COMPARATIVE STUDY OF SPORTS COMPETITION ANXIETY BETWEEN NORTH ZONE AND WEST ZONE KHO–KHO PLAYERS OF ALL INDIA INTER UNIVERSITY

Dr. Manohar Lal

Volume : IV, Issue : X, October - 2014

COMPARATIVE STUDY OF SPORTS COMPETITION ANXIETY BETWEEN NORTH ZONE AND WEST ZONE KHO–KHO PLAYERS OF ALL INDIA INTER UNIVERSITY

Dr. Manohar Lal,

Abstract :

The purpose of the study was to “compare the degree of sports competition anxiety between North Zone and West Zone kho–kho players of All India Inter University.” The study was conducted on 48 North Zone and 48 West Zone kho–kho players were ranging from 18 to 25 years. The data for the present study were collected during the All India Inter University competition held at Lovely Professional University, Phagwara (Punjab) from 25–01–2013 to 31–01–2013. In this study Sports Competition Anxiety Test (SCAT Martens et al., 1990) was used to measure sports competition anxiety. Questionnaire was distributed among the North Zone and West Zone kho–kho players 1 hour before the competition. It was hypothesized that there would be no significant difference the North Zone and West Zone kho–kho players on the degree of sports competition anxiety. Descriptive statistics (mean and standard deviation) and t– test were used to analysis the data. From the finding, it revealed that there was significant difference in sports competition anxiety between North Zone and West Zone Kho–Kho Players of All– India Inter Univer