Variability of mood during competition:

a case study with basketball

Abstract

The objective was to evaluate the variability of the mood of basketball athletes during a competition. 27 male basketball players from the same club, aged between 13 and 15 years, participated. All responded to Brunel's Humor Scale in six games during the championship. The results showed that the athletes investigated had, throughout the competition, high scores of vigor, and lowered the scores of mental confusion and tension. As variability, the athletes did not show variability during the competition, that is, they maintained high levels of positive mood. It can be concluded that this sample presented the mood profile called iceberg, throughout the competition.