ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT-ATHLETE ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE BASED ON MOTIVATIONAL CLIMATE

Abstract

The study on the assessment of the student athlete’s motivational climate and their athletic performance was conducted utilizing descriptive research design. The student athletes from all the campus of the Nueva Ecija University of Science and Technology were chosen using purposive sampling technique. It used the survey method to gather data. Survey-questionnaire was administered online via Google Forms to collect the relevant data. Likert Scale of 1- 5 was utilized to quantify the assessment of the student athlete’s motivational climate in two portion which is Coach- created and peer-created motivational climate of the respondents. Frequency count, percentage, and weighted mean were the statistical tools applied. Results revealed that 143 student athletes of NEUST had experienced motivational climate in terms of coach created and peer created and evaluated their athletic performance in terms of tactical and technical domain. Highest weighted mean of their coach created motivational climate is 4.78 which is the coaches and trainers always motivate the athletes in all of their games. 4.58 was the highest weighted mean in terms of their peer created motivational climate said that the athletes motivate their co-athletes to have a strong desire to win the competitions. On their tactical domain, 4.75 was the highest weighted mean which the Coaches and trainers have plans on winning the games. Highest weighted mean of their technical domain was 4.50 which the coaches and trainers are active during training. KEYWORDS: Coach created motivational climate, Peer Created motivational climate, Tactical domain, technical domain, Student Athletes and Assessment