Sports Psychology and Indian Athletes : A Psycho-physical Study

Contents: preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Review of Related Literature. 3. Methodology. 4. Analysis of Data and Results. 5. Summary, Conclusion and Recommendations. Bibliography. Appendices. Index.

“Sports are dynamic and progressive in nature. It is not confined to “what has been” but its aim is to fix a new target. Sports performance is indeed an aspect of complex human performance. Hence, several disciplines of sports science are required to work in a co-coordinated manner to explain the nature of sports performance.

Sports psychology, as an applied psychology, is the greatest blessing of the modern day science in this age. Within a short span of time, sports psychology has taken giant strides.

Concerning the issue, the present book is an attempt to highlight the perspective of psychological and physical aspects of the athletes of Manipur. It is very essential to consider the athlete’s psychological and physical fitness for the better enhancement of their performance. So, it is also important to investigate whether athlete’s psycho-physical aspects is normal or not, or compatible to the highly competitive world of sports. The study of psycho-physical fitness will be helpful to all the person like physical education teacher, coaches, instructor as well as the administrator in order to know the weakness and strong points of their athletes. No doubt, this book will give the proper background for the systematic application of training methods.” (jacket)