A Comparative Study on Anxiety Level among Karnataka and Tamilnadu State University Men Volleyball Players

In order to determine the complete analysis of a player?s performance, it is essential to know the role of psychological element in addition to the physical aspect. Investigation in this area is being carried out extensively for the purpose of decoding the key factors affecting the performance of a player during the course of the play. Anxiety plays a crucial role in the field of physical education. The purpose of this study is to investigate the anxiety levels among the Karnataka and Tamilnadu State University men volleyball players to understand its impact on the outcome of the game. For the given study, a total of 384 men volleyball players with age ranging from 18 - 24 of both Karnataka and Tamilnadu states who have participated in the South-zone Inter-university men volleyball tournament held at SRM Institution of science and technology, Tamilnadu were taken into consideration. Data for the assessment was procured by means of standardised questionnaire (SCAT Rainer Marten, 1990). The questionnaire was given to the players before the match to assess the match anxiety levels. The team with a smaller number of National level players and short duration of practice per day showed higher level of anxiety. However, no statistically significant different was observed between the anxiety of Karnataka and Tamilnadu teams.