الملخص

The importance of the research is evident in the following:- Activating the role of the psychological skills training program accompanying the stages of preparation and competitions to take modern and effective guiding trends and concepts in facing problems, for the purpose of developing the trait of courage among eyeball players and applying it for the first time in the Iraqi environment and in the sports field in particular.In the course of the foregoing, it can be said that the current research constitutes a new scientific and cognitive addition in the field of psychological preparation associated with physical and skill preparation, which is one of the modern trends used in the psychological preparation of athletes.The research aims to:- Identifying the level of athletic courage for Al-Ain football players at Al-Hadbaa Sports Club in Nineveh Governorate.- Identifying the effectiveness of some psychological skills program in developing the athletic courage of the eyeball players at Al-Hadbaa Sports Club in Nineveh Governorate.The researchers used the experimental approach, and the research sample (application) included (24) players from Al-Hadbaa Sports Club for Al-Ain Football from the youth category, and in the light of the research results and their discussion and within the limits of the research sample.The researchers used the experimental approach, and the research sample (application) included (24) players from Al-Hadbaa Sports Club for Al-Ain Football from the youth category.- The effectiveness of a proposed program for a number of psychological skills in developing the athletic courage of eyeball players.- There are significant differences between the pre and post tests in athletic courage and in favor of the post test for the control and experimental groups in all fields.- There are significant differences between the two post-tests of the control and experimental groups in athletic courage and in favor of the experimental group in all domains.