COMPARATIVE STUDY OF LEVEL OF ANXIETY OF MALE BASKETBALL PLAYERS AT DIFFERENT LEVELS OF PARTICIPATION
Keywords:
Comparison, Anxiety, Basketball PlayersAbstract
Sports Psychology is a study of how psychology affects sports, achievement, exercise, exercise and physical activity. Sports psychologists work with athletes and professional trainers to improve performance and increase motivation. The main thrust of the modern sports is on winning, not just participating and playing. Physical Health and fitness or joy and fun are no longer the purpose or even the target. The dismissal performance of Indian players and athletes in InterAll India Inter Universityevents has been largely attributed to the lack of will to win. It is the factor that makes great competitors. There are instances of men lacking physical qualification of great Basketball Players still they have won. Therefore, the investigator has decided to study the Anxietyof the male Basketball Players participating at different levels. Total 300 Male Basketball Players were selected as subject as different levels of participation. The level of participation of the Male Basketball Players were Inter College (100), North Zone (100) and All India University (100). The age group of the Male Basketball Players was 17 to 25 years. The present study consists of 300 male Male Basketball Players of different Inter Colleges of Haryana which includes the Male Basketball Players of Inter Colleges of KU, Kurukshetra, Ch. Devi Lal University, Sirsa, MD University, Rohtak, Ch. Ranbir Singh University, Jind and various university of India. There is a difference in Anxietybetween All India University and North Zone level Basketball. There is a difference in Anxietybetween All India University and Inter College level Basketball. There is a difference in Anxietybetween North Zone and Inter College level Basketball.
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