Analysis of Pre-competition Sports Anxiety among Handball and Volleyball Players

Anxiety is a reaction by an individual to a stressful situation and in competitive sports; a great amount of stress can be placed on an athlete’s performance. Anxiety, particularly pre- competition anxiety has been an important focus of research in sport and performance. The aim of this present study was to analyze pre-competition sports anxiety among Handball and Volleyball players. Sample was collected from thirty players. Selected participants included both Handball (n = 15) and Volleyball (n = 15) players, between the ages of 17 to 19 years. Players were selected from St. Johns College, Jaffna. We measured player’s sports anxiety before the competition by the standardized sports competition anxiety test (SCAT). The collected data were analyzed by the statistical treatments “t ” test. The result showed that there was a significant difference between Handball and Volleyball players on pre-competitive sports anxiety. Key words: Sports anxiety, Handball and Volleyball Players