Ahmed Alsentali | Northern Border University (original) (raw)
Papers by Ahmed Alsentali
International Journal of ADVANCED AND APPLIED SCIENCES
The purpose of this study is to assess the impact of sports stressors and coping strategies among... more The purpose of this study is to assess the impact of sports stressors and coping strategies among volleyball referees during match management. Although psychological stressors are inherited in the sports arena, research in controlling or limiting stressors among athletes in multiple sports settings are rapidly growing field of sports literature. However, stressors faced by volleyball referees have received less attention from researchers. This study attempts to develop a framework for identifying the most stressful situations experienced by volleyball referees during matches. Participants were a straightforward sample consisting of 18 volleyball male referees registered in the Saudi Volleyball Federation at the Northern Border region. A Stressors of Volleyball Referee Survey (SVRS) was designed and applied, which consisted of five dimensions based on sources of stress: players, coaches, spectators, mass media, and officiating-technical pressure; these dimensions contain a total of 3...
Revista Amazonia Investiga
The study aimed to assess the impact of mental fitness factors on the development of physical, he... more The study aimed to assess the impact of mental fitness factors on the development of physical, health, psychological, and social abilities on a group of students’ athletes at Northern Border University, where mental fitness plays major role to enhance athletes’ abilities in the sports field. The researcher used a descriptive analysis method approach; where constructed survey questionnaire applied for data collection, which used to measure the impact of mental fitness standards on the development of athletes' physical, psychological, and social abilities in Northern Border University. Sample was randomly selected of students’ athletes’ population at Northern Border University, they comprised of (91) male and female students. Result indicated a high statistically significant of agreement among the participants in the study on the importance of mental fitness in enhancing and developing each of physical, psychological, and social abilities, and all the main and sub-items were chara...
Journal of sport behavior, 2015
The purpose of this study was to examine the extent to which coping style can be function of inte... more The purpose of this study was to examine the extent to which coping style can be function of internal and external sources of acute stress, and the extent to which perceived control mediates the relationships between sources of acute stress and coping style. Participants were 370 ...
This research aims to examine the current administrative system of Saudi Universities Sport Feder... more This research aims to examine the current administrative system of Saudi Universities Sport Federation (SUSF) based on quality assurance. Researchers used descriptive method - case study - due to its appropriateness for the nature of the present research. Researchers collected data through The Current Administrative System Questionnaire (CASQ) for SUSF employees. The Survey of Total Quality Assurance for SUSF top management (STQA-Management) and The Survey of Total Quality Assurance for SUSF beneficiaries (STQA-Beneficiaries). Results show that SUSF's goals are clearly set, also SUSFs' plans are consistent with the general goals of the Sports Welfare Movement at Saudi Arabia. However, beneficiaries reported some limitation in implementing the principles of total quality assurance management. Therefore, researchers suggested an administrative system for SUSF based on total quality assurance.
International Journal of ADVANCED AND APPLIED SCIENCES
The purpose of this study is to assess the impact of sports stressors and coping strategies among... more The purpose of this study is to assess the impact of sports stressors and coping strategies among volleyball referees during match management. Although psychological stressors are inherited in the sports arena, research in controlling or limiting stressors among athletes in multiple sports settings are rapidly growing field of sports literature. However, stressors faced by volleyball referees have received less attention from researchers. This study attempts to develop a framework for identifying the most stressful situations experienced by volleyball referees during matches. Participants were a straightforward sample consisting of 18 volleyball male referees registered in the Saudi Volleyball Federation at the Northern Border region. A Stressors of Volleyball Referee Survey (SVRS) was designed and applied, which consisted of five dimensions based on sources of stress: players, coaches, spectators, mass media, and officiating-technical pressure; these dimensions contain a total of 3...
Revista Amazonia Investiga
The study aimed to assess the impact of mental fitness factors on the development of physical, he... more The study aimed to assess the impact of mental fitness factors on the development of physical, health, psychological, and social abilities on a group of students’ athletes at Northern Border University, where mental fitness plays major role to enhance athletes’ abilities in the sports field. The researcher used a descriptive analysis method approach; where constructed survey questionnaire applied for data collection, which used to measure the impact of mental fitness standards on the development of athletes' physical, psychological, and social abilities in Northern Border University. Sample was randomly selected of students’ athletes’ population at Northern Border University, they comprised of (91) male and female students. Result indicated a high statistically significant of agreement among the participants in the study on the importance of mental fitness in enhancing and developing each of physical, psychological, and social abilities, and all the main and sub-items were chara...
Journal of sport behavior, 2015
The purpose of this study was to examine the extent to which coping style can be function of inte... more The purpose of this study was to examine the extent to which coping style can be function of internal and external sources of acute stress, and the extent to which perceived control mediates the relationships between sources of acute stress and coping style. Participants were 370 ...
This research aims to examine the current administrative system of Saudi Universities Sport Feder... more This research aims to examine the current administrative system of Saudi Universities Sport Federation (SUSF) based on quality assurance. Researchers used descriptive method - case study - due to its appropriateness for the nature of the present research. Researchers collected data through The Current Administrative System Questionnaire (CASQ) for SUSF employees. The Survey of Total Quality Assurance for SUSF top management (STQA-Management) and The Survey of Total Quality Assurance for SUSF beneficiaries (STQA-Beneficiaries). Results show that SUSF's goals are clearly set, also SUSFs' plans are consistent with the general goals of the Sports Welfare Movement at Saudi Arabia. However, beneficiaries reported some limitation in implementing the principles of total quality assurance management. Therefore, researchers suggested an administrative system for SUSF based on total quality assurance.