Thursday, February 21, 2013

Motivation in sports

Motivation is an internal energy force that determines all aspects of our behaviour; it also impacts on how we think, feel and interact with others. In sport, high motivation is widely accepted as an essential prerequisite in getting athletes to fulfil their potential. Howeve, given it's inherently abstract nature, it is a force that is often difficult to exploit.

Motivation is thought to be a combination of drive within us to achieve our aims and the outside factors which affect it. With this in mind, motivation has the following two forms, intrinsic motivation and extrinsic motivation.

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