Volume : 9, Issue : 2, FEB 2023

2nd INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON YOGA FOR GLOBAL WELL-BEING (Shree Hanuman Vyayam Prasarak Mandal, Amravati (M.S.) INDIA)

TO STUDY THE EFFECT OF ANXIETY LEVEL ON PERFORMANCE OF MALE ARCHERS IN ARCHERY & DEVELOP A TRAINING MODULE FOR ENHANCING PERFORMANCE

DR. MUKESH UTTAM PAWAR

Abstract

In this, Study is related to effect of Competitive State anxiety & competitive performance has become a major topic ofconcern to sports psychologist in recent years. The present study is mainly concerned with anxiety in archery event players and its relation with their performance who participated in the state level competition. A researcher himself, being a sprinter, has experienced such situations and hence wants to study the effect of competitive state anxiety and performance. He has therefore undertaken the study entitled To Study the Effect of Anxiety level on Performance of Male Archers in Archery and develop a Training Module for Enhancing Performance. The study was an experimental research one group pretest post test Experimental research. The male Archer of the Maharashtra state aged between 16-20 years will be considered as the total population of the study. The sample of the study was selected using convenience sampling method. The data was collected at state meet 16TH state Championship 2018 at Kolhapur for data collection the tools used was the Competitive State Anxiety inventory -2 (CSAI-2) by Martens, Vealey, & Burton (1990). The specific tool measures, cognitive, somatic anxiety, & self-confidence. After deep study it was decided that the training module would include different anxiety moderating psychological techniques and treatments such as Meditation, Progressive relaxation and Self talk. The module prepared was shown to experts for their opinions and suggestion which were followed for further refinement of the module. To check the feasibility of the module pilot study was conducted. After developing the module, the training was implemented on the archer for 3 days a week for 30 minutes every session for 12 weeks. Post test showed significance difference has been found performance and anxiety level due to training module.  The result of the research showed that archery player reported reduce of Cognitive Anxiety and Somatic Anxiety and high level Self Confidence. Furthermore these player displayed higher self-confidence with positive effect on their performance. Cognitive anxiety and somatic anxiety are positively correlated.

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