Assessing the Role of Mindfulness Program in Improving Grit Among Bataan National High School-Senior High School Boys Volleyball Players.

During intense games, non-stop rallies, and feelings of tiredness, this is the time when athletes have the most difficulty maintaining their focus and perseverance. This study aims to assess if the mindfulness program can impact the grit level of the male volleyball players of Bataan National High School-Senior High School (BNHS-SHS). The researchers employ a quasi-experimental approach, having a non-random selection of participants. On the other hand, repeated measures/within-subject research design was utilized for assessment as the study has only one group: the experimental group (n=15), with no control group. The Domain-Specific Grit Scale for College Athletic Students (DGSCAS) was used in the pre-test and post-test, consisting of 10 negative statement questions and a 5-point Likert Scale. The findings revealed that there is an improvement in the 2 dimensions of the scale where both have decreased mean scores after the intervention[ Bataan Peninsula State University, Philippines] program. On the other hand, the first dimension, which is ‘Consistency of Interest’, shows a significant difference in its pre-test and post-test (p-value = 0.042), while the ‘Perseverance of Effort’ p-value of 0.078 is greater than the significance level of 0.05, indicating that it has no significant difference. Meanwhile, the overall score emphasizes that the program helped the participants improve their grit level, with a p-value of 0.028, indicating that the program significantly contributed to the athletes. These results highlight the benefits of the mindfulness program as a tool for increasing players’ grit but suggest more approaches in ‘Perseverance of Effort.