Mental Toughness and its relationship to the determinants of the performance strategy of football players at Taif University

Mental Toughness and its relationship to the determinants of the performance strategy of football players at Taif University
Summary:
The research aimed to identify " Mental Toughness and its relationship to the determinants of the performance strategy of football players (Level A" - Level "B") at Taif University, The researcher used the descriptive method in the method of survey studies on a sample of (40) football players, divided into two groups (level "A", (level "B"), the strength of each group (20) players, The data collection tools were (Mental Toughness Scale) by James Loher, Arabization of Magda Ismail and Osama Abdel Rahman, (Performance strategy test) (TOPS) by Thomas et al., Arabization of Abdel Aziz Abdel Majid.
The most important results:
1. There are statistically significant differences in both Mental Toughness and the determinants of performance strategy among football players (Level “A” - Level “B”) at Taif University in favor of players (Level “A”).
2. There is a statistically significant correlation between both Mental Toughness and the determinants of the performance strategy of football players (Level “A” - Level “B”) at Taif University in favor of players (Level “A”).
3. 3. The psychological variables (Mental Toughness - determinants of performance strategy) are important factors in achieving sporting excellence and excellence during training and competitions of football players.

Key words
Mental Toughness; determinants of performance strategies; football players