Influence of Psychological Skills Training on Selected Psychomotor and Game Skills Variables Among Basketball Players

Abstract: The purpose of the present study was to find out the influence of psychological skills training on selected psychomotor and game skills variables among basketball players. To achieve the purpose of the present study, twenty women basketball players from the Providence women’s college, Calicut were selected as subjects at random and their age ranged between 18 and 23 years. The subjects were randomly divided in to two equal groups namely experimental (Psychological Skills Training) and control group (CG). The experimental group underwent psychological skills training for three days a week for a period of 6 weeks in addition to their regular training program. The control group was not exposed to any experimental training. Before the training pre test was conducted to assess the psychomotor variables namely agility, explosive power, differentiation ability, orientation ability and reaction ability and game skill variables namely passing, shooting and dribbling. Agility was assessed using 4x10m shuttle run, explosive power was assessed using sergeant vertical jump, differentiation ability measured using medicine ball throw, orientation ability assessed using numbered medicine ball test reaction and reaction ability was measured using ball reaction exercise test. The game skills variables were assessed using AAHPERD Basketball skills test battery for females for both the groups. After the experimental training period of 6 weeks, the post test was conducted. To find out the significant improvement suitable statistical tool was applied and the level of signifance was tested at 0.05 level. It was concluded that there was significant improvement on selected psychomotor variables namely agility, explosive power, differentiation ability, orientation ability and reaction ability also it was concluded that the game skill variables passing, shooting and dribbling had significant improvement due to the effects of psychological skills training.