The Effect of Mental Training on Throwing Performance in Competition Period in Well-trained Dart Athletes

This study aims to examine the effect of mental training on throwing performance during competition period in well-trained dart players. A total of 20 athletes (age: 21.20±2.34 years, body weight: 67.42±8.62 kg, height: 169.86 cm) aged 18 and over, playing at an elite level, participated in the study. The Control and Domination Test (CDT), Double Game Completion Test (DGCT), Game Completion Rate Test (GCRT), and Audience Pressured Victory Test (APVT) were administered as pre-tests and post-tests. Each participant took all four tests in the same visit on the same day, with a 5-minute break between. Within-group and between-group differences and the group*time interaction effect were examined using the “Mix ANOVA” test; the differences between pre-test and post-tests were also verified using the “independent sample t-test”, and the within-group pre-test-post-test comparison was verified using the “paired sample t-test”. According to the study results; in control and domination test performance (CDT), the experimental group experienced 9.90% decrease (p