en روانشناسی ورزشی و شاخه‌های وابسته بدان Sport Psychology and its Related Branches مقاله اصیل Original Article <div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Background. </strong>Although research papers discuss the domain of sports psychology are plenty, this paper addresses the effect of the absence of a psychologist during sports training on basketball players&rsquo; performance.<br> <strong>Objectives. </strong>The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of the absence of a psychologist during sports training on basketball players in the Jerusalem Governorate. Given the importance and nature of this study, the researchers used the descriptive approach in the survey method. Basketball players who were officially affiliated with sports clubs in Palestine for the 2018/2019 sports season constitute the research community.<br> <strong>Methods. </strong>The participants<strong>&nbsp;</strong>consisted of 41 players. The study revealed that the absence of a psychologist affects the players before, during, and after training and competition.<br> <strong>Results. </strong>It also showed that there were no statistically significant differences in the players&rsquo; attitudes towards the impact of the absence of a psychologist during sports training on basketball club players in the Jerusalem governorate due to the club degree variable. The findings showed that there were statistically significant differences in the players&rsquo; attitudes towards the impact of the absence of the psychologist in favor of the club&rsquo;s category.<br> <strong>Conclusion.</strong> The researcher also concluded that need of working to provide a sports psychologist in sports clubs to support players before and during the sports training process and after sports competitions, and the necessity of holding workshops and training courses for workers in the sports field.</div> Sports Psychologist, Psychological Preparation, Emotional Preparation, Cognitive Preparation, Basketball 0 0 http://aassjournal.com/browse.php?a_code=A-11-1663-3&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Majed Saleem El-Saleh majed.elsaleh@aau.ac.ae 100319475328460013058 100319475328460013058 Yes College of Education, Humanities and Social Sciences Al Ain University, UAE Esam Najeh Abu-Shihab dr.esam1975@mutah.edu.jo 100319475328460013059 100319475328460013059 No Physical Education Department, Faculty of Sports Sciences, Mutah University, Jordan Waleed M. Shaheen wshaheen@birzeit.edu 100319475328460013060 0009-0002-6609-6642 No Department of Physical Education, College of Education, Birzeit University, Palestine