The Effectiveness of Falun Dafa Exercises on Some Psychological Variables and the Level of Skill Performance on the Vault for Female Gymnasts

Document Type : Original research.

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Gymnastics, Exercises and Sports Shows Teacher - Faculty of Physical Education - Tanta University.

Abstract

     The research aims to identify the effectiveness of Falun Dafa exercises on some psychological variables and the level of skill performance on the vault for female gymnasts. The researcher used the experimental method due to its suitability for the nature of the research. She used one of the experimental designs, which is the experimental design for a single experimental group, following the pre- and post-measurements. The research community included artistic gymnastics juniors at the Tanta Railway Club for the training year 2023/2024, numbering (22) juniors representing the total research community. The research sample was selected using the intentional random method from the research community, consisting of (18) juniors, under (11) years old. The sample was homogenized, as shown in Table 1. They were divided into the following: (8) juniors were selected from the research sample to conduct the exploratory study. (10) Young women as a basic sample. One of the most important results was that the proposed Falun Dafa training program, which includes muscle relaxation and breathing exercises and focusing attention, led to an improvement in some of the psychological skills under investigation, and the Falun Dafa training program led to an improvement in the level of skill performance under investigation.

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