Comparison of sport competition anxiety of university hockey (women) players

National level tournament of hockey at Vadodara provided an opportunity of availability of teams of different regions under similar competition situation. Being the national game and due to the opportunity presented by the competition, Hockey was chosen for the study of competitive anxiety amongst players of different teams. Any competition is known to result in anxiety of various levels prior to and during the competition. Level of competition anxiety amongst players was taken up for study to find out if it was team specific. For the purpose of study, four teams participating in the All India Inter-University Hockey (Women) Tournament were selected at random. The players were approached a day prior to the competition. The Sport Competitive Anxiety Test (SCAT) was administered and the response obtained from the teams. The collected data was compiled and the scores were used for statistical analysis.