Comparative study of selected psychological skill variables between national level kho-kho and kabaddi players

The purpose of study was to assess the psychological skills of national level kho-kho and kabaddi players. A total 50 male national kho-Kho payers and 50 male national kabaddi players selected from different part of kerala as subject of this study. Their age ranged between 18 to 24. Michel J Mahoney’s Psychological skill inventory (PSIS) as used for the data collection of the study, the variables of the study are team emphasis, motivation, mental preparation, confidence, concentration, and anxiety. Descriptive statistics such as mean, standard deviation (SD), minimum and maximum of the scores were calculated for summarizing the collected raw data, Independent sample t test has been applied for comparing two groups with respect each psychological variable, the level of significance was fixed at 0.05 level, and a calculated p value less than 0.05 is considered to be statically significant. The finding of the study reviles that, the anxiety and confidence of kho-kho players were higher than kabaddi players, while the variables such as concentration, mental preparation, motivation, team emphasis and Psychological Skills were equal. Finally concluded that, there was a significant difference in the Anxiety level and Confidence level of Kho-Kho and Kabaddi male players, there was no significant difference in the Concentration level, mental Preparation level, Motivation level, Team Emphasis level, and Psychological Skills level of Kho-Kho and kabaddi male players.