Comparative study of psychological skills of individual and team sports persons

Abstract

Sport can provide people a feeling of direction, a sense of ongoing challenge, as well as a spectrum of emotions that are occasionally challenging to feel in other contexts. When it comes to team sports vs. individual sports, both sides win. Students who participate in team or individual sports have a great opportunity to maintain or enhance their health. Athletes' agility, stamina, hand-eye coordination, and fine and gross motor skills are all enhanced by sports. To achieve the purpose of the study 50 subjects (25 Individual & 25 Team Sports) were selected by using convenient sampling from male & female sports persons representing NSSC SAI Diploma trainee. The age of the subjects ranged from 21 to 30 years. Psychological Skills Inventory for Sports (PSIS-R-5) (Mahoney, Gabriel & Perkins, 1987) was used to measure the comparative analysis of the psychological skill of sports people's participation in individual and team sports. Descriptive statistics such as mean and standard deviation (SD) and Paired't' test and SPSS software was used for the calculation and analysis. There are significant differences in PSIS of sports participation in individual and team sports. It was noted that concentration and confidence and motivation is higher in individual sports compared to team sports. Anxiety control and team emphasis with higher level observed in team sports compare to individual sports. Introduction Humans are inherently competitive and strive for perfection in all sports endeavours. Every nation, as well as every individual, aspires to demonstrate its superiority over other nations. Thus, this challenge excites, inspires, and pushes all nations to sweat and strive to run faster, jump higher, and throw farther in the modern competitive sports world. This can only be realized through scientific, systematic, and planned sports training as well as diverting individuals into appropriate games and sports by recognizing their potential. Sport can provide people a feeling of direction, a sense of ongoing challenge, as well as a spectrum of emotions that are occasionally challenging to feel in other contexts. When we approach it on our terms, it has the potential to be a rich and meaningful experience. Sport is one of the few activities where we come into such close contact with others, our physical environment, and ourselves. There are many chances for development on a personal level and for pushing the boundaries of human potential on a physical and psychological level. When it comes to team sports vs. individual sports, both sides win. Educators can use activities from either one to teach students valuable lessons on discipline, mental toughness, cooperation with others and the satisfaction of achieving personal goals. Students who participate in team or individual sports have a great opportunity to maintain or enhance their health. Athletes' agility, stamina, hand-eye coordination, and fine and gross motor skills are all enhanced by sports. For coaches and teachers, this has benefits. They can provide tailored training for athletes competing alone, focusing on enhancing strengths and minimizing shortcomings. Also individual sports provide a way for athletes to decompress and improve their planning and decision-making abilities. Team sports are more well-known since they are the focus of society. Football, cricket, hockey, basketball, volleyball etc. are popular team sports nationwide. The primary benefit of team sports is that they teach you how to cooperate with others to accomplish a common objective. Each player becomes less concerned with oneself and more concerned with what the team can accomplish as they get more familiar with their roles and the skills of those around them. They share the joy of victories and the sorrow of defeats.