Physical And Psychological Factors Affecting Athlete’s Performance

Abstract

Purpose:Purpose of this particular study was to find out the effects ofphysical and psychological factors on the performance of athletes.
Methodology:A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in Faisalabad division of Pakistan. Researchers selected 100 athletes from different clubs of the division. Among the participants60-male and 40-female with age between 16 to 25 years were made part of the study.Researchers excluded injured athletes and pregnant athletesfrom the study. The data was collected through general demographics, DASS 21 scale used for measuring psychological and physical factors.Sample size was selected
through Rao Soft formula with random sampling. The values were transferred to SPSS 21 for analysis. Descriptive statistics mean, standard deviation and percentage were used for analysis of the data.Results of the study have been presented through tables and graphs.
Main Findings: Results of the study have shown that physical and psychological factors badly effect the performance of athletes. Null hypothesis was rejected. The fitness level of participants was also affected. Co-ordination, strength, flexibility, speed and endurance effects on the performance of 100 athletes who participated in the study were, 29.51±6.38 p<0.00,29.60±5.54, p<0.00, 213.21±18.56, p<0.01, 5.390±1.215, p<0.01, 2281.3±410.2, p<0.00 respectively. The results have been shown in Table-1.
Implication of the Study:Findings of the study shows that performance of athletes from Faisalabad, Pakistan is affected by the physical and psychological factors.Results of the study have concluded that the stress level of both the genders was normal, moderate level of anxiety and mild level of depression was observed. It is recommended that attention must be placed on the physical and mental health of athletes for better sport performance. The coach, trainer and management may seek help from the findings of the study to improve the performance level of sportsmen.
Novelty:The findings of the study will pave way for future researchers to recommend that athletes need to participate in fitness exercises as well as psychological coping for better results in performance in sports competitions. It will help a lot to minimize the chances of injuries and prevalence of anxiety among the athletes.