PSYCHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF FOOTBALL PLAYERS ACCORDING TO THEIR PLAYING POSITIONS By Goswami, Sukanta[1] and Sarkar, L. N.

Abstract The purpose of this paper was to compare the psychological characteristics among the players of football in relation to the player position. The analysed sample included forty five male players who participated in the All India football competitions. The age levels of the subjects were ranged from 18-25 years. Subjects were divided into three groups (each group consists of fifteen players) on the basis of their position of play (defenders, midfielders and forwards). Purposive sampling method was used for the study. To measure the psychological characteristics of the subjects,…

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