Assessment of mental skills between volleyball and wrestling players

Abstract

Study Aim: The aim of this study was to assess the Mental Skills Between Volleyball and Wrestling Players.Materials and Methods: Twenty-four (N=24) male subjects, between the age group of 18 to 25 years from Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab, India participated in this study. The subjects were purposively divided into two groups: Group-A: Volleyball Players: [N1=12] and Group-B: Wrestling Players: [N2=12]. Statistical Analysis: Independent samples t-test was employed for the present investigation. The SPSS (statistical package for the social sciences) version 20.0 was used for all analyses. The level of significance for assessing the hypotheses was set at 0.05. Results: The means of Volleyball and Wrestling Players are not significantly different with regards to sub-variable, Imagery Ability, Mental Preparation, Anxiety and Worry Management and variable, Mental Skills (Total). However, the means of Volleyball and Wrestling Players are significantly different with regards to sub-variable, Self-Confidence, Concentration Ability and Relation Ability.