The obtained results of research on personality may, moreover, prove to be useful in selecting players and improving the predictions of important sports behaviors in American football in Poland.Īmerican football is considered a brutal contact sport with players’ collisions being an integral part of the game. This might significantly affect the development of the sports level of this discipline in Poland. ![]() Therefore, systematic conduct of personality tests among American football players in Poland, in the process of selecting candidates for the highest levels of football competition, would be recommended. It was ascertained that openness to experience is a characteristic personality trait for American football players in Poland. The differences in openness to experience were revealed, first of all, in divergent thinking and creativity. The players from the top-level games were characterized by their openness to experience, the level of which decreases along with the decrease in the players’ sports levels. The NEO-FFI personality questionnaire was used as a research tool. The Big Five personality study that we carried out involved players aged from 20 to 29-the representatives of American football clubs in Poland ( N = 140) from three league games levels: LFA 1 ( n = 75), LFA 2 ( n = 40), and LFA 9 ( n = 25). ![]() Due to the dynamic development of American football in Poland, we undertook research to verify the relationship between the sports level and the personality of these players. ![]() Hence, verifications of players due to their sports level may turn out to be crucial. Research on personality in sport is very popular as it allows prediction of the behavior of players in the starting situation.
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