Psychological Factors Effective in Shooting Skills of Iranian Police Training Centers (Priorities and Strategies)

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1 Assistant Professor, Sports Management, Department of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, Amin University of Police Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

2 Professor, Sports Management Department, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran.

3 Associate Professor, Physical Education Department, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran.

4 PhD in Sports Management, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran.

Abstract

The aim of this research was to identify the psychological factors affecting shooting skills in Iranian police training centers. The research findings combined in two parts, the findings from documentary studies and the findings from interviews in the form of the Foundation's data theorizing method with the approach of Strauss and Corbin (1998). The participants in the research included academic experts in sports management, police sciences, educational centers, professors, and police shooting trainers, selected through theoretical (judgmental) sampling. The total population for the study was 300, from which 170 individuals selected as a statistical sample using Morgan's table and, a researcher-made questionnaire from the qualitative section distributed among them, and theoretical saturation achieved during the interview with the 20th expert. The research methodology used a sequential exploratory mixed method for data collection. Data analysis was conducted through open, central and selective coding of documents and semi-structured interviews during three rounds of interviews until reaching a theoretical consensus to identify the categories of the central phenomenon, causal conditions, background, intervention, strategies and consequences. The research tool was the coding sheets according to the instructions of the researcher, whose validity confirmed by the members of the research group, and its reliability calculated with the P-Scott criterion of 0.95. The identified psychological factors affecting shooting skills in Iranian police training centers are as follows: 1. The effects of environmental factors on the execution of the shooter's performance, 2. Anxiety and fear during the competition, 3. Not being aware of the reason and motivation for participating in the competition, 4. Attributing one's own value to the abilities in running a sports competition, 5. Variability in focus of attention, 6. Poor performance after returning to the initial state, 7. Self-confidence, 8. Motivation, 9. Emotional control, 10. Concentration.

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