Relationship between moods states and performance in malevolleyball of high level

<p>This paper presents an ex post facto study. The aim was to analyze the relationship between moods states and sports performance in a team of twelve male players, category sub-20, during the Volleyball World Championship celebrated in Brazil-2011. The instrument <em>Profile of Moods States </em>(POMS) was used for the measurement of moods, and the sports performance was measured using two instruments: on the one hand, a scale of perception of coaches about the sports performance of his players and, on the other hand, the Data Volley System software. Data were analyzed by descriptive sta- tistics and nonparametric inferential statistics. Participants showed high vigor, moderate tension, low cholera, and minimal level in both fatigue and de- pression. The paper explains the significant relationships between the variables. It is noted that, when the team lost a match that had as consequence the impossibility of winning a medal, the moods of the players changed: they felt less tension and vigor and more depression and fatigue.