Comparison of mood states between handball and volleyball players

Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to compare mood states between Handball and Volleyball players. To achieve the purpose of the study, twenty four male players (Handball players = 12 and volleyball Players= 12) were selected from the affiliated colleges of Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli, Tamilnadu, India between the age group of 18 to 23 years. Mood status between handball and Volleyball players were tested for this study. The profile of mood states (POMS) questionnaire was used to assess the mood states of the players. The collected data was analyzed with Independent‘t’ test at 0.05 level of confidence. The result of the study indicated that there is significant difference between handball and Volleyball players. The mean value of handball was found to be higher than the Volleyball players.