Mohamed Nasr, S. (2013). A Comparative Study for Pre and Post Competition Anxiety Levels for Male and Female Basketball Juniors. Journal of Applied Sports Science, 3(3), 30-35. doi: 10.21608/jass.2013.84830
Sekina Mohamed Nasr. "A Comparative Study for Pre and Post Competition Anxiety Levels for Male and Female Basketball Juniors". Journal of Applied Sports Science, 3, 3, 2013, 30-35. doi: 10.21608/jass.2013.84830
Mohamed Nasr, S. (2013). 'A Comparative Study for Pre and Post Competition Anxiety Levels for Male and Female Basketball Juniors', Journal of Applied Sports Science, 3(3), pp. 30-35. doi: 10.21608/jass.2013.84830
Mohamed Nasr, S. A Comparative Study for Pre and Post Competition Anxiety Levels for Male and Female Basketball Juniors. Journal of Applied Sports Science, 2013; 3(3): 30-35. doi: 10.21608/jass.2013.84830
A Comparative Study for Pre and Post Competition Anxiety Levels for Male and Female Basketball Juniors
Faculty of Physical Education for Boys, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
Abstract
The present study compares the pre-competition and post-competition anxiety for basketball male and female junior players. A group of 30 players (15 males and 15 females with age group of 15 - 18) were selected - from several clubs who are participating regularly in the local federation's junior championships - through purposive sampling technique. Data were collected from athletes using a Sports Competitive Anxiety Test "SCAT". The result of the study reveals that there was significant difference in 0.01 levels of pre-competitive anxiety and post-competitive anxiety among the male and female inter-university basketball players. The researcher recommends using advanced mental training to increase the players' self-confidence and decrease the level of their pre and post competition anxiety which in turn will be reflected on their performance positively.