The Role of Motivation in Enhancing Sports Performance.

Motivation can be defined as an individual’s internal dedication and will or focus to accomplish a goal they have set for themselves. Motivation is a prominent factor in elite level sports that makes you do what you want to do, and if you’re not motivated to be a top level athlete then chances of performing to best of your capabilities are very less. As a result there is a huge possibility of falling short of your goals. Motivation is initiated and generated by a motive which is a reason to do things that will require motivation. This research is directed towards in-depth explanation of motivation and its positives and negatives on sports in general and examples of specific areas: 1) What makes an athlete sacrifice a highly desirable social life for the demands of high-performance sport? 2) What pushes the athlete to pursue success in sport at all levels? The research emphasizes on the importance of motivation and how it influences the way in which people think, feel and behave. The research was conducted with the help of following methods: self-experience, online research, real life stories, and interactions with other individuals.

Motivation represents one of the most important variables in sports. In fact, coaches and athletes agree that motivation is one of the key elements that will felicitate not only performance but also a positive experience in the sport area. But what is motivation? Why do certain athletes seem more motivated than others? Does motivation matter with respect to outcomes? If so, how can coaches and other practitioner’s best facilitates athlete’s motivation? This research is directed towards the better understanding of the nature and functions of successful fitness motivational strategies, and a detailed stu...

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...ame” crowd and weather such as wind, sun and temperature. We cannot have any control over these external factors. Finally, motivation will impact performance. Finally it is also the only factor over which we have control. Motivation will directly impact on level of success that you eventually achieve. If you are exceptionally motivated to improve your performance, then you will put in the efforts and time necessary to boost your game. Motivation will also control the level of performance when you get into a competition. Motivation is important because it helps a person to complete a task that seems very difficult for them to complete. If you’re battling against someone of nearly equivalent skill, it will not be ability that will regulate the outcome. Rather, it will be the athlete who doesn’t give up, who works the hardest, and who performs their best when it counts.