THE CRUCIAL ROLE OF SPORT PSYCHOLOGY IN ENHANCING OF ROV E-SPORT PERFORMANCE
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Keywords:
E-Sports Psychology, ROV Athletes, Psychological Characteristics, Performance EnhancementAbstract
The realm of E-Sports, especially games like Realm of Valor (ROV), offers a unique mix of challenges and pressures for athletes, markedly different from traditional sports. This article focuses on elucidating the significance of psychology in the game of ROV e-sport, with a specific emphasis on ROV athletes, to uncover the pivotal role of sports psychology in enhancing performance in ROV gaming amidst the heightened intensity of pressure. Such pressure is encountered by players from drafting hero in pre-game reparation to between game, and these pressures vary according to the roles within the game. Additionally, it is also related to characteristics such as personality traits, self-control, stress management, and gameplay relying on perceptual information and athletes' psychological readiness in which direct relationships to resultant outcomes. By integrating sports psychology principles with goal setting, the aim is to increase mental flexibility, focusing on goal orientation, emotional control, and teamwork. This contributes not only to a better understanding of sports psychology in ROV E-Sports, but enhancing enhance performance through mental mastery also.
(Journal of Sports Science and Technology 2024; 24 (1): 20-29))
(Received: 4 May 2023, Revised: 29 April 2024, Accepted: 9 April 2024)
* Corresponding author: Chatkamon SINGNOY
Faculty of Sport Science, Burapha University Chon Buri, THAILAND
E-mail: chatkamon@gmail.com
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