INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH PEDAGOGY AND TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION AND MOVEMENT SCIENCES

Editorial

Mandeep Singh — 2025-03-31

Editorial

A Comparative Study of Anxiety Between Inter - College level Male Folk Dancers and Kabaddi Players

Parwinder Kaur — 2025-03-19

The intention of the study was to collate the Anxiety between male partakers of Kabaddi (NS and PS) and Folk dancers (bhangra and luddi ) of inter college level. In all competitive physical activities it is required that anxiety level should be moderate. The actual purpose of the study is to compare the difference of general anxiety when the nature of moments or physical activities (dance and sports) is different but the level of training is same. Most of the learning and training situations are same. Certain factors like rest, sleep, dietary habits, routine of practice is beyond the control of investigator so are considered as the limitations The subjects for this study were 50 whereas 25 each from Kabaddi and Dance team and age ranged from 19 to 25 years were purposive selected from Moga and Ferozepur district. Subjects were randomly selected from different colleges affiliated to Punjab University Chandigarh. For the Acquisition of Anxiety questionnaire developed by A.K.P Sinha and L.N.K. Sinha (2010) was used. The independent t- test was used to analyze data. Results indicated that there is a significant difference between both groups. Folk dancers have shown low anxiety level as compare to kabaddi players.

Prevalence and cause of Volleyball sport injury in the case of Female Volleyball clubs in Hadiya Zone, selected Woredas, Ethiopia.

Behailu Shigute — 2025-03-19

The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of injuries, injured body part and factors on volleyball players of a club in, Soro wereda, Duna wereda ,Lemo wereda and Hosanna city in the season of 2023 G.C. Descriptive survey study was used. For this study all players, coaches and physiotherapist was included on the four selected clubs (48) volleyball players, (4) coaches and (3) physiotherapist. A self– administered questions and observation were used. The collected data were taken and analyzed by means of the Statistical Package for Social Science version 20.0. The results are displayed using table and figures. Response rate of 100% was obtained, 100% of the volleyball players experienced with one or more injuries in the season, 57 injuries occurred on the seasons and the rate were 1.18 per players. Among the injured players knee (27.1%), abrasion (25%) finger injuries showed each (20.8%). Players in the left and right front row were more exposed to injury at the time of spiking & blocking, higher injury occurred due to contact with players and wrong landing. Most injury occurred during the 3^rd, 4^th and 5^th set of the game. Knee, abrasion and finger injuries were the most common types of injuries occurred to players. Above half of the injured players were not used kneepads. Playing court also increase the prevalence of injury. Players were not getting access of water during match & training. Physiotherapy services were functional in the club due to this they were minimize absence of players from training and match’s physiotherapists. Finally most injuries were occurred due to extrinsic factors.

Importance of early childhood development - A study on what and from whom does the revelation of the gift depend

Mohandas Poonthiyil — 2025-03-20

This paper offers a unifying conceptual framework for understanding the Importance of early childhood development and a study on what and from whom does the revelation of the gift depend. Available evidence indicates that early childhood development (ECD) is a critical period of growth and development in a child's life, spanning from birth to around 8 years old. This period is crucial because the experiences a child has during this time shape the architecture of their brain, which in turn affects their future learning, behavior, and health outcomes. The paper identifies three main channels through which indicates that the four main reasons why ECD is very important in early childhood. The paper presents evidence to illustrate each of the processes above. It also notes that the same analytical framework can be used to discuss the importance of early childhood development and for what and from whom does the revelation of the gift depend. Finally, it points to the ways in which the analysis can be helpful in making relevant policy decisions.

Evaluation Of Body Composition Between Basketball And Handball Male Interuniversity Players.

Satveer Singh — 2025-03-20

The purpose of present study was to compare the Body Density and Percentage Body Fat between Basketball and Handball male interuniversity male players. For this study, Total 40 male subjects (20 Basketball and 20 Handball) belong to 18-27 years of age range was taken. The study was conducted on players of Punjabi university Patiala and M.P.S.P.S University Patiala. All the samples were taken by applying purposive sampling technique. After being informed of the study's purpose and protocol, each subject willingly agreed to participate in the trial by providing their informed consent. The level of significance was set at 0.05. The t- value of Body density is (12.96), % body fat is (2.0758) at 0.05 level and degree of freedom is set at 38. The results show that there is significant difference of body density and percentage body fat between the Basketball and Handball Players.

Understanding the Association between Trait Emotional Intelligence and Physical Activity Levels in Female Adolescents

Harmandeep Singh — 2025-03-20

Background: Participation in regular physical activity is influenced by several factors, including psychological aspects. However, the association between Trait emotional intelligence and physical activity levels remains relatively unexplored.

Aim: The aim of this research is to examine the association between the levels of physical activity and trait emotional intelligence.

Methods: A total of 240 female adolescent students took part in the study. TEIQue was utilized for assessing Trait EI and PAQ (A) for Physical Activity Levels. Spearman’s rho was applied to observe the association between the two variables.

Results: Significant positive correlations were found between physical activity levels and Global Trait Emotional Intelligence and its sub-variables viz. Well Being, Self-control, Sociability, and Emotionality.

Conclusions: There exists a significant but weak to moderate association between PA levels and Global Trait EI along with all its sub-variables

A Comparative Study of Anxiety of Sports persons and Non Sports Persons of Andhra University Students

Dilip Kumar Dibba — 2025-03-20

The purpose of the study was to a comparative study of anxiety of sports persons and non sports persons (Sports persons University or Inter collegiate all discipline players ) of Andhra university, Visakhapatnam. For the purpose of the study, forty students, 30 students each from sports persons and non sports persons were selected as subject. The age of the subjects ranged from 18-25 years were randomly selected from Andhra University ,Visakhapatnam district. The questionnaire is sports competition anxiety (SCAT) by Reiner Martens used for the study. Questionnaire fill up by all the subject which are randomly selected. The difference between the groups was assessed by using paired samples t-test. The level of significances was 0.05 level. The results showed that there is no significant difference among Sports persons and Non Sports persons in Andhra university students in the selected competitive anxiety.

An Analytical Study of Khelo India Winter Games

Sneha Choudhary — 2025-03-21

Khelo India is one of the highest multi-disciplinary sport events for the Indian youth now a days and gaining popularity all over the world. The Khelo India Programme has been introduced to revive the sports culture in India at gross root level by building a strong framework for all sports played in our country with an aim and objective of sports for peace and developing sports infrastructure in the country. After the grand success of Khelo India Youth Games (KIYG) and Khelo India University Games (KIUG) in India, the Union Ministry has included winter games in the Khelo India Programme (KIWG) with an aim to popularize winter games across the nation. After analysis we got to know the event is fulfilling the purpose of the programme by gaining popularity across the nation as youth is getting attracted to winter sports which lead a way to international arena of sports for them. This will led Gulmarg ski resort Centre of Excellency for winter games. The purpose of this study is to analyze the KIWG edition from 2020-2023 related to its number of participants and medal tally and other factors related to the games and its positive impacts.

PREVALENCE OF STATE ANXIETY OF FEMALE ATHLETES IN INDIVIDUAL COMBAT AND TEAM COMBAT GAME

Sonia — 2025-03-23

The purpose of the study was to prevalence the state anxiety of female athletes in individual combat and team combat game. Fifty (N=50) Female athletes (N₁=25) Individual Combat game athletes and (N₂=25) Team Combat game athletes). The age of the subjects was ranged between 17-21 years. The subjects were selected by random sampling technique from the provinces of Punjab and Haryana. Through both the critical and allied literature pertaining to the problem under consideration the variable selected for the study was Psychological Variable State Anxiety. To assess the Psychological Variable State Anxiety, questionnaire developed by PSY- COM Services (1991) was used. The entire analysis has been carried out by using statistical software (SPSS 17 version) to address the selected research issue which had been deliberated by means of using Independent "t-Statistics" at level of Significance 0.05. Results indicates that a significant difference exists in the State Anxiety of female athletes in Individual Combat games and Team Combat games, since the calculated ‘t’ value 4.53 which was found to be higher than tabulated ‘t’ value 2.05. So, the means of two Games (Individual Combat games and Team Combat games) were found to be rejected at 0.05 level of significance.

A Comparative Study Of Physiological Performance Between Rajasthan State Schools & CBSE Schools Players

Virendra Singh Chouhan — 2025-03-31

The purpose of the study was to compare physiological Performance between Rajasthan state schools & CBSE schools players. For the purpose of the study total 60 players out of which 30 Rajasthan state schools and 30 CBSE schools players who participated in School National championship, were selected as the subject for the study. The age of the subjects was ranging from 14 to 18 years.

The study was taken on the basis of available literature on physiological variables and further, keeping in the mind about specific purpose of the study, selected Physiological Variables were systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, resting heart rate and vital capacity. To explicate the study, certain criterion measure adopted for the study was as follow: Blood pressure was assessed by automatic blood pressure monitor developed by Omron healthcares in Singapore. Resting heart rate was assessed manually in the morning hours from 6 to 8 a.m and the heart rate counts in beats/min.Vital Capacity was assessed by dry spirometer and the reading was noted in millimeters. Further, to see the value of minimum, maximum mean, standard error, standard deviation, variance, skewness and kutorsis, the descriptive statistic was used. To compare the difference between physiological variables of Rajasthan state schools & CBSE schools player, t-test was used and the level of significance was set at 0.05 by using SPSS-17 version. The result of study has shown significant difference found in physiological variable between Rajasthan state schools & CBSE schools players. CBSE schools player had shown better efficiency of heart.

To Study The Aggression Of Football Players Of The Jodhpur Region

Bhupendra Gehlot — 2025-03-31

The purpose of the study was to study the psychological characteristics of different levels of football players of Jodhpur region. Total one hundred fifty football players were the subject of the study. The subjects were divided into three categories 1.) Santosh trophy/ Intervarsity, 2.) Under-19 national level and 3.) State level were selected as thpe subject for the present study. Only male football players who had participated from 2016 onwards were selected as subject for the present study. The psychological characteristics (Sports Aggression) were selected for the present Study. To collect the data, selected psychological characteristics were taken on each subject individually during practice time. Scholar had used authentic psychological questionnaires for psychological characteristics, i.e. Sports Competition Anxiety Test Questionnaire developed by Rainier Martin, Sports Aggression Inventory developed by Prof. Anand Kumar and Mr. Prem Sankar Shukla. For the data analysis one way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used and the level of significant was set as 0.05 levels.

RELATIVE PROSPECTS OF NEUROLOGICAL EFFECTS ON WELLNESS AND MENTAL HEALTH OF YOUNG SCHOOL-GOING STUDENTS

Kosheen Baliya — 2025-05-30

The neurological development of children and adolescents has a profound impact on their mental health and overall well-being. This paper investigates the relative prospects of neurological influences on wellness and mental health in school-going students aged 6–18 years. Using a mixed-methods design, this research integrates neurodevelopmental screening tools, wellness assessments, cognitive load indicators, and qualitative interviews with students, teachers, and parents. Findings reveal strong correlations between executive functioning, emotional regulation, academic pressures, and mental health symptoms such as anxiety and attention disorders. The paper underscores the need for education systems and families to understand neurological development's role in psychological resilience and recommends integrated mental health interventions within schools.