Peculiarities of motivation in sports training

Abstract

The article examines the current issues of motivation in sports training and identifies its main features. It is noted that the study of motivation in sports training is important both from the point of view of science and practice, because during sports much attention is paid to the personality of the athlete, his professionally important qualities and individual typological features. It is determined that motivation is a process in which a person motivates himself to action, as a result of which he will achieve the goal and fulfill the tasks. It is emphasized that motivation in sports training is associated with intrinsic motivation and achievement motivation. Intrinsic motivation is what motivates a person to act to increase their self-confidence and independence, rather than for an external goal. Achievement motivation is a type of activity motivation that is associated with a person's need to succeed and avoid failure The main features of motivation in sports training are substantiated, namely: motivation in sports training has the form of a three-level pyramid, the higher the level, the higher the athlete's motivation to train; the second feature is the athlete's personal motives that encourage him or her to train systematically; the third feature is achievement motivation, which is a relatively stable attribute of the individual. However, it is also a dynamic formation and begins to act (actualizes) in interaction with situational factors, such as the value and probability (chances) of achieving success in a particular field of activity. Achievement motivation, i.e., the desire to succeed in a particular type of activity, includes not only achievement motives (stable personality attributes), but also situational factors (value, probability of success, complexity of the task). Prospect for further research is to conduct an empirical study to determine the personal constructs of motivation in sports training.