psychological factors effective in shooting skills of Iranian police training centers(priorities and strategies)

The aim of the research was psychological factors effective in shooting skills of police training centers. The findings were combined in two parts, the findings from documentary studies and the findings from interviews in the form of the foundation's data theorizing method with Strauss and Corbin's approach. The statistical population consisted of 300 people, and 170 people were selected as a sample using Morgan's table, and the researcher-made questionnaire was distributed among them that theoretical saturation was achieved during the interview with the 20th expert. The method used to collect the research data was used as a sequential exploratory mixed method. Data analysis was done with open, central and selective coding of documents and semi-structured interviews during three rounds of interviews until reaching a theoretical consensus to identify the categories of central phenomenon, causal conditions, background, intervention, strategies and consequences. The coding research tool was made according to the instructions of the researcher, whose validity was confirmed by the members of the research group, and its reliability was calculated with the P-Scott criterion of 0.95.The psychological factors affecting the shooting skills of police training centers were identified as follows: 1- environmental factors in the performance of the shooter, 2- anxiety and fear during competition, 3- not being aware of the reason and motivation for participating in competitions, 4- attributing one's own value to abilities. In sports competition, 5- variability in attention focus, 6- poor performance after returning to the initial state, 7- self-confidence, 8- motivation, 9- emotional control, 10- concentration.