Volume : 11, Issue : 6, JUN 2025

A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF SPORTS CONFIDENCE AMONG THE PLAYERS OF INDIVIDUAL AND TEAM GAME

SANJIT KUMAR ROY, DR. B. JOHN, DR. SUBHABRATA KAR

Abstract

The objective of this study was to assess and compare the level of sports confidence among different athletes. Today, sport is not just a recreation. Nowadays, there are various scopes concerning sports for people as well as our society.  Presently, it is in the process of transformation. Concentrated efforts are now being made to bring physical education into the mainstream of education. In the process, there are problems and solutions, embarrassment and insights, and finally confusion and adjustment.

Sport confidence is regarded as a key success factor for athletes at all levels. According to studies, sports confidence is a multifaceted concept rather than a talent variable construct, and the sport confidence model established three distinct forms of sports confidence (i.e., physical skill and training, cognitive efficiency, and resilience) that are needed for sporting success (Machida, 2017).

This study was employed with a non-experimental comparative design. Specifically, this study was applied for a comparative study approach since the study seeks to compare different individuals in respect of their psychological variables as well as the relationship of different variables will also be considered in the study.

The subjects of the study were male athletes who attended national-level sports in different universities and clubs in West Bengal. 120 subjects were selected from 2 different sports areas viz Track & Field and Football. Athletes’ mean age was 25 and the mean of years of their participation in sport was at least 4 to 5 years.

The study was conducted on psychological variables i.e., Sports Confidence (SC). In this study Sports Confidence was measured by the questionnaire Vealey’s Trait Sports-confidence Inventory (TSCI). The mean and SD of TSCI scores for Track and Field athletes and Footballers were found as 86.63±7.89 and 80.06±11.06 respectively.

In the case of footballers, a negative correlation was observed with the Sports Confidence variable (r = -0.0829). Although technically a negative correlation, the strength of the relationship was very weak. On the other hand, for Track and Field athletes, results of the Pearson correlation indicated a very small and non-significant positive relationship with Sports Confidence (r(58) = 0.0575, p = 0.663). Furthermore, a two-sample z-test revealed a significant difference in Sports Confidence scores between Track and Field athletes and footballers. This is to conclude that, Track and Field athletes tend to exhibit higher levels of sports confidence compared to Footballers. These findings have implications for understanding and addressing the psychological factors that influence athletic performance in different sports.

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