Abstract

For an athlete, achieving optimal performance is of course the main goal besides health itself. There are three factors that can affect the optimal achievement of athletes, namely physical, technical, and psychological factors. Competitive anxiety is one type of anxiety that in recent years has been considered in the field of psychology, especially sports psychology. Competitive anxiety is a feeling of worry, anxiety, and restlessness by perceiving competition as something dangerous. This competition anxiety will usually interfere with the athlete's appearance because there is a feeling of fear of failure or creates a moral burden if you can't win. Thus, the purpose of this study was to determine the Competitive Anxiety of Bantul District Athletes with the Potential to Win Gold Medals in PORDA DIY. The benefits of this research are theoretically expected to increase knowledge in the field of sports psychology, while practically it is expected to provide information for athletes and coaches, especially regarding aspects related to competitive anxiety.