Author(s): Badal Kumar Jana

Abstract:
At the elite level the mental or psychological factors affect the sportsperson’s abilities. For developing greater pressure-handling ability, we need to examine individuals who are exposed to handling risk and pressure. The level of stress can vary from deep sleep to intense excitement. The peak stress state is the level of energy and intensity that relates to an athlete’s best performance level. Top achievers in sports operate in or near to their peak stress level in pressure. In the present research paper, the school female players of kabaddi were studied on selected psychological variable i.e., anxiety. The experimental group of school going female kabaddi player was then exposed to the Progressive Relaxation training for 45 days and their responses were recorded on the selected psychological variable- Anxiety. Anxiety is an emotion characterized by feelings of tension, worried thoughts, nervousness, fear, apprehension and physical changes like increased blood pressure, sweating, trembling and dizziness. Complete pre-testing and post training profiling was done and the outcomes were interpreted. The analysis of the present scenario of the psychological condition of the school going female kabaddi players were done and accordingly the recommendations are being made for the improvement of the anxiety level in school going female kabaddi player so that they can perform better by overcoming the psychological hurdles at the elite level.

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