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MOTIVATION

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Describe and explain, ‘intrinsic’ and ‘extrinsic’ motivation with examples

Relate motivation to the different roles of participant, leader and official

MOTIVATION

What is it? P18 Motivations is really important to people that play sport or do

physical activity. Why? With out motivation, you won’t continue to persevere when things

are hard. If there are two athletes in a race of similar ability, the one that

has more motivation is likely to win the race. Some people don’t enjoy sport or physical activity and will choose

not to follow a healthy lifestyle. It is important to find out the reasons why and to address these.

If we know what the reasons for not adopting a healthy lifestyle, we can address these and encourage people to be fitter and more active.

MOTIVATION

Look at Pg 18’s examples and see if you can come up with one yourself:

MOTIVATION TYPES

We can split motivation up into two categories:

Internal/intrinsic motivation External/extrinsic motivation

INTERNAL/INTRINSIC MOTIVATION

This is the internal drive or willpower that a person has to participate in physical activities, or perform well

Some examples of intrinsic motivation are: Fun, Enjoyment, Satisfaction These are achieved by achieving something

or simply doing something for its own sake. E.G?

Definition Pg 18

EXTERNAL/EXTRINSIC MOTIVATION

These are influences that are external to the performer, e.g the drive to do well to please a coach or friends, or gain recognition like a medal or certificate, or even money.

Rewards that you can ‘touch’ and receive when you win are called ‘TANGIBLE REWARDS’ EG?

Whereas rewards that you cannot ‘touch’ are called ‘INTANGIBLE REWARDS’ EG?

External motivation can be used to encourage a person to follow a healthy lifestyle

Some external motivation can also increase your internal motivation EG?

EGO AND TASK MOTIVATION As sports people, you are motivated in different ways, Ego Orientation – means you are motivated to play or take

part because you want to beat others and win games Task orientation – means you are motivated to play or take

part because you enjoy playing and improving your own personal best

You probably have a mixture of both It is best to have high levels of both, or it is good to be low

in EGO and high in TASK orientation motivation, because you will continue to try hard whether you win or not.

If you have a high EGO and low TASK orientation you are likely to give up if things go badly and you loose continuously

MOTIVATION FOR THE DIFFERENT ROLES

The Participant, Coach and Official may have different motivations:

Participant May be motivated to please others (extrinsic) Motivated to enjoy yourself and forget your

worries (intrinsic) E.G. You may take up skateboarding, because you

enjoy it, or you may take it up because everyone else is and you don't want to look silly.

MOTIVATION FOR THE DIFFERENT ROLES

Leader There are a number of situations you may be

in a leadership role, leading a younger group in school, lead a warm up in PE etc...

You may do this because you enjoy the feeling of encouraging others (intrinsic) OR

You may do it because you look good in front of others and you may get recognition for doing it (extrinsic)

MOTIVATION FOR THE DIFFERENT ROLES

Official You may choose to umpire or referee a small

game for younger pupils, or be a ball girl in a tennis competition

You might like the power it gives you and that this makes you feel good (intrinsic)

You may want to help others and help them develop (intrinsic)

You may be doing it to get a coaching certificate or further a career (extrinsic)

Or because you don’t want to let a coach or parent down (extrinsic)

WEBSITES TO HELP

www.bbc.co.uk/sport www.brainmac.co.uk www.sportsofficialsuk.com

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