2023, Vol. 10, Issue 5, Part C

Purpose of the study: The purpose is to compare the levels of mental toughness between U-17 boys in Judo and Boxing, both of whom are combat sports participants. Those students have taken part in the 52^nd KVS regional competition.

Method: A total of 50 players are part of 52^nd KVS Bhopal regional competition at LNIPE, Gwalior, in India during the academic year 2023-2024. The age of the subjects were ranging from 14-17 years. Among the 50 subjects, there are 25 Judo players and 25 Boxing players. Mental Toughness Comparison was made between Judo and Boxing players. Latest Sports Mental Toughness Questionnaire (Sheard et al., 2009) of Michael Sheard, Jim Golby and Anna van Wersch was administered. The questionnaire consists of 14 statements and three sub scales namely: Confidence, Constancy and Control. T- Test was applied to compare means between the groups. Statistical significance was set at 0.05 levels.

Results: T-Test failed to reveal significant difference on mental toughness (MT) between 52^nd KVS Bhopal regional competition Judo and Boxing athletes (p-value=0.529 >.05). No significant differences were found on other sub- scales (confidence, Constancy and control) of mental toughness between Judo & Boxing players.

Conclusion: There were no significant differences on confidence, Constancy, and Control mental toughness 52^nd KVS regional boys Judo and Boxing Players. There were no significant variations in confidence, consistency, control, and general mental toughness among 52nd KVS regional boys Judo and Boxing players.