Sports Competitions: Pre-Competition Anxiety – Does It Matters?

Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to examine the pre-competition anxiety among women athletes. The sample consisted of 48 women athletes who had represented their university in sports competitions. The participants of the study were from various universities. SCAT pre-competition anxiety tool developed by Rainer Marten was used. To analyze the data percentage and ANOVA tools were used. The results show that the women athletes have average level (50%) pre-competition anxiety. Pre-competition anxiety among women of various universities does not differ (F=2.44). ANOVA (0.05) was the statistical method used. The results could assist in designing a common program countering precompetitive anxiety for university women athletes.

Keywords: Pre-Competition, Anxiety.