THE EFFECT OF MUSIC THERAPY AND MEDITATION ON SPORTS PERFORMANCE IN PROFESSIONAL SHOOTERS

Little has been known about the response to relaxation therapies such as of Music Therapy (MT) and Mindfulness Meditation Therapy (MMT) in sports. Researchers have been performed on the psychophysiological responses of MT and MMT on normal and diseased persons, but little has been done on sports population especially in shooters during competition. The purpose of this study was to estimate the contribution of MT and MMT training on shooting performance of shooters. 165 professional male shooters age of 29.5±4.3years were examined in three groups Group A, B, and C, MT, MMT, and as a Control respectively, n= 50±3 in each group. Duration of the study was 4 weeks. Pre and post data of quantitative Performance Score (PS) were analyzed. Results of the study showed positive correlation, highly significant (p<0.0001) post-intervention PS. Ultimately resulted in reduction of competition stress level and increase in PS. Comparatively Group A an B, and group A shown marginal improvement than Group B. Whereas the Control group has been shown non-significant result compare to experimental groups (p<0.05). Study concluded that relaxation therapies such as MT and MMT interventions along with routine sports specific training may decrease Competition Stress (CS) level and will enhance sports performance and also found MT has been shown better effectiveness than MMT in 4 weeks of training.