AUTHOR(S): Dr. Baljinder Singh Bal, Vipan Kumar, Baldeena D Khokhar, Pankaj Kumar, Gurjit Singh, Suchitra Senapati and Vikramjeet

ABSTRACT:
Study Aim: The aim of this study was to find out the significant difference of memory between individual and team sports. Material and Methods: A total of 620 male subjects between the age group of 18-25 years participated in this cross-sectional research. The participants were members of the Individual Sports (viz., Athletics, Archery, Gymnastics, Badminton & Chess) and Team Sports (viz., Cricket, Basketball & Volleyball). The Social Intelligence Scale, developed in 1986 by Ms. Usha Ganesan and N.K. Chadda, was used to assess memory. Statistical Technique: Unpaired t-test was employed for the present investigation. Results: There were no significant differences (0.4137>0.05) in scores for individual sports (M =9.7903, SD = 1.6403) and team sports (M =9.8839, SD =1.1684).

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