• Prachi Malik

The purpose of the study was to assess the factors influencing sports career of women netball players and observed population. Thirty six players from top three ranked teams have been selected through purposive technique whereas 32 players from low ranked teams through random technique. Inventory of Factor Influencing Sports Career by Kamlesh and Sharma (1986) was used to collect the data. t-test was applied to fine out significant difference between internal and external factors influencing sports career and between difference between pairs of internal and external sub factors. Findings revealed that internal factors were much stronger to influence sports career of women netball players than the external factors. ‘Ability’ is most dominating sub-factors of internal factor influencing sports career of women netball players with highest mean scores (10.64) as compared to ‘practice’ (9.78) and ‘superiority’(8.89). The result pertaining to sub-factors of external factor influencing sports career revealed that ‘luck’ is the most dominating sub-factor which influence sports career of women netball players as the mean score (4.84) were the highest among the scores of other factors. The second powerful factor was found ‘equipment and coaching’ with mean value of scores as 4.44. The third ranking sub-factor which influence sports career has been found ‘high ups’ with mean scores as 4.12. The least influencing sub-factor was found ‘financial backing’ with mean scores as 2.22.

Sports Career, netball, Sports Career Inventory.

"ASSESSMENT OF FACTORS INFLUENCING SPORTS CAREER OF WOMEN NETBALL PLAYERS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.536-539, June 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907F68.pdf

"ASSESSMENT OF FACTORS INFLUENCING SPORTS CAREER OF WOMEN NETBALL PLAYERS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp536-539, June 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907F68.pdf