FACTORIAL APPROACH IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SOCCER RATING SCALE TO EVALUATE PLAYERS IN A GAME SITUATION

Mrs. Anshu Rani and Prof. (Dr.) S. K. Yadav

Abstract

The intent of this study was to develop a valid and reliable rating scale to evaluate soccer players in game situation.  In this study, the subjects were selected in two phases. In first phase, forty (40) subjects were selected for the administration of initially developed Scale which contained large numbers of items. Subjects were selected from six teams which took part in All India Inter University Championship held at Gwalior (M.P.) And in the second phase, twenty (20) subjects were selected from two team of Gwalior District LNIPE and Jiwaji University which had participated in West Zone Inter University Championship. The players’ age ranged between 19-26, with a mean age of 22.1 years. Goalkeepers and the full backs were not included in study and this study was delimited to performance in game situation only.  To accomplish that purpose Fifty One (51) items Rating Scale was designed which purportedly represented the eight categories Dribbling and Ball control, Passing, Kicking, Receiving, Heading, Feinting, Tackling and General Playing Ability. After applying Factorial Analysis initially developed rating was reduced to only 28 items. The total single scores of two judges were calculated for twenty players. The Coefficient of Concordance is 0.947, which is highly significant. Rank Order Correlation Method was employed to obtain valid of newly constructed Soccer Rating Scale which was 0.81. It indicates that newly constructed Rating Scale is significantly valid for the purpose it is meant. To obtain objectivity of newly developed rating scale, scores awarded by two judges were correlated with the help of Spearmen’s Rank Order Correlation. Newly develop Soccer Rating Scale found suitable in case of its objectivity which is satisfactory at required parameters i.e., 0.89.

Keywords: Rating Scale, Factorial Analysis, Positional play, Offensive and Defensive