Psychology of sporting performance.

Session 8Effects of motivation of sporting

performance.

Aim: Describe the affects of motivation on their

own performance. Objectives:

Summarise intrinsic, extrinsic motivation and achievement motivation. (Previous session re-cap) (P1)

Analyse their motivation used in performance. (M1).

Assess how motivation affects performance. (D1)

Aim & Objectives.

Intrinsic & Extrinsic motivation.

What was the reason that you went in to your sport?

When you play your sport, do you play:

To feel good about your performance

Because you enjoy the feeling of when you win.

Achievement motivation If you was asked to

take a penalty kick in the last minute of a cup final, if you score then your team wins the cup final. Do you;

a) Take the penalty and not worry about the result.

b) Decide not to take it, just in case you miss.

Session re-cap

What would you need to make you run a marathon (26.3miles)?

1. Would you run it because you wanted to?

2. Would you run it to beat your friend?3. Would you run it just to get the prize

money?4. Not run it because you are worried

that you might not finish the race?

Motivation

Which of the following do you think motivates you?

1. Money,2. Winning,3. Taking part because you can,4. The feeling of being part of a team.

Motivation

Teams of 3. Get yourself into

teams as you are going to row for 10mins.

Task You still have 10mins

of rowing. Rules:

You must each row at some point in the 10mins.

It doesn't matter how long you row for.

Motivation

During this session, you are going to form a team (3-people) and you are going to compete against the others.

Task Your team will have

10mins to beat the other team.

If your teams wins, you’ll each receive an award.

Rules: Each of your team needs

to have a go at rowing. It is up to you the time

each of you row for, but it has to be longer than 1.30mins at a time.

Effects of motivation

How hard did you try to win?

What made you want to win the race? Was it the money, Was it beating the

other team that pushed you to win.

If it was the money Then you are

extrinsically motivated

If it was for the feeling of beating your opponent. Then you are

intrinsically motivated

Motivation

How hard did you try to win?

What made you want to win the race? Was it just because

you can Did you want to

beat the other team.

Something else.

Do you think you are intrinsically or extrinsically motivated.

Motivation

Aim: Describe the affects of motivation on their

own performance. Objectives:

Summarise intrinsic, extrinsic motivation and achievement motivation. (Previous session re-cap) (P1)

Distinguish their motivation used in performance. (M1).

Assess how motivation affects performance. (D1)

Aim & Objectives.

Assignment hand out. P1/P2 – M1 – D1 Personality and motivation.

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