Motivation In Sport

Motivation

Intrinsic Motivation	Extrinsic Motivation
The drive comes from within you. It is driven by personal feeling e.g. • Pride • Satisfaction • Accomplishment • Self-worth • Achievement	The drive comes from external rewards such as: • Money/Prizes • Trophies • Praise (feedback applause) Tangible rewards: are those that you can touch Intangible rewards are those that you can't touch

Evaluation

• Any type of motivation is useful
• Intrinsic is thought to be more effective as it doesn't rely on external rewards
• If you are only extrinsically motivated you may not try your best when no rewards are available
• Receiving extrinsic rewards may lead to feelings of self-satisfaction and pride that are associated with intrinsic motivation
• Overuse of extrinsic motivation can reduce intrinsic motivation as you can become reliant on receiving rewards

Examples from Sport

You can run a marathon for the intrinsic motivation of accomplishment and achievement

Winning a gold medal can be extrinsic motivation but can lead to feelings of pride and achievement which are intrinsic

Some performers get paid lots of money which can be extrinsic motivation

A player may be extrinsically motivated by praise from the manager

A player who has enough money and has won all the major trophies (overuse of extrinsic motivation) can reduce their intrinsic motivation