Eight Days a Week: Eustress and Distress among the Athletes

Abstract

The athletes who are attached to coaching and training programs for long periods will have more potential of dealing with stress. In line with this phenomenon, this study indicates that a great number of professional athletes, specifically who formally registered in sports organizations in Makassar, Indonesia, are apparently disclosed on lack of better coaching and training program achievements, decreasing on their performance during coaching and training times, etc. Through the literature review, this study discloses that there is a lack of body of knowledge, specifically in East Region of Indonesia context explaining the effect of such disorders on professional athletes of Makassar. This study hence aims to investigate whether there is a possibility that stress exists among the professional athletes through the application of quantitative approach. There are 258 athletes considered as the population and 72 athletes as the research sample in this study. The results indicate that stress is confirmed statistically to have affected athlete performance and consequently indicate that the effect of stress is negative and significantly impacts the athletes' performance. This study therefore concludes that the stress issue is crucially urgent to be managed properly, especially in the sports field.

The Employee Performance: A Critical Analysis of Compensation, Commitment, and Work Motivation

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“…The existence of human resources in the organization is one important aspect [22,18]. Therefore the company does not merely plan to achieve maximum profit and determine a competitive strategy through good work facilities without carefully considering the availability of reliable human resources.…”

We are the Champions: Towards Athlete Achievement, Sports Promotion, and Sports Stress Management

“…This is due to that many athletes, who are attached with the sports organization, either it has or has no limitation in funds, seemingly are under the stress effect. This stress effect is considered as the result of a condition in which a person experiences either positive or negative impact as a result of strong pressure that arises due to unfulfilled wants or needs [7]. The results are associated with feeling happy, being able to do something, happiness, delight, etc.…”

“…According to this phenomenon, this study denotes that humans in general and the athletes in particular, are seen as the driving force for the sports organization and they are also as one of the determination instruments to offer the effort for the organization to move ahead. Based on some prior studies suggestions [5][6][7][8], this study therefore recommends that it is important to investigate the stress and the performance of the athletes which may later help the organization to achieve its goal.…”

“…Furthermore, this study, however, indicates that there is a gap in the literature found where there are few studies conducted in Indonesia and primarily emphasize simultaneously on the stress, the stress management technique, professional athletes, and sports organizations. As suggested by some scholars [1][2][3][4][5][6][7], the significance of this study therefore aims to investigate the athletes who are under the effect of stress.…”