• Sajad Ahmad Parray
• Dr. Manoj Kumar Pathak

These days sports competitions are very tough. Players are using best techniques and best training methods for better results during competitions. Even then they are not satisfied by their results. Thus the importance of psychology was realized in physical education to give best possible results of players. Sports psychology is the branch of psychology which deals with positive behavior of sports person during training and competition period to increase performance. It guides coaches and players to give individual attention regarding various methods and various motivational techniques. It gives knowledge regarding adolescence problems, changes during adolescence, managing adolescence problems. It guides sports ethics and sportsmanship to develop sports attitude. The knowledge of sports psychology helps coaches and players to develop and control anxiety level. It also helps to tackle various stresses of life. Interests builds up by past satisfaction or by an anticipated future satisfaction .It is important to note that even failure win hope leads to continued interest .Individuals develops different interests according to their disposition ,attention, economic, social or political status etc. Acquired interest depends to a large extent on one’s experience. A Childs interest reflects the structure of his personality, particularly of the way previous experiences influence his perception of himself. While children pursue their interests in group activities, they simultaneously develop their social and technical skills. They find opportunities for outlets in creative expressions and social interactions while exploring their own interests. Interests lead to exploratory activities in many new fields. Studies on motivation in sport have adopted a social cognitive approach. One approach, achievement goal theory, became one of the most important approaches to understanding sport motivation. Goals are cognitive representations of the different purposes people may have in achievement situations, and are presumed to guide behavior and cognition, and affect academic, work, or sport situations.

Comparative study, sports person, non-sports motivation, interest, Kashmir University

"Comparative study of sports interest and motivation between sports persons and non-sports persons of Kashmir University", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 1, page no.1333-1343, January-2021, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2101167.pdf

"Comparative study of sports interest and motivation between sports persons and non-sports persons of Kashmir University", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 1, page no. pp1333-1343, January-2021, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2101167.pdf