2022, Vol. 9, Issue 6, Part D

Aim of Study: The focus of the present study was to conduct a cross-sectional study on the mental toughness among female basketball players of age range of 18-20 years and 21-23 years groups.

Material and Methods: For this study the researcher selects thirty (30) female basketball players. In which 15 female Basketball players of 18 to 20 years and 15 Basketball players of under 21 to 23 years were randomly selected from LNIPE, Gwalior (M.P.) and LNIPE (NERC), Guwahati (Assam).

Results: The results obtained from age range of 18-20 years and 21-23 years female basketball players groups revealed that Reboundability, Handling Pressure, Concentration, Confidence and Motivation were found higher in the age range of 21-23 years female basketball players. And total mental toughness that consist all the categories like Reboundability, Handling Pressure, Concentration, Confidence and Motivation also was found higher in the age range of 21-23 years female basketball players. At last significant difference was found between both the age range of 18-20 years and 21-23 years on total mental toughness of female basketball players at 0.05 level of significance.

Conclusions: On the basis of finding concluded that 21-23 years players had exhibited higher mental toughness score might be because they could manage the competition stress in a better maimer and were more capable of handling the challenges and pressure more efficiently than 18-20 years group.