OMSAT

Subscales

Defenders

(n = 30)

M ± SD

Midfielders

(n = 30)

M ± SD

Forwarders

(n = 30)

M ± SD

Goal-setting

6.06 ± 0.92

6.13 ± 0.48

6.08 ± 0.80

Confidence

6.10 ± 0.92

5.93 ± 0.76

6.63 ± 0.57^°*

Motivation

6.25 ± 0.84

6.32 ± 0.51

6.74 ± 0.67^°*

Stress -reaction

5.17 ± 0.92

4.93 ± 0.74

4.97 ± 1.14

Fear-control

4.20 ± 1.11

4.18 ± 1.22

4.54 ± 1.35

Relaxation

5.54 ± 1.04

5.25 ± 0.99

4.97 ± 1.00

Activation

5.47 ± 0.99

5.19 ± 0.87

6.14 ± 0.72^°*

Focusing

5.97 ± 0.94

5.52 ± 0.65

5.69 ± 0.88

Refocusing

5.08 ± 1.17

4.84 ± 0.69

5.50 ± 0.87

Imagery

5.49 ± 1.02

5.40 ± 1.10

5.76 ± 1.37

Mental-practice

5.44 ± 0.90

5.30 ± 1.13

5.79 ± 1.54

Competition-planification

5.92 ± 1.00

6.00 ± 0.83

6.18 ± 0.84