Purpose:Purpose of this particular study was to find out the effects of physical and psychological factors on the performance of athletes.
Methodology:A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in Faisalabad division of Pakistan. Researchers selected 100 athletes from different clubs of the division. Among the participants60-male and 40-female with age between 16 to 25 years were made part of the study.Researchers excluded injured athletes and pregnant athletes from the study. The data was collected through general demographics, DASS 21 scale used for measuring psychological and physical factors. Sample size was selected through Rao Soft formula with random sampling. The values were transferred to SPSS 21 for analysis. Descriptive statistics mean, standard deviation and percentage were used for analysis of the data. Results of the study have been presented through tables and graphs.
Main Findings: Results of the study have shown that physical and psychological factors badly effect the performance of athletes. Null hypothesis was rejected. The fitness level of participants was also affected. Co-ordination, strength, flexibility, speed and endurance effects on the performance of 100 athletes who participated in the study were, 29.51±6.38 p
Key words: Athletes, Depression, Anxiety, Stress, Factors, Co-ordination, Flexibility, Endurance, Fitness, Physical, Psychological.
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