A 2 PE PHED 3 Sport Psychology Achievement

A 2 PE PHED 3 Sport Psychology Achievement Motivation

Achievement Motivation Do people take risks in sport? What is n. Ach and Naf?

Starter 10 minutes to complete the activity In pairs you will be taking it in turns to have 10 shots each at the basket. You can choose to shoot from wherever you want and mark whether you were successful on your diagram

Do you take risks in sport? Competitiveness is a key factor for distinguishing sport from recreation � Some people are motivated to take part in sport than others Major motives for sporting participation are… � Recreation (Mental benefits) � Health and fitness (Physical benefits) � Companionship (Social benefits) Competitive Non-Compeitive H en t ip Ac hi ev em ns h io pa n om C ea l th R an d ec Fi tn re at io es n s � Achievement

Achievement Motivation This has lead to a suggestion of people having a motivation to either… Achieve (n. Ach) or or Our Starter… Challenging yet achieve tasks Avoid failure (Naf) Tasks which are very easy or very hard

Characteristic of n. Ach and Naf n. Ach Characteristic Naf Characteristics Shows ‘approach’ behaviour Shows ‘avoidance’ behaviour Seeks out challenges Avoids challenge- prefers very easy or very hard tasks (guaranteed success or failure) Is concerned with standards Avoids situations where success is unknown and could be evaluated Enjoys being evaluated Performs worse while being evaluated Not afraid to fail Tends to be preoccupied with failure Attributes performance to internal factors Attributes performance to external factors High task persistence Lacks task persistence Values feedback form others Doesn’t value feedback

Interpreting success Ego orientated- Only deem themselves to be successful if they have beaten someone else as they have demonstrated their superiority Task/ Ego test Task orientation- Wouldn’t mind losing as long as they have done their best as it is due to their own effort and abilities

Implications for coaching Achievement motivation is another example of Interactionalist theory � Achievement is influenced by the environment as well as our traits � Our behaviour depends upon � Likelihood of success (Task difficulty) � Incentive value (pride/shame of relative result) � Knowing someone's motive to take part can help you to adapt your methods of motivation to suit them � Appropriate use of Goal setting… E. G. Ego orientated would benefit from goals in comparison to others Task orientated would benefit from performance criteria goals