International Journal of Research in Social Sciences
Year : 2016, Volume : 6, Issue : 10
First page : ( 560) Last page : ( 569)
Online ISSN : 2249-2496.

Mental toughness among the hockey player of state and national level

Mr. Kalim Mohammed Suhail*, Dr. Peter Vijay Francis**

*M.P. Ed Student, School of physical education, Devi Ahilyauniversity, Indore

**School of Physical Education, Devi Ahilya University, Indore

Online published on 19 November, 2016.

Abstract

Mental toughness is the ability to consistently sustain one's ideal performance state during adversities in competition performing to one's potential requires good technique and mental skills. The purpose of the study was to find out the difference between the mental toughness of hockey players at State and National level. The subjects selected for this study were 30 male hockey players from senior national tournament and 30 male hockey players from state tournament. Mental Toughness Questionnaire1 (2004) prepared by Alan Goldberg is the most appropriate test because it contains only 30 items and it can be filled up within 3 to 5 minutes. It covers the entire Five Mental Toughness components which are rebound ability, pressure tolerance, concentration, confidence, motivation. It is an reliable questionnaire for measuring mental toughness. To analyze the mental toughness among hockey players of State and National level ‘T’ test was applied to find out the significant of mean difference between hockey players of state and national level. There was significant difference found in players participating in different state and national level tournaments.

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