Effectiveness of Energizing and Relaxing Music on Performance of Youth Members of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s National Judo Team

purpose of the present study is investigating the effect of energizing and relaxing music on performance of the Iranian Youth National Judo Team.The following study was a semi-experimental research that designs the pre-test and post-test procedures using a control group. The statistical population employed in this study includes all Judo athletes of the Iranian Youth National Team, which included 45 athletes, selected using purposive sampling and randomly divided into two experimental groups (i.e. energizing music group and relaxing music group) along with a control group, each having 15 members (n = 15). Sports performance questionnaire, was used to assess performance of the athletes. covariance analysis was utilized in the inferential section to investigate the research hypotheses. As demonstrated in findings section, energizing and relaxing music have significant impacts on performance of Iranian youth judo team. Therefore, it is recommended to employ relaxing music if the purpose of the training session is reviewing techniques, learning, or practicing the skills correctly and improving the performance of the training with mental relaxation. Furthermore, if the purpose of the training is reducing anxiety and improving long-term performance (to prepare for longer competitions and effectiveness), and training intensively and increasing the competitive spirit, it is best to use energetic music.