Motivation

• Motivation


  The drive to succeed or the desire to want to achieve something
• Intrinsic motivation

  • The drive that comes from within the performer
  • The performer is driven to achieve something/learn something for the feeling it brings them
  • We may play sports for fun, for the satisfaction and enjoyment of performing well
  • The pride of winning or enjoyment of teamwork
• Intrinsic motivation


  • Belonging to a relay team
  • The purpose is to do a good time so your team can come as high up as possible
  • The pride of doing well as a team
• Extrinsic motivation


  • Drive experienced by a performer when striving to achieve a reward from an external source or person
  • These rewards can be split into 2 different groups; tangible and intangible
• Extrinsic motivation


  • Winning the race and getting a medal
  • Getting praise for doing a good time
  • Someone selecting you for a team after you have run a good time
• Extrinsic motivation - Positives


  • Good for the first stage of performer at the cognitive stage of learning
  • Provides clear evidence of success, often through tangible rewards
  • Helps the recipient to gain status through the peer group
• Intrinsic motivation - Positives

  • Good for performers of all experience
  • Success brings a high level of personal satisfaction at all stages of learning
  • Helps the performer to set new goals personal to the individual
  • Leads to long-lasting results
• A cognitive learner may find it difficult and not that enjoyable so may require more than just intrinsic motivation to keep them persisting in the learning
• May be demotivating if you don't achieve the 'level' required for the reward i.e. swimming badge
• May be more 'valuable' with the individual taking part for their own gain/benefit, i.e. satisfaction/to win/pride
• May encourage lifelong participation/be more long term
• Motives such as fun and enjoyment may disappear/not be enough to maintain the motivation to participate
• Rewards may be a very effective way to get children to start to learn a sport
• Rewards may improve confidence
• This motivation may undermine/not be as valuable as intrinsic motivators
• This motivation is more self-sufficient, you don't need anyone else to be present/notice
• This motivation may not lead to long term participation/may lose effect
• If rewards are removed, motivation may decline