AUTHOR(S): Dr. Abhijit Kadam

ABSTRACT:
The purpose of the study was to measure and compare the concentration between achiever and non-achiever karate players from Pune city. The research was descriptive comparative survey method 60 boys (30 achiever and 30 non-achiever), aged between 16 to 19 years was purposively selected as sample for the study. Dr. Alan Golberg’s questionnaire of mental toughness was administered to measure mental toughness (Factors: rebound ability, ability to handle pressure, concentration ability, confidence level, motivation), there was 30 questions and responses was evaluated on scoring which they get. The data was analysed using Descriptive statistic. The result shows that the mean and standard deviation of achievers in the entire factor were higher than non-achievers. To find the differences in the mean score of achiever and non-achiever karate players, independent sample ‘t’ test was used. There is significant difference found in concentration ability (P=.000) at 0.05 level of significance. Based on the result it is concluded that there is significant difference found in achiever and non-achiever karate players.

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