Author(s): Alex M

Abstract:
The objective of the study was to assess the effect of mental training on anxiety of Kerala men Cricket players. To achieve the purpose of this study, 30 Male intercollegiate Cricket players were randomly selected as subject from the University of Kerala, Mahatma Gandhi University, Calicut University and Kannur University in the State of Kerala. The selected subjects were divided in to two groups namely Experimental and Control group. The age of the subject was range between 18-25 years. To achieve the purpose of the study, the criterion variable selected for this study was anxiety. The selected participants were divided into two groups such as Group A underwent mental training and group B acted as control group. The training period was one hour approximately. Every week, training given only three alternative days for twelve weeks. Control group was not exposed to any specific training but they were participated in regular activities. The data on anxiety were collected by administering by anxiety questionnaire. The pre and post tests data were collected on selected criterion variables prior and immediately after the training programme. The result indicate that the Experimental Group namely mental training group had significantly improved in selected variables such as Anxiety. A significant difference in improvement was found among mental training groups and control group in the selected criterion variables such as Anxiety.

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