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Chapter 1
THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND Introduction Engaging in sports and physical activities can be both fun and exciting for athletes and enthusiasts alike. One cannot disregard the fact that joining in such activities has a lot of benefits, not only for the individual’s physical but also for his emotional, mental, and spiritual well-being. However, there are some instances wherein a player does not enjoy being in the game anymore because of the stress and pressures intensified by the competition. However, players may suffer from stress during the practice and actual competition where they experience emotional, mental, and physical exhaustion as a result of excessive and prolonged stress. The individual’s productivity and energy decreases, leaving him feeling increasingly overwhelmed, cynical, and resentful and consequently making him feel that he has nothing more to give in the game explained by Smith, Jaffe-Gil, Segal, and Segal (2008). Moreover, as the stress continues, one begins to lose the interest or motivation that led him or her to take on a certain role in the first place. (Al Denn John Lozada, 2010) People use the word stress in different ways: as an external force that causes a person to become tensed or upset, as the internal state of arousal, and as the physical response of the body to various demands.
Stress is defined as “the non-specific response of the body to any demand made upon it.” In other words, the body reacts to stressor – the things that upset or excite us – in the same way, whether positive or negative, Manila Bulletin (1999). Stress can be defined as the strain or discomfort resulting from force acting on a person. This is a stimulus definition, which is derived from the physical sciences. Stress is like a force of water straining the dam holding it back. The dam could give away from a sudden storm or it could collapse from a gradual overload that causes constant and prolonged strain without any
THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND Introduction Engaging in sports and physical activities can be both fun and exciting for athletes and enthusiasts alike. One cannot disregard the fact that joining in such activities has a lot of benefits, not only for the individual’s physical but also for his emotional, mental, and spiritual well-being. However, there are some instances wherein a player does not enjoy being in the game anymore because of the stress and pressures intensified by the competition. However, players may suffer from stress during the practice and actual competition where they experience emotional, mental, and physical exhaustion as a result of excessive and prolonged stress. The individual’s productivity and energy decreases, leaving him feeling increasingly overwhelmed, cynical, and resentful and consequently making him feel that he has nothing more to give in the game explained by Smith, Jaffe-Gil, Segal, and Segal (2008). Moreover, as the stress continues, one begins to lose the interest or motivation that led him or her to take on a certain role in the first place. (Al Denn John Lozada, 2010) People use the word stress in different ways: as an external force that causes a person to become tensed or upset, as the internal state of arousal, and as the physical response of the body to various demands.
Stress is defined as “the non-specific response of the body to any demand made upon it.” In other words, the body reacts to stressor – the things that upset or excite us – in the same way, whether positive or negative, Manila Bulletin (1999). Stress can be defined as the strain or discomfort resulting from force acting on a person. This is a stimulus definition, which is derived from the physical sciences. Stress is like a force of water straining the dam holding it back. The dam could give away from a sudden storm or it could collapse from a gradual overload that causes constant and prolonged strain without any