motivation

• motivation

  the drive to succeed to achive something
• two types of motivation:

  • intrinsic
  • extrinsic
• intrinsic motivation:

  • drive to succeed from within
  • more likely to lead to more effort
  • gives feeling of self satisfaction
  • gives internal motivation
  • without internal motivation, will struggle to do well in sport, no drive to help in training
• extrinsic motivation:

  • drive to succeed from external sources
  • performers can be over-reliant on extrinsic motivation - only play for reward
  • winning reward can cause feelings of pride and spur performer on
• extrinsic motivation can be recieved through:

  • tangible reward - can touch - trophies, money, medals
  • intangible reward - cannot touch - applause, feedback, praise
• types of intrinsic motivation are:

  • pride
  • self worth
  • satisfaction
  • sense of accomplishment