Purpose: The purpose of the current study was to provide preliminary evidence for reliability and validity of a new golf performance profiling technique. The technique was designed to assess both ideal need states required for successful performance in competition and present performance states of an athlete. Methods: Two groups of golfers responded to the golf performance profile comprised of important elements of golf skills, physical fitness and psychological skills. An additional group of golfers participated in psychological skills training (PST) sessions. Scores on need state, current state were measured before and after the PST sessions. The number of weeks until the golfers who attained their optimal zone on their performance elements actually showed their personal best performance was monitored. Results: The results from test and retest (1 week and 4 week distance) showed temporal stability across different performance elements. Golfers who participated in PST demonstrated improved scores on the majority of the elements, which could be an evidence of validity. Those reached optimal zones in the performance profile achieved their personal best performance within an average of 17 weeks. This golf performance profiling technique would be a useful tool for motivating athletes’ preparation toward competition and predicting their successful performance.

I. 서 론
 Ⅱ. 연구방법
  1. 연구대상
  2. 도구
  3. 절차
  4. 자료처리 방법
 Ⅲ. 결 과
  1. 신뢰도
  2. 타당도
 Ⅳ. 논의 및 결론
 참고문헌

• 김병준(인하대학교 체육교육과) | Byoung-Jun Kim (Department of Physical Education, Inha University) Corresponding author