A comparative study of sports achievement motivation and anxiety level of male football and hockey players of Bilaspur

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to compare the sports achievement motivation and anxiety level between male football and hockey players who used to take part in inter college matches and tournaments. For this study the investigator selected twenty (20) male football players and twenty (20) male hockey players. The subjects were between the age group of 20-25 years and the level of significance 0.05. The subjects were randomly selected for the study. To measure sports achievement motivation between football and hockey male players, a questionnaire developed by Kamlesh (1990) was employed. Spielberger’s anxiety inventory questionnaire was employed for measuring level of anxiety. For statistical analysis and interpretation of data‘t’ test was conducted. It was observed that there was no significant difference in sports achievement motivation and anxiety level among male football and hockey players.