Should Athletes Be Paid Or Extrinsic Motivation?

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Besides being a mentor and a role model, a coach needs to find ways to keep his or her athletes motivated, while developing and improving the players’ skills. There are athletes who are naturally able to build upon their motivation and use whatever necessary to improve their skills. There are also athletes who need constant rewards and reinforcement provided by the coach or fans.
There are two types of rewards: Intrinsic motivation and extrinsic motivation. What distinguishes these two from each other is how the athlete responds. For instance, an athlete that is only driven by ego, status and constant praise is being motivated extrinsically. While an example of intrinsic motivation is being able to enjoy the game, be a part of the team and not needing constant accolades in order to do your best. An athlete that is the best because of hard work and dedication receives intrinsic reward. He is …show more content…

When a coach realizes the types of motivation that can influence the athletes’ decisions and how they respond to learning, will aid in performance. Both intrinsic and extrinsic motivation also explains how much effort an athlete will put into training. It is the coach’s responsibility to encourage his players so that the drive to do their best is not lost. Keeping practices interesting and allowing all athletes a chance to participate, will prevent them from becoming bored and possible quitting the team. Providing strategies to enhance motivation internally to be successful is important since the drive among athletes vary. For both the intrinsic and extrinsic athlete, goals set by a coach that focus on the athlete’s performance and not on the outcome can help them achieve their goals. While there are many reasons why an athlete achieves, learns and reacts the way they do, for a coach to understand this can give him ability to change and improve

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