AUTHOR(S): Rajesh Madhu and Milan Roy

ABSTRACT:
The purpose of the study was to compare the mental toughness among Punjab and Haryana National level football players. Mental toughness skills are an asset to have in all areas of life. It is an important attribute that leads to successful performance. It can be utilized at all levels of performance and is not solely for elite performers. The mentally toughest players were more independent, taking greater personal responsibility for their development. The present research is an attempt to find the significant difference between among Punjab and Haryana National level football players on the basis of mental toughness. Samples of 30 participants were selected from among Punjab and Haryana National level football teams. All the participants were in the age range of 18 and 24. The mental toughness questionnaire by Loehr was used to assess the mental toughness among football players. It consists of 18 statements based on 5-point scale viz., Strongly agree, Agree, Neutral, Undecided disagree, strongly disagree. The statistical technique (t-test) was used to check the significance at 0.5 level of confidence. Result of the study showed that there was a significant difference showing that players from Punjab had better mental toughness than the players from Haryana.

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