A Comparative Study on Types of Stress and Anxiety of Division Level Players and Trainees

The present study assessed the impact of various sources of stress and anxiety on the performance of a group of trainee and division level players. The data were collected from 100 young males (50 trainees and 50 division level players), aged 14-22 years. The 50 trainee group was selected from various school and colleges in Kolkata using purposive sampling. Whereas, 50 Ist division players were taken from various sporting club in Kolkata, where the players were trained to play national level games, using the same sampling technique. Results indicate that there exists no significant difference between both the groups on various sources of stress and anxiety. But a detailed analysis revealed that both the groups respond differently on various sources of stress and their level of anxiety. The theoretical and practical implications of the findings were discussed.