The purpose of this study is to obtain basic data of female rugby football players by clarifying the difference in psychological-competitive ability of Japan National Team players and lower level players. This will focus attention on their experience of national team participation and careers.
The psychological-competitive ability diagnostic test(DIPCA.3) was given to 87 female players. The results are as follows.
Players with representative experience have a fighting spirit in addition to self-confidence; besides this they have an excellent capability to assess the game situation. Furthermore, the higher the competitive level of the women athlete, there was a trend for a characteristic of a higher level of fighting spirit.
This study demonstrates that long-time career players have self-confidence when they execute plays, besides having the experience to accurately assess the game situation. However, there are few source materials regarding female rugby football players, so additional research is needed.
