Effect of Traditional Football Training with Yogic Practices on Competition Anxiety and Stress among College Men Football Players

Author Name(s):

K. Sathiyamoorthy & Dr. P. Karthikeyan

Abstract:

The purpose of the study was to find out the effect of traditional football training with yogic practices on competition anxiety and stress among college men football players. To achieve this purpose of the study, thirty men football players studying in and around the colleges in Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, India were selected as subjects at random. The age of the subjects were ranged from 18 to 22 years. The selected subjects were divided into two equal groups of fifteen subjects each, such as traditional football training with yogic practices group (Group I) and control group (Group II). The traditional football training with yogic practices group (Group I) underwent their respective training programme for three days per week for twelve weeks. Group II acted as control in which they did not undergo any special training programme apart from their regular activities. All the subjects of two groups were tested on selected criterion variables such as competition anxiety and stress at prior to and immediately after the training programme by using Rainer Marten’s Competition Anxiety Test Questionnaire and Everly and Girdandos Psychological Stress Scale respectively. The analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) was used to analysis the significant difference, if any in-between the groups. The level of significant to test the ‘F’ ratio obtained by the analysis of covariance was tested at .05 level of confidence, which was considered as an appropriate. The results of the study revealed that there was a significant difference between traditional football training with yogic practices group and control group on selected psychological variables such as competition anxiety and stress. Significant changes on selected criterion variables namely competition anxiety and stress were also noticed due to yogic practices.

 Keywords:

Traditional Football Training, Yogic Practices, Competition Anxiety, Stress, Football Players.

Please cite this article as:

K. Sathiyamoorthy & Dr. P. Karthikeyan (2020). Effect of Traditional Football Training with Yogic Practices on Competition Anxiety and Stress among College Men Football Players. International Journal of Recent Research and Applied Studies, 7, 1(2), 4-6.