Abstract
The present study compares the pre-competitive and post-competitive anxiety in inter- university basketball players. A group of 30 players (15 of each sex with age group of 18-25) were selected from Amritsar, Punjab, India through purposive sampling technique. Data were collected from athletes using a Sports Competitive Anxiety Test. The result of the study reveals that there was significant difference in 0.01 levels of pre-competitive anxiety and postcompetitive anxiety among the male and female inter-university basketball players. Keywords: Basketball players, anxiety, SCAT, sports, Interuniversity
Highlights
It has been recognized for many years that psychological factors, in particular anxiety, play an important role in competition (Lizuka, 2005)
The t-value is 7.01 which were significant at 0.01 level of confidence which indicates that there is significant difference between the 2 groups
In the present study the pre competitive anxiety was higher than the Post competitive anxiety in inter college female basketball players
Summary
It has been recognized for many years that psychological factors, in particular anxiety, play an important role in competition (Lizuka, 2005). Competitive sports can make even the world’s most successful athlete feel nervous. Many factors such as expectations, perfectionism, fear of failure, lack of confidence induce feelings of anxiety in athletes (Moran, 2004). Anxiety refers to an unpleasant emotion which is characterized by vague but persistent feelings of apprehension and dread (Cashmore, 2002). Cognitive is the mental component, which is characterized by negative expectations about success or self-evaluation, negative self-talk, worry about performance, images of failure, inability to concentrate, and disrupted attention (Martens et al, 1990; Jarvis, 2002). Far too many athletes accept high levels of anxiety as an inevitable part of the total sporting experience and fail to reach their potential
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