The aim of the research was to determine the characteristics of the basic psychological coping skills of young taekwondo athletes in relation to age, gender, experience in competition and length of taekwondo practice. 50 young taekwondo athletes from three different clubs (TKD Imotski, TKD Monter and TKD Poskok) participated in the research, aged 10 to 25. Each respondent filled out two questionnaires; a questionnaire of general information about athletes and their practice of taekwondo and the ASCI-28 questionnaire. The Coping Style Questionnaire for Sport (ASCI-28) measures 7 dimensions: coping with difficulties (COPE); peak performance under pressure (PEAK); goal setting/mental preparation (GOAL); concentration (CONC); "absence" of anxiety (FREE), self-confidence and achievement motivation (CONF); and "availability" to coaching (COACH). Descriptive statistics revealed that the psychological characteristics of taekwondo athletes are mostly of a medium level of expression, that is, the most pronounced coping skills are self-confidence and motivation. The analysis of differences found that there are statistically significant differences in psychological coping skills with regard to gender, where men are more self-confident, more motivated and better able to withstand pressure than women. Furthermore, no differences were found between the subjects with regard to age and length of taekwondo training. While with regard to the achieved success, a statistically significant difference was found in the variable ˝freedom˝ of anxiety.