Author(s): Dr. Jagdeep Singh

Abstract:
Anxiety involves both physical and mental factors. According to various studies, there is a close relationship between anxiety and performance. The current study was conducted to examine the level of anxiety among school-level and college-level kabaddi players in Punjab. These male Kabaddi players were recruited from different schools (n=25) and colleges (n=25) of Punjab. These selected kabaddi players participated in school level competitions such as zone, district and state level kabaddi competitions and college players participated in intercollegiate and intervarsity competitions. Players were randomly selected as subjects. The age of the selected Kabaddi players was between 14 to 27 years. The records were measured with great accuracy and care to make the research standard and efficient. In the research Sports Competitive Anxiety Test (SCAT- Martens 1977) was used to measure the anxiety level of Kabaddi players. (t-test) was used to compare anxiety school-level and college-level kabaddi players, with the level of significance set at 0.05. The results of the research found that there was no significant difference in the level of anxiety between school-level and college-level kabaddi players regarding sports competition, as the p-value obtained was higher than the selected significance level of 0.05 (p>0.05). After examining the collected sample, it was concluded that there was no significant difference in the level of anxiety about sports competition between school level and college level kabaddi players.

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