Farida Sharififar - Department of Physical Education, Tehran south branch Islamic Azad University, Tehran Iran
Taiba Zargar - Department of Physical Education, Tehran south branch Islamic Azad University, Tehran Iran
Mahnaz Zamanifar - M.A. student Department of Physical Education, Tehran south branch Islamic Azad University, Tehran Iran

Background: The aim of this study is, to investigate the relationship between methods of coping with stress and athletic performance of elite athletes. Materials and Methods: The research method was of correlation type and statistical population is elite athletes (N=328). Sample volume accordance with Cochran s formula is equal with (n=140) which were selected by simple random sampling. For data collection was used the questionnaires of cope with psychological pressures and psychological skills stress self-talk questionnaire and check list of sports performance. Data were analyzed using Pearson s correlation coefficient. Results: The results showed that there is a significant relationship between excitement loss variables of the return to religion with the performance of athletes (P≤.05). Conclusion: this study concluded that use of coping strategies is known against environmental stress, a change moderator or buffer against harmful social consequences of stress

Stress, sport performance, elite athletes