Author(s): Prathap N

Abstract:
The purpose of the study is to compare the mental toughness of Judokas of inter- collegiate and inter university level. For this study 32 (Thirty-two) subjects were categorized into two sub sections of 16 inter- collegiate and 16 Inter university level judokas, who were randomly selected from different weight categories. Age of all the subjects ranged between 19-25 years. The mental toughness battery constructed by Goldberg (1998) was administrated which consists of 30 items with five subscales viz. (a) Rebound ability (b) Ability to Handle Pressure (c) Concentration (d) Confidence (e) Motivation. T-tests were used to compare the mean difference and the level of significance was set at 0.05. After analysis insignificant difference was found in relation to Rebound ability, Ability to Handle Pressure, Concentration, Confidence, Motivation and Total Mental Toughness.

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