Athletes’ Emotional Drive: Impact on the Quality Performance of Student-Athletes in Volleyball Men During Gameplay

Abstract

Athletes' emotions play a significant role in their performance during gameplay. The influence of emotions on athletes' psychological state, decision-making, and physical execution has been widely recognized in sports psychology research. Understanding how emotions impact athletes' performance quality can provide valuable insights for optimizing athletic abilities and enhancing competitive outcomes. This study sought answers on the issue concerning the emotional state that affects the performance of volleyball men athletes at the Visayas State University. It aims to understand the performance quality impact due to their emotional state during gameplay and how to cope with this drawback within the athletes themselves. A qualitative phenomenological research design was used to distinguish the impact of emotions on the quality of the performance of the men’s volleyball player at Visayas State University during gameplay in our study. Emotion plays an important role in the quality of a performance. It serves as their key to success in terms of good emotions, which translate into their body and exhibit their athleticism and high-quality skills. Uncontrolled and bad emotions, such as fear and pressure, affect their quality performance, which usually occurs through game errors and bad decision-making. Focus, team chemistry, and communication also play a vital role in the standard of performance of male student-athletes in the sport of volleyball at Visayas State University. In conclusion, the Men’s Volleyball Athlete in Visayas State of University Main Campus shows that athletes react to their gameplay in a high-pressured gameplay. Each athlete shows different emotions, attitudes, and behaviors during a match. Because of this, the athletes tend to have mixed feelings about a partner: excitement, hype, and guilt for making such game errors. They tend to control their anxiety through breathing exercises, which made them steady to get the rhythm of their body regularly from exhaustion. They also focus on the mental aspect of their mental fitness.