RELATIONSHIP OF AGGRESSION TO PLAYING ABILITY AMONG UNIVERSITY LEVEL DEFENDING AND ATTACKING FOOTBALL PLAYERS

RAJIN K V

Volume : IX, Issue : IV, April - 2020

RELATIONSHIP OF AGGRESSION TO PLAYING ABILITY AMONG UNIVERSITY LEVEL DEFENDING AND ATTACKING FOOTBALL PLAYERS

Rajin K V

Abstract :

During the past couple of decades, international sports have been undergoing profound changes, and several major problem areas have emerged that together form the core of modern sport studies. In sport, aggression is a characteristic that can have many negative as well as positive effects on performance. The purpose of the study was to find out the relationship of aggression to playing ability of college level football players. The variables selected for the study were aggression and playing ability. The investigator randomly selected 30 attacking players and 30 defending players from different colleges of seven district of north Kerala. The playing ability of players was tested while playing the matches. To measure the aggression of the players, Standardized Buss & Perry (1992) questionnaire for sporting aggression was used to scale the aggressiveness of football players. Independent t test was used to compare the aggression between the players. To test the level of significance of difference between the means 0.05 level of significance was fixed. It was concluded that, the aggression of the attacking players was better than that of the defending players of college level. It was also concluded That aggression level of the attacking players is dependent on the playing ability. The study also reveals that, Defending players are not using their aggression in the playing field to improve the performance