SPORT COMPETITION ANXIETY AMONG UNIVERSITY LEVEL CRICKET PLAYERS: A COMPARATIVE STUDY
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to compare the Sport Competition Anxiety among University level Cricket player. For the purpose of the study, 60 university male cricket players All India semifinalist team2011-12, (15 From G.N.D.U Punjab, 15 From BHU Varanasi, 15 From University of Mumbai, and 15 from Jain University Bangalore) were purposively selected as the subjects for the study. For this study Sport Competition Anxiety measured by Sport Competition Anxiety Test (SCAT) questionnaire developed by Hypnosis works in the year of 2006. With the help of the questionnaire related to Sport Competition Anxiety necessary data were collected. Data were collected with regard to Sport Competition Anxiety variable from 60 male Cricket Players. The data was analyzed by applying Descriptive Statistic i.e. Mean, Standard Deviation, & Analysis of Variance (ANOVA). The level of significance was set at 0.05. The findings of the study in relation to Sport Competition Anxiety reveals that a no significant difference exists among G.N.D.U Punjab, BHU Varanasi, University of Mumbai and Jain University, Bangalore.
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