A survey study on cognitive skills among university level football players
AUTHOR(S): Dr. Man Singh and Anil Kumar
ABSTRACT:
The study's goal was to look into and contrast Cognitive abilities of a subset of the players on the University of Delhi's intercollegiate football team, specifically the strikers and midfielders. These sub-variables include Imagery, Focusing, Refocusing, Competition Planning and Mental Practice. A sample of sixty (60) students from the University of Delhi participated in the study. Two groups were formed out of the athletes: strikers (30) and midfielders (30). There were only male participants in this study. The age range of the participants was 18 to 25. Using a standardized technique, the researcher looked at the mental profiles of midfielders and strikers. The Ottawa Mental Skills Assessment Tool-3 (OMSAT-3 Version 2-2) was employed by the researcher. An Independent Sample ‘t’ test was performed on the collected data with the goal of comparing. To assess the mental abilities selected variable (i.e., Cognitive abilities) of strikers and midfielders and determine whether there were any significant differences between the two player roles, the Independent Sample ‘t’ test was applied to the collected data. The study found no statistically significant differences between strikers and midfielders in Cognitive Skills (Imagery, Focusing, Refocusing, Competition Planning and Mental Practice) at a significance level of 0.05. Based on p-values from the statistical analysis that were higher than the significance level of 0.05, this conclusion was drawn.
Dr. Man Singh, Anil Kumar. A survey study on cognitive skills among university level football players. Int J Yogic Hum Mov Sports Sciences 2024;9(2):50-54. DOI: https://doi.org/10.22271/yogic.2024.v9.i2a.1632