Author(s): Dr. Bijukumar K

Abstract:
The purpose of the study was to find out the profile of mood states of adolescent football players with 12 sessions of Progressive Muscle Relaxation Training (PMR). Sixteen male university level football players age ranges between 15 to 18 years were selected from a semi urban area of Kerala (from the colleges studying under the University of Kerala) for this study. It was confirmed that the subjects had never undergone any PMR type relaxation training programmes earlier. From among the group eight subjects were given 12 sessions of PMR training and the other eight subjects were considered as the control group. Mood states were measured using Profile of Mood States-Adolescents (POMS-A). The Mann-Whitney U-test was used to compare the pre and post training effects. The level of significant value was set at P<0.05 and P<0.01. The results revealed significant main effect was found. However, significant effects on total mood disturbance, tension anxiety, anger hostility and fatigue were occurred with the intervention with the progressive muscle relaxation training of 12 sessions. However the other variables such as depression, vigor and confusion scores were having a little positive state of progressing with the training but not found to be significant.

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