A Study of Competitive Sport Anxiety in Young Soccer Players

Autor:	Mohammad Ahsan, Katarina Toga Ruru, Anand Kumar
Rok vydání:	2014
Předmět:	Competition (economics) Apprehension Significant difference medicine Anxiety Advertising Competitive sport medicine.symptom Psychology human activities Social psychology District level
Zdroj:	IOSR Journal of Sports and Physical Education. 1:30-31
ISSN:	2347-6737 2347-6745
DOI:	10.9790/6737-0143031
Popis:	Competitive sport anxiety, is common in young soccer players, It is the state of uneasiness and apprehension, about competitive sport events. Competitive sport anxiety is a distrustful response that takes place when a player undermines his or her capability in dealing with demanding circumstances. Competitive sport anxiety affects player's ability to perform effectively in any sport competition. The purpose of the current research is to evaluate the competitive sport anxiety difference between Fijian and I-Taukei young soccer players. Participants consisted of sixty young soccer players ranging from ages 14 - 19 years who participated in district youth soccer competition. A t-test was applied to measure the significance level between district level young\ soccer players. The result of the study revealed that there is a significant difference between Fijian and the i-Taukei players. The Fijian players had higher mean anxiety scores than the I-Taukei players. Findings may assist coaches' understanding of the degree to which competitive sports anxiety exists in sports.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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