COMPARATIVE STUDY OF SELF- CONCEPT AND SPORTS COMPETITION ANXIETY BETWEEN HIGH ACHIEVING AND LOW ACHIEVING NATIONAL LEVEL FOOTBALLERS
Keywords:
self- concept, sports competition anxietyAbstract
The purpose of the study was “Comparative Study of self- concept and sports competition anxiety between High Achieving and Low Achieving National Level Footballers”. The subjects for this study were male National Football players. One hundred forty four subjects were selected for the study. Seventy two were those High Achieving National Level Footballers and Seventy two were those Low Achieving National Level Footballers. The age group of footballers was ranged between 19 to 28 years. To find out the self- concept, sports competition anxiety of different National level football players, the research scholar selected the questionnaires namely self- concept, sports competition anxiety Questionnaire. To determine the comparative differentials of self- concept, sports competition anxiety between High Achieving and Low Achieving National Level Footballers, the test of significance (‘t’-Ratio) was employed. Further, the level of significance was set at 0.05 level of confidence. The findings of the study reveal that there was significant difference in case of self-concept where High Achieving National Level Footballers exhibited better self-concept in comparison with the Low Achieving National Level Footballers. The insignificant difference was found in case of sports competition anxiety test between High Achieving and Low Achieving National Level Footballers may be due to the reason that the players were almost of the same standard with a similar kind of experience which must have been a probable cause.
Downloads
References
Barrow, H.M., “Motor Ability Testing for College Men” (Minneapolis: Buress Publication, Company, 1953).
Bell, K., “Championship Thinking: The Athletes Guide to Winning to Performance in All Sports”, (London: Prentice Hall, 1983).
Bind, A.M., “Group Dynamics Approach to Effective Coaching of Team Sport: An Analysis of Athlete’s Behaviour” (New York: Mc Graw Hill, 1978).
Bredemeier, B.L. et al., “Moral Reasoning and the Perceived Legitimacy of Intentionally Injuries Sports Acts”, Sport Psychology 8:4 (1985).
Bucher, C.A., “Foundation of Physical Education”, 6th ed.
Clarke, H.H., “Application of measurement to Health and Physical Education”, 5th ed., Englewood Cliffs, (1976).
Cratty, B.J., “Psychology and Physical Activity” (Engelwood Cliffs, N. J.: Prantice Hall Inc., 1978).
Cratty, B.J., “Psychology in Contemporary Sport-Guideline for Coaches and Athletes” (Englewood Cliffs, N. J.: Prentice Hall Inc., 1987).
Craty, B.J., “Psychological preparation and athlete excellence” (New York: Ithacha Publishers, 1984).
Cretty, B.S., “Perceptual Motor Development in Infants and Children”, (Englewood Cliffs. N. J. Prentice Hall Inc., 1969).
Freeman, W.H., “Physical Education and Sports in a Changing Society” (Delhi: Surjeet Publicatios, 1980).
James, A. and Bell, A., “Casual Attribution by Athletes, Sport and Exercise Physiology” (November, 1989).
Boutin, K.J., “Relationship at Anxiety Level and Performance in NAIA, Intercollegiate Basketball Games”, Dissertation Abstracts International 44:5 .
Cone, S.L., “The Relationship between Self-Concept and Selected Physical Characteristics among Female Varsity Athletes and Non-Participants”, Completed Research in Health, Physical Education and Recreation 22
Harris, D.V., “Comparison of Physical Performance and Psychological Traits of College Women with High and Low Fitness Indices”, Completed Research in Health, Physical Education and Recreation.
