ASSESSMENT OF COMPETITION ANXIETY AMONG UNIVERSITY WOMEN’S SOCCER TEAM

Abstract

Background: Athlete performance during a competition depends upon various factors leading
into good or bad performance during the competition. Among the various factors psychology of
the athlete is one factor which is also very important.
Objective: The present study aims at analyzing the level of anxiety among the participating teams
of the East Zone Inter University Soccer Tournament 2024-25.
Procedure: To conduct the study, four university teams were selected who were qualified for the
All India Inter University Women’s Soccer Tournament (each team consists of 20 players), and
the ages of the players ranged between 18 and 25. The anxiety level of a player was measured
using the Sports Competition Anxiety Test (SCAT) developed by Rainer Martens et al. (1990)
questionnaire. The SCAT consists of 15 questions. The questions were in the statements that the
subject used to describe themselves. All participants were asked to take 5 minutes to read the
questionnaire and decide if they “Rarely”, “Sometimes”, or “Often” feel when they play in their
specific games or competition. Data collected from the players were analyzed using a one-way
ANOVA followed by a Tukey (HSD) test to identify mean differences in SPSS v21.0 software,
and the level of significance was set at 0.05.
Result: - The results of the study indicates that there is a statistically significant difference among
the university women’s soccer team (p < 0.05). The mean and standard deviation for anxiety levels
were: Mithila University (16.45 ± 0.89), Adamas University (21.55 ± 2.98), Vidyasagar University
(21.60 ± 2.96), and Burdwan University (17.30 ± 2.13). The pos hoc test revealed that Mithila
University had significantly lower anxiety levels compared to Adamas, Vidyasagar and Burdwan
Universities, which exhibited average anxiety levels.