AN ANALYSIS OF MENTAL TOUGHNESS AMONG INTERNATIONAL MALE VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS OF 12th SOUTH ASIAN GAMES

The purpose of the study was to compare the mental toughness among India, Srilanka and Nepal kho-kho players. The subject for this study was from 12th South Asian Games 2016, which was organized by India in Guwahati (Assam). Total 36 (Thirty six) male Volleyball players, 12 players of India, 12 players of Srilanka and 12 player of Nepal were selected. The Sports Mental Toughness Questionnaire developed by A Dr. Alan Goldberg (2012) was selected for this. The selected variables was mental toughness. The obtained data were analyzed by applying analysis of variance ‘F' test in order to find out the mental toughness among India, Srilanka and Nepal volleyball players. Further, the level of significance was set at 0.05 level of confidence. The finding of the study reveal there is no significant difference between India and Srilanka, Nepal Volleyball players. The insignificant difference was found may be due to the reason that the Indian ,Srilanka, Nepal players undergone with very good training, tough schedule, more confident ,mentally tough, moreover they are highly motivated to win the gold medal in 12th South Asian Games. It could be the reason for the insignificant difference among India, Nepal, Srilanka.