The effectiveness of a guidance program in enhancing the level of ambition for young basketball players

Abstract

The level of ambition is a characteristic of the player's personality and is one of the dimensions in its composition because it is among the variables that affect the player's behavior. It varies from player to player. It is one of the most important motivations that urge athletes to be active and exert more effort to reach the desired goal. The level of ambition plays an important role in the life of the athlete because it is the dynamic interaction in the various aspects of the personality. It is the level of behavior that the athlete expects to reach on the basis of his abilities and potential. The level of ambition is linked to the physical and mental aspects that bring about development. Researchers have found that the athlete’s level of ambition is the basis of achievement . The researchers prepared a guidance program to enhance the level of ambition for young basketball players and use it in a way that is proportionate to the size of the player’s numbers and to know the extent of its impact on the player’s numbers. The research aims to identify the level of ambition of Al-Hilla Club players in the youth category for the year 2023. Preparing a guidance program to enhance the level of ambition of Al-Hilla Club players.

      The researchers used the descriptive method using the survey method to identify the level of ambition, as well as the experimental method to implement the extension program to solve the research problem. The research community was limited to the Al-Hilla Club youth basketball players, who numbered (26) players, and the most important conclusions were:

1-The training included in the guidance program is effective in enhancing the level of ambition for Al-Hilla Club players in the youth category for the year 2023.

2-The followed training program is effective in enhancing the level of ambition for the Al-Hilla Club youth basketball players for the year 2023.

Keywords: effectiveness, guidance program, level of ambition