2017, Vol. 4, Issue 5, Part C

Objective: The aim of this study was to see the relation between performance and PCA level in inter-university women football team.

Methodology: Study design: Present study was a cross-sectional study and correlational design. Sample size: 273. Sex: Female. Number of teams: 16 amongst total 20 teams. Protocol: All participants completed SCAT (Sports Competition Anxiety Test) questionnaire for measuring PCA. The teams were ranked according to their performance in the tournament (1-16 ranks and 1-6 position).

Statistics: Data were analyzed using IBM SPSS v21.0 software. Spearman rank correlation test was used to measure the correlation between PCA and performance.

Results: All teams had moderate level of anxiety (mean SCAT score >17) expect two teams. There was a moderate negative correlation between team’s PCA and performance (rho -0.554). This level of correlation decreased when individual SCAT score with performance (~ -0.3). There was a high correlation between SCAT score based on rank and SCAT score based on position (rho 0.904).

Conclusion: The present study supports that within moderate PCA level, the performance increases as the PCA level decreases amongst national level inter-university football teams.