Psychological Skills Profile of Iranian Elite Swimmers

Nowadays, with the advancement of psychology, the discussion of the effect of mental skills in the implementation of sports skills has become very important and psychological factors that contribute to sports performance have become widespread interest of athletes, coaches and sports psychologists (Gokiardi 2008). In this regard, Leon (2002) and Jones (1990) state that in high-level sports activities (or at least many sports), there is not much difference between athletes in terms of skill and physical level and What distinguishes the winner from the loser is the difference in the psychological characteristics of the athletes. Athletes with different levels of skill and competitive experience have different psychological profiles (Kags, 1996; Bebetsas, 2015). So that the psychological profile of elite athletes can be properly distinguished from nonelite athletes (Mahindoost, 2001). Studies on the psychological skills of group disciplines confirm this issue. Bahram (2010), Taghian (2001) and mihandost (2001) compared some of the psychological skills of elite and non-elite volleyball players. The results of this study showed that elite volleyball players have higher levels of concentration, self-confidence, mental energy Mohammad Reza Shahabi Kaseb, Email: mr.shahabi@hsu.ac.ir