiate athletic association evaluated the mobile app. While it is in its early stage of development, it was rated as a "good" App. It is functional and promotes positive emotions. The study offers new insights into the practice of sports psychology in the country. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2023

3. Competitive Readiness among Male and Female Table Tennis Student-Athletes: Basis for a Proposed Training Program.

Author

Santelices, Oscar Yoshihiro and Lopez, Arnulfo

Subjects
TABLE tennis players, TOUGHNESS (Personality trait), ANXIETY, TENNIS coaches, TENNIS training
Abstract

The study determined the competitive readiness of male and female table tennis athletes of the University of the Philippines before the 2016 UAAP Intercollegiate Table Tennis Competition. It answered the following questions: 1. What is the profile of the table tennis varsity athletes, as measured by the CRSTTA (Competitive Readiness Scale for Table Tennis Athletes)? 2. Is there a significant difference between male and female athletes? and 3. What training program can be proposed based on the result of the study. Using descriptive research design, the CRSTTA was administered two (2) weeks before the competition to twenty-two (22) table tennis athletes of the University of the Philippines (14 males and 8 females). The CRSTTA is a 60-item, Likert-type instrument to measure competitive readiness in the areas of mental toughness, coach ability, physical readiness, tactical readiness, anxiety management, motivation, attention and concentration, self-confidence, and team sociability. Results showed that both men and women had high levels of competitive readiness (mean=2.94, SD=0.89 and mean=2.92, SD=0.92). It also showed that there is no significant difference between genders in regards to competitive readiness. Though the results were significant before the start of the competition, this was not enough to compare if the results of the test have significant differences with the outcome of the competition, since the teams only duplicated the final rankings from the previous year. It is highly recommended that a proposed intervention training program be developed to address competitive readiness of table tennis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2017

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