On The Psychological Competitive Ability of Ultimate Players

Comparison of Japanese Female Ultimate Players in 2016 and 2020

Abstract

The purpose of the current study was to compare the psychological competitive abilities of elite female Ultimate players. The teams compared were the Japanese national teams of the years 2016 and 2020. This study was conducted to collect basic data for the improvement of psychological competitive ability. The mean total score on the Diagnostic Inventory for Psychological Competitive Ability 3 (DIPCA.3) was 175.00 for the Japanese national team of year 2016 and 178.17 for the team of year 2020, which represented no significant difference. There was no significant difference seen between groups in scores for ‘competitive volition’, ‘mental stability and concentration’, ‘confidence’, ‘strategic ability’, and ‘cooperation’. According to the ‘twelve scales’, the predictive capability of the Japanese national team of 2020 was significantly larger than that of 2016. There was no significant difference between the psychological competitive ability of two teams except for predictive capability. From the results of DIPCA.3, both groups were superior in their psychological competitive abilities.