ASSESSMENT OF AGGRESSION AMONG UNDER 19 FOOTBALL PLAYERS

The present study aimed to find out the level of aggression among under 19 football players. The present study is based on the sample of 60 under 19 football players equally divided into two groups (boys and girls); further these two groups were also divided into two more sub groups as junior and senior selected through purposive sampling technique. Aggression in Sport and Business Questionnaire developed by R. Makarowski was used for data collection. Mean, Frequency, and t-test, was applied for statistical analysis. Results reveal that there is a significant difference found between the mean scores of aggression of boys and girls. But insignificant difference was found between the mean scores of junior and senior in respect to their aggression scores. Results also demonstrated that boys and junior player are more aggressive than girls and senior players. Further it is also revealed that 11 (18.33%) have high level of aggression, 46 (76.67%) have moderate level, and 3 (5%) players have low level of aggression.
Key Words: Aggression, Football, Players, Junior, Senior, Socio Economic Status.
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