Sport achievement motivation in youth football players

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motivation of success, motivation to avoid failure, need achievement theory, youth football players

Abstract

Objective: to know the sport achievement motivation of football players in different playing positions. Method: it was selected a sample of male amateur football players (N =500) under 17 years old (goalkeepers 56, defenders 173, midfielders157, attackers 114), from South Regional League of Ouargla-Algeria. The Sport achievement motivation scale of Wills (Arab version by Allawi) is used to collect these data. The scale consists of 20 items (the motive to achieve success 10 items, and the motive to avoid failure 10 items). Descriptive statistics and one-way ANOVA test were applied to evaluate these data. Results: there was high sport achievement motivation among football players. No statistically significant difference is found in sport achievement motivation among football players according to their playing positions. Conclusion: future qualitative researches which would cover tests including multi-variables on sport achievement motivation and other psychological characteristics should be performed to reach more detailed and concrete information.

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2020-04-06

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Mouloud, K., & Nawal, K. (2020). Sport achievement motivation in youth football players. VIREF Revista De Educación Física, 9(1), 41–47. Retrieved from https://revistas.udea.edu.co/index.php/viref/article/view/341481

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Vol. 9 No. 1 (2020): Vol. 9 Núm. 1

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