IJFANS International Journal of Food and Nutritional Sciences

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Effect of 12 Weeks VMBR Training on Anxiety among Table Tennis Players

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Mr. Arnav Sharma , Dr. Brij Kishore Prasad

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The study was conducted to examine the effects of Visual Motor Behaviour Rehearsal (VMBR) Training on Sports Anxiety of Table Tennis players after the duration of 12 weeks. Fifty (50) male state level Table Tennis players with age group 17 to 23 years were selected from Inspire Table Tennis Academy, Secunderabad, Telangana and divided randomly into two groups, control and Main Group, each group consisting of 25 subjects. Main Group under gone VMBR Training for the duration of 12 weeks, three times in a week and Control Group was not involved in any kind of training programme except their daily practice. Measurements of Anxiety of all Table Tennis players with the use of Sports Anxiety Scale-2 (SAS-2) with three dimensions which were somatic, worry and concentration disruption developed by Ronald E. Smith, Frank L. Smoll, Sean P. Cumming, and Joel R. Grossbard in year 2006 was taken at the beginning and after the experimental period of 12 weeks. Significant effect was found in Main Group at 0.01 level of significance for somatic, worry and concentration disruption from anxiety scale dimensions of Table Tennis players

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