The reality of working memory among young players in some clubs in the Middle Euphrates in Taekwondo

Abstract

Purpose of this paper is to study aimed to apply the working memory scale to young players in some clubs of the Middle Euphrates in Taekwondo, and to identify the level of working memory they have, and the two researchers adopted the descriptive method in the survey method on a sample of young Taekwondo players for the sports season (2020-2021) of 120 players, Of them (52) players were selected (43,333%) by the random method of the main application sample, and (10) players were selected (8,333%) by the random method of the pilot sample, and a modern specialized scale was adopted for the target sample for measurement, and the procedures were from a pilot trial and a major survey In the research for the period between (1/12/2021) until (3/23/2021), since after applying the scale, the main survey study was conducted on them by applying its paper forms, and the results were processed by Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) (V26) to be Conclusions and recommendations that the scale of working memory scale is a specialized measuring tool that is suitable for measuring this type of memory among young players in Taekwondo, and has the conditions of scientific foundations and transactions for accepting measurement tools in sports psychology, and has Young players in Taekwondo are an acceptable level of working memory with a variation at this level among them, and young players in Taekwondo need to improve the processes of retrieval, remembering and real-time processing to support their working memory to meet the requirements of the complex skills researched, and young players excel in Taekwondo by having the ability to receive real-time information at a speed appropriate to the level of their working memory. In various situations in Taekwondo training and fighting, increased attention must be paid to mental preparation programs, especially what supports increasing the level of working memory in training youth players in Taekwondo, and it is necessary to increase attention to supporting trainers' knowledge about the importance of working memory for young players.