Author(s): Dr. Amit Arjun Budhe

Abstract:
Sport psychology is the scientific discipline the object of which is to study psychological manifestation of those who systematically practice competitive physical exercise. Sports psychology examines various aspects of sports activities and physical culture. It denotes a subcategory of psychology focusing on athlete. It is an applied area of psychology and new developing science. Sports psychology is the study of person’s 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. The word ‘personality’ has been derived from the Latin word ‘Personae’ which means “to sound through.” This term was used to describe the voice of an actor speaking through mask. This term slowly began to be applied to the actors themselves. By personality, it is now generally meant that it is the organising and integration of a large number of human traits. The concepts of personality differ widely among different people. Personality may mean different things to different people. To some, it means a general sum of traits of the person. To others, it refers to unitary mode of response of life situations. Thus there prevails a great deal of controversy over the meaning of personality. 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 Non-Athletes. The sample for the study are 60 Athletes and 60 Non-Athletes of RTM Nagpur University, Nagpur, Maharashtra. 60 Athletes are the students taken in the Inter College Athletics Meet and 60 Non-Athletes are Handball Players, Basketball, Football Players. It was found that Athletes are having good personality traits compare to non-athletes. It is recommended to coaches to give psychological training to sports persons to enhance the performance.

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