Sports Motivation - Ext/ Int & Pos/ Neg

Athlete is offered a medal for finishing in the top 3

• Positive

• Negative

• Intrinsic

• Extrinsic

Athlete is threatened with being cut from the team if they don't win

• Positive

• Negative

• Intrinsic

• Extrinsic

Athlete is scared of their coach and so trains harder

• Positive

• Negative

• Intrinsic

• Extrinsic

Athlete is rewarded with more responsibility in the team (e.g. captaincy) for a good performance

• Positive

• Negative

• Intrinsic

• Extrinsic

Athlete works harder in training because she wants to improve her time to beat her personal best

• Positive

• Negative

• Intrinsic

• Extrinsic

Athlete trains every day because she enjoys the feeling she gets after a session

• Positive

• Negative

• Intrinsic

• Extrinsic

Athlete trains every day because he tells himself that he is not good enough and needs to get better

• Positive

• Negative

• Intrinsic

• Extrinsic

Athlete enjoys feeling liked by his teammates and so works hard to impress them with his performance.

• Positive

• Negative

• Intrinsic

• Extrinsic

Athlete works hard in training to come first in road race to earn prize money

• Positive

• Negative

• Intrinsic

• Extrinsic

Athlete "hogs" the ball and shoots for goal instead of passing because their parents offered $5 for every goal scored

• Positive

• Negative

• Intrinsic

• Extrinsic