Comparison of Sports Aggression among Cricket Players of Kerala and Madhya Pradesh

Abstract

This study was conducted to Compare the Sports Aggression level Among the National LevelCricket Players of Kerala And Madhya Pradesh. In this study as the subject’s Under- 16, Under-19 Seniorcricket players of Madhya Pradesh Kerala were chosen as the subjects. 120 cricket players from Keralaand Madhya Pradesh who had represented their state team in various National tournaments were selectedfor this study. A total of 60 among the whole sample consist of Kerala Players (U-16 – 20, U-19 - 20 Senior- 20) and the remaining 60 are from Madhya Pradesh. For comparing the Sports Aggression levelamong the cricket players of Kerala and Madhya Pradesh - Sports Aggression Inventory was used. It wasconstructed and standardized by Anand Kumar and Prem Shankar Shukla. The questionnaire was filledby the players of Kerala and Madhya Pradesh. For the evaluation of the questionnaires Two-way ANOVAwas employed and findings revealed that, both the states have significant influence on SportsAggression. The players of Under-16, Under-19 and Senior category of Madhya Pradesh has less SportsAggression in comparison with the players of Kerala players. When we see within the state of MP theAggression level of the Under-16, Under-19 Senior players possess almost same level. But theAggression level of the Senior Players from Kerala were significantly different than the other categoryplayers. By the help of Sports Psychology, and the assessment of Aggression level of players orindividuals’ performance in cricket not only demands systematic training to develop physical andphysiological variables but also demands training and considerations of psychological characteristics forthe success in this field.