Ansiedad precompetitiva en deportistas de judo tras suspensión de competiciones por las medidas restrictivas del Covid-19

Abstract

Objective: To verify the levels of pre-competitive anxiety in judo athletes when returning to competitions, after the restrictive measures of Covid-19.

Methodology: The sample consisted of nine athletes, eight men (88%), with a mean age of 24.3±6.2 years, body mass 81.9±16.3 kg and height of 175±0.1 cm. One hour before the competition, the CSAI-2R questionnaire was applied to measure the athletes' competitive anxiety, respecting all protocols and distance measures governed by the World Health Organization WHO.

Results: The levels of competitive anxiety and its subscales were observed, for cognitive anxiety 15.7±3.8, somatic anxiety 15.9±4.8 and self-confidence 26.4±8.0.

Conclusion: Competitive anxiety did not show significant differences between its subscales between the athletes' competition time in the return to judo competitions after the pandemic.