The Psychological Endurance and its Relationship to some Components of Compound Physical Fitness for Female Players Iraqi Basketball League

Using the descriptive survey technique on a purposefully selected sample of 30 basketball players from three teams, the study seeks to determine the association between psychological endurance and various components of complex physical fitness among players in the Iraqi basketball league, Mesopotamia Club, Shahrban Club, and Darbandikhan Club out of (12) participants’ clubs in the Iraqi clubs League for junior women’s basketball, which is held in the closed hall in the city of Sulaymaniyah in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, from 10-14/9/2022. The ages range of the participants was between 14 - 18 years, with a percentage of 25% of the research community. The researchers used the measure of psychological endurance and tests of strength endurance, speed endurance, and strength characterized by speed. The most important results showed that there is a direct positive relationship between psychological endurance and both strength endurance, speed endurance, and strength characterized by speed. The researchers recommended the need to pay attention to developing psychological endurance as an important variable in preparing female players to engage in sports competitions, appearing at a high level, using research variables, conducting similar research on both sexes, and using other physical fitness elements.