Effect of Handball Training Programme on Stress - Anxiety of Students of Thane District

Abstract Of The Study Stress - Anxiety plays a significant role in the training of sports participants as coaches have no control on it. To better cope with stressful situations, close monitoring is required of Anxiety levels before, during, and after training and competitions is recommended. The main objective of the study was to compare the adjusted Mean Scores of Stress – Anxiety of Students with Handball Training Group and Non-Handball Training Group by taking Pre Total Anxiety as Covariate. It was non-equivalent control group study had been taken for collection of data. The Handball Training Group was known as experimental group and Non-Handball Group was known as control group in the study. In methodology, before training pre and after training post data were collected from students. Study was conducted in three phases viz., Pre-test, Treatment and Post- test. After the collection of data the researcher analyzed the data by using one way ANCOVA. The Handball Training Programme decreases Stress such as, Anxiety has been decreased significantly as a result of Treatment given to the Students of Thane District of Handball Training Group and Non-Handball Training group.