Abstract

Sports are the popular pass time for psycho-physiological recreation. Competitiveness is another dimension of sports requiring certain level of physiological preparedness. The sports enthusiasts need to be compatible in their physically as well as psychological preparedness. Mental functioning is characteristic with competitive anxiety and stress referring to significant impact on sports outcomes. These can be prevented or managed by advance progressive preparation. Both aspects of preparedness are scientifically collaborative in nature. Physiological preparedness is the unconditional function of intrinsic measures of human body. The present study intends to investigate the significance of heart rate and blood pressure [intrinsic body measures] in physiological preparedness in context of sports. 30 sports persons (age 16-25 years) (both gender) that represented state in their chosen sports were selected on the basis of achievement criterion. The sampled sportspersons were from team as well as individual games from different colleges of Sirsa district of Haryana. 48 hours prior to competition their heart rate and BP was measured 6 times in the time slab of 12 hours and 24 hours prior to their participation their psychological preparedness was assessed using Psychological Preparedness Scale (Singh, 2017). The scores were correlated and results indicated significant high positive correlation between the scores. The findings suggest that the optimal level of HR and BP correlates positively and significantly with psychological preparedness.