A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF PERSONALITY DIFFERENCES AMONG ATHLETES AND PLAYERS OF DIFFERENT GAMES

Abstract

Sports Psychology is the study of persons behavior in sport. It deals with increasing performance by managing emotions and minimizing the psychological effects of injury and poor performance. Some of the most important skills taught are goal setting, relaxation, visualization, self talk, awareness and control, concentration, confidence, using rituals, attribution training and periodization. Personality can be defined as a dynamic and organized set of characteristics possessed by a person that uniquely influences his or her cognitions, motivations, and behaviors in various situations.The Study is to find out the personality of Athletes and players of different games.The sample size  for the study is 120 ( subjects) in which  60 Athletes and 60 players of different games (eg. Foot Ball , Basket Ball, Hand Ball) those who have participated  in the Inter College competitions in Kanpur University,Kanpur in 2013-14.. T test was used to find out the comparision.  Result shows that Athletes are having good personality triats compare to players of different games. It is recommended to coaches to give psychological training to sports persons to enhance the performance.